Anti-Defamation League

=== 2020 "Drop the ADL" campaign ===
In August 2020, a coalition of progressive organizations launched the "Drop the ADL" campaign, arguing that "the ADL is not an ally" in social justice work. The campaign consisted of an open letter and a website, which were shared on social media with the [[hashtag]] "#DropTheADL". Notable signatories included the [[Democratic Socialists of America]], [[Movement for Black Lives]], [[Jewish Voice for Peace]], [[Center for Constitutional Rights]], and [[Council on American–Islamic Relations]].<ref name="forwardadl">{{Cite web|last=Klein|first=David Ian|title=Left-wing activists call for boycott of Anti-Defamation League|url=https://forward.com/fast-forward/452610/left-wing-activists-call-for-boycott-of-anti-defamation-league/|date=August 13, 2020|access-date=January 3, 2021|website=The Forward|archive-date=December 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206023039/https://forward.com/fast-forward/452610/left-wing-activists-call-for-boycott-of-anti-defamation-league/|url-status=live}}</ref> The open letter stated that the ADL "has a history and ongoing pattern of attacking social justice movements led by communities of color, [[queer]] people, immigrants, Muslims, Arabs, and other marginalized groups, while aligning itself with police, right-wing leaders, and perpetrators of state violence."<ref name="mme1">{{Cite web|title='Don't work with Anti-Defamation League,' progressive groups urge|url=http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/progressive-organisations-urged-not-work-anti-defamation-league|date=August 12, 2020|first=Sheren|last=Khalel|access-date=January 3, 2021|website=Middle East Eye|language=en|archive-date=December 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222104424/https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/progressive-organisations-urged-not-work-anti-defamation-league|url-status=live}}</ref> Some liberal groups responded by defending the ADL, with [[HIAS]] CEO Mark Hetfield characterizing Drop the ADL as a "smear campaign". The ADL published a statement that the campaign involved "many of the same groups who have been pushing an anti-Israel agenda for years."<ref name=":15">{{Cite web|last=Sales|first=Ben|title=Liberal groups defend ADL after renewed attack from progressive coalition|url=https://forward.com/fast-forward/452834/liberal-jewish-groups-defend-adl-after-renewed-attack-from-progressive/|access-date=January 3, 2021|website=The Forward|date=August 18, 2020|archive-date=September 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921035149/https://forward.com/fast-forward/452834/liberal-jewish-groups-defend-adl-after-renewed-attack-from-progressive/|url-status=live}}</ref> Around sixty organizations supported the campaign on its initial launch, and an additional hundred groups had joined by February 2021.<ref name=":24">{{cite news |last1=Hutt |first1=Jacob |last2=Kane |first2=Alex |title=How the ADL's Israel Advocacy Undermines Its Civil Rights Work |url=https://jewishcurrents.org/how-the-adls-israel-advocacy-undermines-its-civil-rights-work/ |work=Jewish Currents |date=February 8, 2021 |access-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-date=April 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425073821/https://jewishcurrents.org/how-the-adls-israel-advocacy-undermines-its-civil-rights-work/ |url-status=live }}</ref>