ADL Chief Jonathan Greenblatt Defends Praise of Elon Musk: ‘It’s My Job to Call It as I See It’

McLAUGHLIN I want to ░░░░░░░░ about Elon Musk You ░░░░░░░░ gone back and forth ░░░░░░░░ the owner of Twitter ░░░░░░░░ is now known as ░░░░░░░░ after he accused the ░░░░░░░░ of allegedly scaring off ░░░░░░░░ after the ADL pointed ░░░░░░░░ a spike in hate ░░░░░░░░ on the platform and ░░░░░░░░ flight of advertisers actually ░░░░░░░░ into overdrive this week ░░░░░░░░ Musk endorsed an anti ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy theory on Twitter ░░░░░░░░ did you think when ░░░░░░░░ saw that How alarmed ░░░░░░░░ you to see that ░░░░░░░░ one of the most ░░░░░░░░ people in the world ░░░░░░░░ Well I mean look ░░░░░░░░ are living in perilous ░░░░░░░░ as I said before ░░░░░░░░ that s why it ░░░░░░░░ so deeply problematic and ░░░░░░░░ when the owner of ░░░░░░░░ validated an awful anti ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy theory to his ░░░░░░░░ million followers or so ░░░░░░░░ that s why I ░░░░░░░░ that out right away ░░░░░░░░ it happened Then two ░░░░░░░░ later it s important ░░░░░░░░ he made a good ░░░░░░░░ decision and announced that ░░░░░░░░ was no longer going ░░░░░░░░ tolerate language genocidal language ░░░░░░░░ called to eradicate the ░░░░░░░░ of Israel and annihilate ░░░░░░░░ 7 million people who ░░░░░░░░ there So I ve ░░░░░░░░ since the beginning that ░░░░░░░░ will you know criticize ░░░░░░░░ all the companies by ░░░░░░░░ way it s not ░░░░░░░░ to X or to ░░░░░░░░ Musk its new owner ░░░░░░░░ ve been doing this ░░░░░░░░ Twitter for years but ░░░░░░░░ will call out when ░░░░░░░░ get it wrong and ░░░░░░░░ will credit them when ░░░░░░░░ get it right Now ░░░░░░░░ s challenging here is ░░░░░░░░ again the great replacement ░░░░░░░░ is a problem You ░░░░░░░░ disagree with immigration policies ░░░░░░░░ doesn t mean there ░░░░░░░░ a cabal of Jewish ░░░░░░░░ or anyone plotting to ░░░░░░░░ white genocide That s ░░░░░░░░ flat out wrong And ░░░░░░░░ he didn t just ░░░░░░░░ after Jews He also ░░░░░░░░ out the ADL specifically ░░░░░░░░ mean that was a ░░░░░░░░ error and that s ░░░░░░░░ I slammed him for ░░░░░░░░ Now again a couple ░░░░░░░░ later he made an ░░░░░░░░ and productive decision that ░░░░░░░░ were going to start ░░░░░░░░ their terms of service ░░░░░░░░ suspending users who post ░░░░░░░░ insightful comments like the ░░░░░░░░ FromTheRiverToTheSea That is good ░░░░░░░░ that s important So ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ negates the other I ░░░░░░░░ t want to give ░░░░░░░░ the wrong impression I ░░░░░░░░ not saying Oh he ░░░░░░░░ off the hook because ░░░░░░░░ said this on Friday ░░░░░░░░ Oh he ll always ░░░░░░░░ bad because he said ░░░░░░░░ on Wednesday It s ░░░░░░░░ job to call it ░░░░░░░░ I see it It ░░░░░░░░ our job at ADL ░░░░░░░░ fight hate wherever it ░░░░░░░░ And look I think ░░░░░░░░ of us would benefit ░░░░░░░░ mean not just ADL ░░░░░░░░ just the Jewish people ░░░░░░░░ country the world if ░░░░░░░░ X would be a ░░░░░░░░ healthier safer space for ░░░░░░░░ its users So just ░░░░░░░░ we watch what happens ░░░░░░░░ all the platforms we ░░░░░░░░ going to keep watching ░░░░░░░░ we will reserve the ░░░░░░░░ to call them out ░░░░░░░░ they get it wrong ░░░░░░░░ we will reserve the ░░░░░░░░ to praise them when ░░░░░░░░ think they get it ░░░░░░░░ FALZONE And you know ░░░░░░░░ just touched upon some ░░░░░░░░ the things that I ░░░░░░░░ to get into but ░░░░░░░░ did you did mention ░░░░░░░░ you caught some flak ░░░░░░░░ I should note for ░░░░░░░░ Musk which you also ░░░░░░░░ mentioned for another tweet ░░░░░░░░ week in which he ░░░░░░░░ terms like decolonization and ░░░░░░░░ the river to the ░░░░░░░░ would get user suspended ░░░░░░░░ Twitter You said you ░░░░░░░░ his leadership in fighting ░░░░░░░░ And I want to ░░░░░░░░ what one critic Isaac ░░░░░░░░ at The New Yorker ░░░░░░░░ to you The most ░░░░░░░░ organization fighting anti Semitism ░░░░░░░░ America will commend your ░░░░░░░░ in fighting hate 24 ░░░░░░░░ after you endorse vile ░░░░░░░░ Nazi anti Semitism if ░░░░░░░░ take a strong stand ░░░░░░░░ critics of Israel What ░░░░░░░░ you make of that ░░░░░░░░ GREENBLATT I mean totally ░░░░░░░░ and wrong So again ░░░░░░░░ Chotiner does not comment ░░░░░░░░ the fact that we ░░░░░░░░ him 24 hours before ░░░░░░░░ didn t give him ░░░░░░░░ free pass number one ░░░░░░░░ he said something that ░░░░░░░░ disagreed with strongly Again ░░░░░░░░ ve already said it ░░░░░░░░ problematic and dangerous when ░░░░░░░░ of his with his ░░░░░░░░ promotes anti Semitic or ░░░░░░░░ anti Semitic conspiracy theories ░░░░░░░░ it endangers individuals like ░░░░░░░░ my family my community ░░░░░░░░ whole constituency that I ░░░░░░░░ tasked to protect And ░░░░░░░░ the phrase from the ░░░░░░░░ to the sea is ░░░░░░░░ call to commit genocide ░░░░░░░░ citizens of the Jewish ░░░░░░░░ like decolonization apparently means ░░░░░░░░ of babies It s ░░░░░░░░ you know something I ░░░░░░░░ saying lightly It s ░░░░░░░░ what happened And so ░░░░░░░░ maybe it s not ░░░░░░░░ concern to this particular ░░░░░░░░ but to me I ░░░░░░░░ concerned about the dizzying ░░░░░░░░ of anti Semitic acts ░░░░░░░░ harassment and threats that ░░░░░░░░ targeting Jewish college students ░░░░░░░░ over America today And ░░░░░░░░ if Twitter X becomes ░░░░░░░░ place that s less ░░░░░░░░ for Jewish people that ░░░░░░░░ a good thing And ░░░░░░░░ when I said that ░░░░░░░░ Musk showed leadership he ░░░░░░░░ TikTok hasn t done ░░░░░░░░ Facebook Instagram Reddit YouTube ░░░░░░░░ mean Snap no one ░░░░░░░░ has done this I ░░░░░░░░ it s a good ░░░░░░░░ I think it does ░░░░░░░░ to be recognized as ░░░░░░░░ And when the other ░░░░░░░░ get it right I ░░░░░░░░ praise them too.”