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Why a major teachers union voted to break ties with the ADL

JL;DR SUMMARY The National Education Association (NEA), the largest teachers union in the U.S., passed a resolution to sever ties with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), highlighting growing tensions between progressive groups and the Jewish civil rights organization, particularly concerning Israel-related disputes. 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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Education PolicyAdlJewish OrganizationsActivismAnti ZionismJonathan GreenblattTeachers UnionNea

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Los Angeles, California, United States
"In March, United Teachers Los Angeles, a local affiliate of the NEA representing 35,000 teachers, asked the Los Angeles school district to remove ADL materials from its website and stop working with the organization because it conflates antisemitism with anti-Zionism to suppress classroom debate over human rights."
Portland, Oregon, United States
"The National Education Associations resolution stated that the union will not use, endorse, or publicize any materials from the ADL, including its curricular materials or its statistics, and was passed by members at the organizations national conference in Portland, Oregon."
Oakland, California, United States
"The ADL is not what it seems, Judy Greenspan, a teacher from Oakland, said during debate on the resolution."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"for example, it filed a federal civil rights complaint against the Philadelphia school district last year over what it called a viciously hostile environment for Jewish students."
Massachusetts, United States
"Both the ADL and the AJC were part of a coalition that condemned the Massachusetts Teachers Association for sharing resources with its members that included a poster with a dollar bill folded into a Star of David alongside text about American military aid to Israel."
Boulder, Colorado, United States
"Lori Goldstein, a union leader from Colorado, described her sadness at the heavy police presence for a Jewish festival in Boulder following the deadly terrorist attack against a pro-Israel gathering in June."

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