Rep. Rashida Tlaib Calls Out U-M President Over Speech at ADL Conference, Calls Organization an "Extremist Group"
- Rashida Tlaib accused the Anti-Defamation League of being an "extremist group" that promotes "racism against blacks, Arabs, and Muslims" in a letter to University of Michigan President Santa J. Ono.
- Tlaib criticized Ono for speaking at the ADL's conference and condemned Ono's remarks on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.
- Tlaib argued that the ADL unfairly labels pro-Palestinian actions as antisemitic while defending figures who made antisemitic comments.
- She stated that "criminalizing dissent is an assault on our First Amendment and freedom of speech," defending the right to protest against genocide.
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Rashida Tlaib accuses major US Jewish org of being 'racist, extremist' group
Anti-Israel Michigan lawmaker claims the ADL – headed by a former member of the Obama administration – is an ‘extremist group’ promoting ‘racism against blacks, Arabs, and Muslims.’ By David Rosenberg, World Israel News A far-left Democratic lawmaker and long-time critic of Israel took aim this week at one of the most prominent American Jewish organizations, accusing it of racism and extremism. On Monday, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib of Michigan …
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Calls Out U-M President Over Speech at ADL Conference, Calls Organization an "Extremist Group"
Eric Seals (left) and Jack Gruber ~ USA TODAY NETWORK DETROIT, March 12, 2025 ~ U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) recently criticized University of Michigan President Santa Ono over his appearance at an Anti-Defimation League (ADL) conference. In a statement to the Detroit Metro Times, Tlaib said Ono’s recent speech at the March 3 conference helped spread “racist disinformation,” adding that the ADL is an “extremist group” that has a “decades-lon…
Rashida Tlaib accuses major US Jewish org of being ‘racist, extremist’ group
The far-left Democratic lawmaker and long-time critic of Israel took aim this week at one of the most prominent American Jewish organizations, accusing it of racism and extremism. On Monday, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib of Michigan penned a letter to University of Michigan President Santa J. Ono, slamming his appearance earlier this month at a conference on antisemitism hosted by the Anti-Defamation League, a human rights group and antisemitism w…
Rashida Tlaib slams university head for ties to ADL
US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mi) condemned University of Michigan President Santa J. Ono for his ties to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a highly respected American antisemitism monitoring organization, the Detroit Metro Times reported. In a letter to Ono earlier this week, Tlaib called the ADL an “extremist group” that engaged in “racist disinformation” against Arabs, Muslims, and African Americans, when it calls out the antisemitism dis…
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