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Notorious Zionist group ADL forms task force to 'address antisemitism'

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  • Source: Agencies
  • 25 Jul 2023 14:09
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Several leading pro-Israeli, Zionist organizations have taken to form an alliance of their own in a bid to "address antisemitism" while pedaling pro-Israeli sentiment.

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  • Activists protest the Israeli occupation's aggression on Gaza outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC on May 18, 2021 (AFP)
    Activists protest the Israeli occupation's aggression on Gaza outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC on May 18, 2021 (AFP)

Organizations from seven nations, most of whom are staunch supporters of the Israeli occupation, have come together to form a "global task force" that would try and tackle "anti-Semitism", though not much was specified regarding this topic, as it is well-known that the organizations would spin the narrative and make the whole thing revolve around defending the Israeli occupation and attacking occupied Palestine.

The initiative will "unite leaders from the world's most significant Jewish communities to devise coordinated strategies, discuss mutual challenges, and share best practices," a statement published Tuesday by the J7 Global Task Force Against Antisemitism said.

However, the list of the task force's members raises many questions about this so-called fight against anti-Semitism, as it includes the notorious Anti-Defamation League, a notorious organization known for its Zionist ideals, support for the Israeli occupation, and vilification of Pro-Palestine activists.

The ADL proclaims Zionism to be "the movement for the self-determination and statehood for the Jewish people in their ancestral homeland, the land of Israel", intentionally ignoring its roots that stem from European colonialism and the pursuit of expansion at the expense of third countries.

Moreover, ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt claimed in May that anti-Zionism was anti-Semitism, a sort of umbrella phrase that seeks to demonize anyone who opposes the Israeli occupation and the crime it commits against the Palestinian people and Arabs.

Another member is the Board of Deputies of British Jews, another Zionist organization that supports the Israeli occupation of Palestine. 

The board also asserts that Zionism is "the belief that the Jewish people have the right to self-determination in our ancestral homeland."

The board also in May 2018 criticized the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas for its response to Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, without acknowledging that the Israeli occupation forces killed scores of Palestinians and used disproportionate force against them.

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The initiative also includes other Zionist organizations, the likes of France's Conseil Représentatif des Institutions Juives de France and the German Central Council of Jews in Germany, as well as Argentina's Delegación de Asociaciones Israelitas Argentinas.

Other members include Canada's Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, another Zionist organization that works in close cooperation with the Israeli occupation and Israeli lobbies in Canada.

The last member is the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, an Australian Zionist organization that promotes Australian-Israeli ties and Zionist ideals, which happen to include enmity to pro-Palestinian movements, such as the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement.

Following in the footsteps of other Zionist organizations, the Australian council labeled the BDS movement as anti-Semitic, while also dismissing claims that Apartheid is deeply rooted in Israeli society.

Israeli media swiftly claimed that the initiative was due to the "surge in antisemiti[sm]" around the world, though it is not unlikely that the J7 will take on a role as a defender of the Israeli occupation in the face of any criticism for its crimes against Palestinians and other Arab states.

The term anti-Semitism refers to any kind of hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, anti-Semitism is defined as [an act of] hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group. 

However, in 2016, a new definition of anti-Semitism has been reintroduced by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, which includes among its “contemporary examples” of anti-Semitism “denying the Jewish people their right to self-determination".

The J7 said it would "form working groups, leveraging subject matter experts from each community, to shape action plans and strategies."

To read more about how the occupation has weaponized anti-Semitism, read: 'Israel's' weapon of choice: Anti-Semitism

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