‘This FBI won’t associate with political fronts masquerading as watchdogs,’ Patel wrote on social media.
FBI Director Kash Patel mentioned on Oct. 1 that the bureau has severed ties with the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish group that tracks anti-Semitism, after conservatives criticized the group for together with Turning Level USA in a glossary on extremism.
Patel additionally cited in his choice the ADL’s previous partnership with former FBI Director James Comey, who was lately indicted.
“That era is OVER. This FBI won’t partner with political fronts masquerading as watchdogs,” Patel wrote on social media.
The ADL printed a assertion on its web site in response to Patel.
“ADL has deep respect for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and law enforcement officers at all levels across the country who work tirelessly every single day to protect all Americans regardless of their ancestry, religion, ethnicity, faith, political affiliation or any other point of difference,” the group wrote.
“In light of an unprecedented surge of antisemitism, we remain more committed than ever to our core purpose to protect the Jewish people.”
In his assertion, Patel accused Comey of writing “love letters” to the ADL and embedding FBI brokers in its ranks. Patel was referring to a speech Comey gave on the 2017 ADL summit, the place he remembered first assembly the group at a earlier occasion in 2014.
“I sang your praises as an organization that fights for inclusivity and diversity, equality, and justice. An organization that works with us to fight hate crime and terrorism, to educate law enforcement, and to build bridges with underrepresented communities,” Comey mentioned. “I labeled that last speech a love letter to the ADL. Three years later, I can say, from the perspective of the FBI, we’re still in love with you.”
A consultant for Comey didn’t reply to a request for remark by the point of publication.
Critics of ADL
Elon Musk mentioned the ADL is a “far left hate propaganda machine” on Sunday, and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) identified the next day that the group had included assassinated conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s Turning Level USA group in a “Glossary of Extremism and Hate” on its web site.
“The @ADL has some explaining to do. Seems to me like if they don’t agree with you, they will label you a ‘hate group,’” Luna wrote on social media.
The ADL webpage on Turning Level USA that Luna referred to has been deleted, and the hyperlink to the ADL’s earlier “Glossary of Extremism and Hate” now redirects to the group’s “Global A.T.L.A.S.—Mapping an Urgent Antisemitism Problem” webpage.
The ADL addressed altering the webpage in a Tuesday social media submit, saying its “Glossary of Extremism” with greater than 1,000 entries had served as a “source of high-level information on a wide range of topics for years.”
“At the same time, an increasing number of entries in the Glossary were outdated. We also saw a number of entries intentionally misrepresented and misused,” the group wrote. “Moreover, our experts have continued to develop more comprehensive resources and innovative ways to provide information about antisemitism, extremism, and hate.”
The ADL mentioned it was retiring the glossary “immediately” in order that it may well “explore new strategies and creative approaches to deliver our data and present our research more effectively.”
Based in 1913, the ADL’s web site said that the group is the “leading anti-hate organization in the world” that’s devoted to stopping the “defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.”
“A global leader in combating antisemitism, countering extremism and battling bigotry wherever and whenever it happens, ADL works to protect democracy and ensure a just and inclusive society for all.”
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