Anti-Israel Michigan lawmaker claims the ADL – headed by a former member of the Obama administration – is an ‘extremist group’ promoting ‘racism against blacks, Arabs, and Muslims.’
The far-left Democratic lawmaker and long-time critic of Israel took aim this week at one of the most prominent American Jewish organizations, accusing it of racism and extremism.
On Monday, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib of Michigan penned a letter to University of Michigan President Santa J. Ono, slamming his appearance earlier this month at a conference on antisemitism hosted by the Anti-Defamation League, a human rights group and antisemitism watchdog founded by the B’nai B’rith organization over a century ago.
On March 3rd and 4th, the ADL held its “Never Is Now” conference in New York City, drawing prominent speakers from around the world and across the political spectrum, including liberal activist Van Jones, Republican Congresswoman and Trump administration Ambassador-designate Elise Stefanik, actress Gal Gadot, former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United States Yousef Al Otaiba.