The ADL characterized Palestinian-rights advocacy as terrorism for FBI referral

Evidence

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which has a long history of using anti-Muslim racism to bolster support for Israeli colonization, weighed in, saying that it was insensitive to build the center “in the shadow” of the World Trade Center because it would cause pain to the victims of 9/11. … Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani called the mosque a “desecration.” — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 656 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The ADL supplied names of Palestinian activists to the FBI; Pro-Palestinian speech was treated as terrorism by US agencies; The ADL leveraged anti-Muslim racism to bolster Israeli colonization — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 656

Broader Connections

• Pro-Palestinian speech was treated as terrorism by US agencies #corroborates (0.90)
• The ADL leveraged anti-Muslim racism to bolster Israeli colonization #expands (0.72) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 656