Zionist Organization of America condemns Anti-Defamation League for 'despicable' defense of antisemitic 'human rights' groups

"The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) blasted the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in a statement on Monday after the ADL condemned a State Department plan to label so-called 'human rights' organizations that routinely condemn Israel as anti-Semitic.

Last week, it was reported that the State Department was considering condemning several international 'human rights' NGOs that criticize Israel. It planned to ask other countries to stop supporting those groups' activities.

The groups included some of the biggest names in the 'human rights' game, such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Oxfam.

In a surprise move, the ADL, which under the direction of its CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, has been accused of becoming a Democratic mouthpiece and abandoning its primary mission 'to stop the defamation of the Jewish people,' condemned the State Department decision.

In a press release, the ADL said 'applying the anti-Semitism label to these human rights organizations . . . is neither accurate nor helpful to the fight against anti-Semitism.'

'The ADL is frighteningly wrong on both counts,' the ZOA said..."