FBI 'Discovers' ADL Is a Lobbying Org, Not a Sacred Grove
Mainstream outlets are wringing their hands over the FBI's decision to cut ties with the ADL and SPLC, presenting it as a grave threat to national security scholarship. Axios, for instance, quotes scholars fretting over 'partisan political reasons.' What they conveniently omit is the ADL's shift from a civil rights organization focused on antisemitism to a heavily politicized entity—particularly
since its embrace of the ADL's National Leadership Summit, which since 2021 has regularly featured speakers like Israeli Ambassador to the US Michael Herzog, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and actively lobbies Congress. This isn't just about 'tracking hate'; it's about legislative influence. FBI Director Kash Patel, for his part, called out the ADL as a 'political front masquerading as a
watchdog' and critiqued former FBI Director James Comey's 'love letters' to the group. One wonders if these same 'scholars' crying foul over the ADL split have ever questioned the revolving door between organizations like the ADL and government officials, or if their concern about 'partisan political reasons' only applies when the 'wrong' side is making bureaucratic decisions.