Jonathan Greenblatt is the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League.
Jonathan Greenblatt
By Jonathan Greenblatt
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Opinion Tucker Carlson was too extreme for Fox News. His hate and antisemitism don’t belong on Twitter
Carlson’s antisemitic conspiracy theories do not deserve a boost from Elon Musk
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Opinion The White House is holding a summit on extremist violence. Here’s what must come next
The summit should be the start of a more productive relationship, writes ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt
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Community Remembering Vernon Jordan, civil rights hero
Last week, Vernon Jones Jr., an American giant, passed away. He wasn’t a flamboyant individual nor one who looked for headlines, but he made remarkable contributions toward advancing this country. I first encountered Jordan when I worked at the U.S. Department of Commerce in 1993. Jordan was close to my boss, the late Commerce Secretary…
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Opinion We must join forces to ensure the protection of American Jews
Over the last several years, we have seen near-historic increases in antisemitic incidents and assaults as we have watched a surge in online hate from more vocal — and violent — extremist groups. From online hate to cyber-attacks to the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, the danger is real. To protect America’s Jewish community, it…
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Opinion After Charlottesville, Black and Jewish Americans can’t afford to let our differences divide us
America feels like a country on the brink. We have been sickened by a global pandemic, shaken by waves of protests and suffocated by political paralysis. But as we pause to recall the anniversary of the “Unite the Right” white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, hate could be the most damaging condition affecting our country. A…
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Opinion President Obama Shouldn’t Go It Alone on Middle East Peace
As his administration draws to a close, many have wondered whether the president will seek to lay down a permanent marker on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict before President-Elect Donald Trump assumes control in January. In fact, two days ago in the The New York Times, former President Jimmy Carter urged Obama to recognize the state of…
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Opinion Longing for the Day When My Wife Can Return to Iran
Larry Cohler-Esses has written that sheds light on a country we often hear about through hyperbole or romanticism. Modern Iran should be subject to neither of those things; it is simply another country among all the nation-states on Earth. But it means much more than that to me. My wife was born and raised in…
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Opinion Dump Stereotypes When Debating Iran Deal
(JTA) — Congress and the American people are focused on what everyone agrees is a historic, serious and consequential foreign policy decision — the fate of the nuclear deal with Iran. While we all hope for a debate based on substance and conducted with civility, the truth is that political debates today are often characterized more…
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