The Anti-Defamation League and the Left

June 10
59 mins

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Scholar Emmaia Gelman reflects on the Anti-Defamation League’s long history of targeting the left in the United States and abroad. She describes the purported civil right group’s involvement in the Red Scare, its surveillance of left organizations, and role in branding as antisemitic those who criticize Israel.

Emmaia Gelman, The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State UC Press, 2026

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