Thread by @Joelmpetlin

There's a war going on now between @elonmusk and the @ADL, with people lining up on each side of the battle.

I don't know who's going to win, but I'm absolutely sure about who's going to lose...

It's the Jewish community.

Allow me to explain in this thread.

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@twitter always had a problem with rabid Antisemitism, but they only dealt with clamping down on accounts emanating from the political Right. That's important but it did nothing to protect Jews from Farrakhan or the Ayatollah who openly called for the destruction of Israel.

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When @elonmusk bought the platform, he promised to restore balance. He called for "freedom of speech, not freedom of reach." I applauded that notion because I believe that banning accounts should never be for partisan politics & neither should the fight against Antisemitism

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The @ADL was quite vocal in their opposition to Musk's moves, especially the re-platforming of @realDonaldTrump. I opposed that position because I believe that calling to keep the former President off Twitter was a far greater threat to democracy than allowing him back on.

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But the ADL didn't just voice opposition to @X, they actively worked to undermine the business. This economic pressure only made @elonmusk less likely to make reforms on the platform to limit the reach of Antisemitic voices. That's counterproductive.

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I believe that for far too long, the ADL has abandoned their core mission, which is to defend Jews, in favor of a Left leaning political agenda that betrayed the mission. Normalizing Al Sharpton is just one of many examples of ADLs missteps, choosing politics over principle

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Many Jews have expressed disappointment with the partisan direction taken by the @ADL, but that doesn't mean that there's no need for the important services the organization was designed for.

Especially now, with rising Antisemitism, we need an effective, nonpartisan ADL.

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But the ADL's partisan political positions doesn’t excuse @elonmusk for ignoring Antisemitic content on @X, or even worse, for promoting rabid Antisemites like Keith Woods, who started the #BanTheADL campaign.

The enemy of your enemy is not necessarily your friend.

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Judging by the comments, most of those who are pushing the #BanTheADL campaign have a problem with ALL Jews, not merely the organization that defends them. Their real target is Jews, and the @ADL is just a proxy for their dangerous Antisemitic obsession.

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@elonmusk claims he's not an Antisemite and I believe that. But I also believe that he is enabling and encouraging Antisemitism on his platform by turning a blind eye to hate for Jews and Israel, and by working with Antisemites to destroy @ADL

This war needs to stop now.

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