Elon Musk’s Ugly War with the ADL

The ADL may be a left-wing activist group worth criticizing, but Musk is wrong to single it out and exaggerate its influence.

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Elon Musk looks on as he attends a roundtable during the 6th edition of the “Choose France” Summit at the Chateau de Versailles, outside Paris, France, May 15, 2023.

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Elon Musk’s barrage against the Anti-Defamation League has divided much of social media into two camps — those who hate the billionaire and are rallying around the ADL, and those who hate the ADL and are rallying around Musk.

The reality is that there are valid reasons to criticize the ADL, a left-wing activist group that has become useless in combating antisemitism, but there are also reasons to take issue with Musk’s exaggerated assertions about the organization being somehow disproportionately responsible for financial losses at X (formerly Twitter), his social-media company.

Philip Klein

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Philip Klein

Philip Klein is the editor of National Review Online.

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