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Exclusive: ADL chief compares student protesters to ISIS and al-Qaeda in address to Republican officials

JL;DR SUMMARY Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), has sparked controversy by comparing pro-Palestinian student protesters to Islamist terrorists such as ISIS and al-Qaeda during a speech to Republican attorneys general. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Anti Defamation LeagueTrump AdministrationProtestsFree SpeechJonathan GreenblattCampus PoliticsIslamismRadical LeftMahmoud Khalil

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"Earlier this week, all the leading New York City mayoral hopefuls called for the release of Khalil."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"Jonathan Greenblatt speaks onstage during the 2024 ADL In Concert Against Hate at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall in November."
Jordan
"He was a 27-year-old from Jordan or, yeah, from Jordan or Syria, forgive me but this was not some child, Greenblatt said."
Syria
"He was a 27-year-old from Jordan or, yeah, from Jordan or Syria, forgive me but this was not some child, Greenblatt said."
New York, United States
"comparing protesters to terrorists Greenblatt compared campus protesters to Middle Eastern terrorists at multiple points in his remarks, which were part of a panel discussion at the Republican attorneys general annual summer conference."
United States
"Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent resident of the United States, is an Algerian citizen who was born in Syria to Palestinian parents."
Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq
"frothing at the mouth, looking like they just came out of Mosul, an apparent reference to a major battle against the Islamic State in the northern Iraqi city."

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