In a social media post, FBI Director Kash Patel said the bureau “won’t partner with political fronts masquerading as watchdogs.”
The ADL said it took note of Patel’s announcement and “has deep respect” for the FBI.
After that criticism, the ADL removed the entire glossary from its website.
ADL’s website says it “works closely with federal, state and local law enforcement” in fighting extremism and hate.
It also notes, opens new tab the FBI had turned to it for data and research as far back as the 1940s.
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According to the ADL’s website, the FBI sought its help as early as the 1940s.
In response to right-wing online criticism, Patel decided to sever FBI ties with ADL.
Kirk’s Turn Pointing USA was included in the ADL’s extremism glossary.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (Reuters) – The FBI announced Wednesday that it had severed its connection with the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish organization that monitors antisemitism, following conservative attacks on the group for mentioning the organization of slain activist Charlie Kirk in an extremism glossary.
FBI Director Kash Patel stated on social media that the agency “won’t partner with political fronts masquerading as watchdogs.”. “..”.
The ADL stated that it “has deep respect” for the FBI and that it took note of Patel’s announcement.
Patel’s announcement came after right-wing voices, including billionaire Elon Musk, criticized the ADL for including Kirk’s Turning Point USA in a “Glossary of Extremism and Hate.”. September saw the assassination of Kirk.
The entire glossary was taken down from the ADL’s website following that criticism. Turning Point USA denies the group’s history of “bigoted statements,” which the glossary claimed it had.
The ADL “works closely with federal, state and local law enforcement” to combat hate and extremism, according to its website. It also reveals that the FBI had been using it for research and data since the 1940s.
U. S. Over the years, officials have participated in ADL activities.
At a 2014 ADL summit, former FBI director James Comey, who is the target of criminal charges from President Donald Trump’s Justice Department, stated that the FBI collaborated with the group to provide state and local counterparts with civil rights and hate crime training.
The aftermath of Kirk’s murder.
The U. S. . has seen numerous cases of conservatives being offended by right-wing criticism of commentators and critics whose opinions about Kirk following his murder.
Last month, political analyst Matthew Dowd was fired from MSNBC, columnist Karen Attiah was fired from the Washington Post, and “Jimmy Kimmel Live” was momentarily taken off the air.
Citing Kirk’s comments about Black, LGBTQ+, Muslim, and immigrant communities, civil rights activists denounced his rhetoric as racist, anti-immigrant, transphobic, and misogynistic.
Kirk’s followers referred to him as a champion of public discourse and a defender of conservative principles who inspired young people to support Trump.
ADL keeps track of hate and antisemitism. Critics claim that it confuses criticism of Israeli policies, such as Israel’s invasion of Gaza and occupation of Palestinian territories, with antisemitism.
While calling that conflation a misconception, the ADL’s website claims that “some types of anti-Israel rhetoric and activism delegitimize Israel and its existence, and are antisemitic when they vilify and negate Zionism.”. “..”.
Editing by Katharine Jackson, Daniel Wallis, and Diane Craft; reporting by Jasper Ward and Kanishka Singh in Washington.
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In his present position, Kanishka Singh, a breaking news reporter for Reuters in Washington, DC, focuses mostly on US politics and national affairs. The Black Lives Matter movement, the US elections, the 2021 Capitol riots and the investigations that followed, the Brexit agreement, the tensions between the US and China over trade, the NATO withdrawal from Afghanistan, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a 2019 Supreme Court ruling on a religious dispute site in his home country of India are just a few of the subjects he has covered in his previous breaking news coverage.
