{"id":2457156,"date":"2025-07-08T21:12:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T01:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nations-largest-union-severs-ties-with-adl-citing-groups-weaponization-of-anti-semitism\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T21:16:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T01:16:06","slug":"nations-largest-union-severs-ties-with-adl-citing-groups-weaponization-of-anti-semitism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nations-largest-union-severs-ties-with-adl-citing-groups-weaponization-of-anti-semitism\/","title":{"rendered":"Nation&#8217;s Largest Union Severs Ties with ADL, Citing Group&#8217;s Weaponization of Anti-Semitism"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnations-largest-union-severs-ties-with-adl-citing-groups-weaponization-of-anti-semitism%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2457156&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The national Education Association (NEA),America&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/la-teachers-union-pushing-racial-division-in-fight-over-school-closures\/\" title=\"LA ...\u2019 Union Pushing Racial Division in Fight Over School Closures\">largest teachers&#8217; union<\/a> with over 3 million members,has decided to cut ties with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The NEA criticized the ADL for broadly labeling criticism of Israel as anti-Semitism and stated it woudl no longer use or endorse ADL materials or statistics. This decision sparked significant controversy: some like former lawmaker Dov hikind condemned the move, expressing concern about rising anti-Semitism, while groups such as the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) supported the NEA&#8217;s decision, accusing the ADL of biased, anti-Palestinian rhetoric. The ADL called the vote &#8220;profoundly disturbing,&#8221; claiming it marginalizes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rashida-tlaib-confronted-biden-over-support-for-israel-demanded-end-of-aid-to-right-wing-netanyahu-report\/\" title=\"Rashida Tlaib Confronted Biden Over Support For Israel, Demanded End Of Aid To \u2018Right Wing\u2019 Netanyahu: Report\">jewish colleagues<\/a> and spreads a radical antisemitic agenda. The split reflects deep tensions over issues related to Israel,Palestine,and definitions of anti-Semitism within educational and activist communities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A union representing millions of teachers is distancing itself from the Anti-Defamation League, claiming the organization has too broadly leveraged the label of anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p>The action came Sunday, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/08\/us-news\/americas-largest-educators-union-cuts-ties-with-anti-defamation-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, which noted the National Education Association is America&rsquo;s largest union with more than 3 million members.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Allowing the ADL to determine what constitutes anti-Semitism would be like allowing the fossil-fuel industry to determine what constitutes climate change,&rdquo; NEA delegate Stephen Siegel said during the weekend meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Siegel previously wanted the NEA to slam the Biden administration for supporting Israel during the war in Gaza that began after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/black-lives-matter-showing-support-hamas-amid-terrorist-attacks-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaza-based Hamas<\/a> slaughtered Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The teachers&rsquo; union dropped the ADL as an education partner, saying the ADL is too quick to label criticism of Israel as anti-Semitism.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); 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K -12 Extremism Tracker (@k12trackersub) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/k12trackersub\/status\/1942377276567433496?\">July 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;NEA will not use, endorse, or publicize materials from the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), such as its curricular materials or statistics,&rdquo; the measure adopted by the NEA&rsquo;s assembly read.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Educators embrace the urgency to respond to the questions of racism, injustice, and all forms of bigotry. Despite its reputation as a civil rights organization, the ADL is not the social justice educational partner it claims to be,&rdquo; the resolution said.<\/p>\n<p>Dov Hikind, an outspoken former New York state lawmaker and the founder of Americans Against Antisemitism, was angered by the NEA&rsquo;s action.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If the ADL is not kosher, none of us are kosher,&rdquo; &nbsp;he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We Jews are in freaking trouble,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;We are in hell.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The world is upside down. Should we be surprised that students are in the street supporting terrorism? It&rsquo;s a tragedy,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-bill-maher-silences-hollywood-actress-wild-claim-conservatives-anti-semitism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ADL<\/a> called the vote &ldquo;profoundly disturbing&rdquo; and said that &ldquo;NEA activists&rdquo; were out to &ldquo;further isolate their Jewish colleagues and push a radical, antisemitic agenda on students.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will not be cowed for supporting Israel, and we will not be deterred from our work reaching millions of students with educational programs every year,&rdquo; the ADL said.<\/p>\n<p>Liora Rez, the founder of the group StopAntisemitism, said the NEA has left the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/student-arrested-allegedly-throwing-molotov-cocktail-columbia-anti-semitism-capital-academia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mainstream<\/a> behind.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The most radical fringe has taken over the NEA and they actively promote bigotry against Jews and lies about the Jewish state. Rather than trying to educate our children, they want to indoctrinate them to hate each other,&rdquo; Rez said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I am absolutely disgusted with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEAToday?\">@NEAToday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>First, it was the harassment of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jewish?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jewish<\/a> teachers wanting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/antisemitism?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#antisemitism<\/a> addressed in K-12.<\/p>\n<p>Second, the NEA is cutting ties with the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ADL?\">@ADL<\/a>, an anti-hate nonprofit organization who since 1913 has been a leading group combating all&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aOUVlrCCiq\">https:\/\/t.co\/aOUVlrCCiq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Fox (@TheAdam027) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAdam027\/status\/1942212851667722286?\">July 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cair.com\/press_releases\/cair-welcomes-national-education-association-vote-to-cut-ties-with-adl-over-anti-palestinian-anti-black-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Council on American Islamic Relations<\/a>, which allegedly has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, said the NEA did the right thing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We welcome the NEA&rsquo;s vote to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >stop exposing public school students<\/a> to biased materials provided by the Anti-Defamation League due to its long history of spreading anti-Palestinian rhetoric, using false allegations of antisemitism to silence advocacy for Palestinian human rights and opposition to Black movements for racial equality, including Black Lives Matter and the South African anti-apartheid movement,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/us-army-war-college-drops-speech-terror-expert-cair-cites-anti-muslim-racism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CAIR<\/a> said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This principled move is a significant step toward fostering respect for the rights and dignity of all students in public schools, who must receive an education without facing biased, politically-driven agendas,&rdquo; CAIR said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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