ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt Praises Netanyahu for Pressing Musk to Censor More

Chris Menahan
InformationLiberation
Sep. 19, 2023

Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt on Monday heaped praise on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for pressing Twitter/X owner Elon Musk to censor "anti-Semitism" and "any collective hatred" on his platform.

"We appreciate PM Netanyahu for raising concerns about the proliferation of antisemitism on X/Twitter during his conversation with Elon Musk. We hope that Mr. Musk takes PM Netanyahu’s concerns seriously so that X/Twitter can become a safer and more welcome place for all," Jonathan Greenblatt said in a statement.

On Monday, Netanyahu told Musk he hopes he can work within the "confines" of the First Amendment to "stop anti-Semitism" on X.

WATCH: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells Elon Musk he hopes he can work within the "confines" of the First Amendment to "stop anti-Semitism" on X. pic.twitter.com/MiGQAgm1TP
— Chris Menahan 🇺🇸 (@infolibnews) September 18, 2023

Musk responded by saying he's "against attacking any group, doesn't matter who it is."

"Obviously I'm against anti-Semitism, I'm against anti— really anything that promotes hate and conflict," he added.

Musk also told Netanyahu that posts "reported as hate speech" are "deamplified."

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After Israeli PM Bibi Netanyahu urges @ElonMusk to censor anti-Semitism on X, Musk promises to “de-amplify” so-called hate speech.

Follow: @AFpost pic.twitter.com/KrLdCkiozc
— AF Post (@AFpost) September 18, 2023

Though Netanyahu wants Musk to censor "any collective hatred of a people" on X, in Israel his party openly promotes collective hatred of Palestinians.

Today's Jerusalem Day march ends in an orgy of hate at the Western Wall. They sing: “Remember me! Strengthen me! Just this once, God, that I may with one blow take vengeance on the Palestinians (may their progeny be erased!) for my two eyes!” (altering Judges 16:28) pic.twitter.com/jQG7XnjTc9
— Elizabeth Tsurkov (@Elizrael) May 10, 2021

The 1st “Jewish Supremacy Appreciation Day” (officially Jerusalem Day) since prime minister Netanyahu installed Kahanists in the Knesset. This political party has killed 50+ Palestinians and is now in the parliament, thanks to Bibi. This is their wet dream https://t.co/JnxV4ySNGs
— David Sheen (@davidsheen) May 11, 2021

His party also promotes collective hatred of Christians.

Zionist children attack Christian tourists.
They learn from childhood to hate non-Jews. pic.twitter.com/EV4bPIYL1L
— Ibrahim Jabr🇵🇸🇮🇪 (@Ibrahim_J5) September 10, 2023

Earlier this month, Netanyahu announced plans to deport all African migrants from Israel. The ADL would have been shouting from the rooftops about "hate-filled white supremacy" and so on if Trump proposed such a program (they said as much over Trump's calls to deport illegal aliens) but instead Greenblatt hasn't said a word about it.

[Header image by Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 2.0]

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