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Jonathan Greenblatt Appears on ‘Morning Joe’ To Discuss College Protests
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Morning Joe

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Jonathan Greenblatt

Name: Jonathan Greenblatt
Employment: Anti-Defamation League
Position: CEO
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RUSH TRANSCRIPT And get ░░░░░░░░ to 500 in five ░░░░░░░░ Or less when you ░░░░░░░░ Dave In 2000 first ░░░░░░░░ the world trade center ░░░░░░░░ started to be some ░░░░░░░░ Semitic stuff The Jews ░░░░░░░░ escaped 400 Jews were ░░░░░░░░ about an escape the ░░░░░░░░ crisis the international Jewish ░░░░░░░░ got us into that ░░░░░░░░ but it still wasn ░░░░░░░░ bad But after October ░░░░░░░░ it got so much ░░░░░░░░ much worse And as ░░░░░░░░ minority leader Chuck Schumer ░░░░░░░░ earlier this morning on ░░░░░░░░ Joe anti Semitism is ░░░░░░░░ light sleeper Well a ░░░░░░░░ report by the anti ░░░░░░░░ league has found evidence ░░░░░░░░ pervasive anti Israel and ░░░░░░░░ Semitic bias on wikipedia ░░░░░░░░ report states that at ░░░░░░░░ 30 editors acted in ░░░░░░░░ to circumvent wikipedia s ░░░░░░░░ guidelines spreading anti Israel ░░░░░░░░ following the October 7th ░░░░░░░░ attack by Hamas The ░░░░░░░░ also found that this ░░░░░░░░ of editors were in ░░░░░░░░ communication with one another ░░░░░░░░ intentionally spread anti Semitic ░░░░░░░░ and use pro Hamas ░░░░░░░░ on arabic language pages ░░░░░░░░ s bring in right ░░░░░░░░ the CEO of the ░░░░░░░░ defamation league Jonathan Greenblatt ░░░░░░░░ as always thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for being here ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ to in a minute ░░░░░░░░ s response because they ░░░░░░░░ respond and ban some ░░░░░░░░ these people But first ░░░░░░░░ about this sort of ░░░░░░░░ this online conspiracy to ░░░░░░░░ anti Jewish hatred and ░░░░░░░░ and pro Hamas propaganda ░░░░░░░░ focus specifically if you ░░░░░░░░ you will where it ░░░░░░░░ matters the most And ░░░░░░░░ is in arabic speaking ░░░░░░░░ where they were just ░░░░░░░░ the top Oh I ░░░░░░░░ Over the top Doesn ░░░░░░░░ begin to State it ░░░░░░░░ Look Let s just ░░░░░░░░ back and Realize wikipedia ░░░░░░░░ the most Visited Noncommercial ░░░░░░░░ in the world 4 ░░░░░░░░ billion people use It ░░░░░░░░ month It s bigger ░░░░░░░░ Facebook It s bigger ░░░░░░░░ Instagram It s bigger ░░░░░░░░ TikTok It s literally ░░░░░░░░ default resource For students ░░░░░░░░ journalists for ordinary people ░░░░░░░░ we began we began ░░░░░░░░ become concerned Because we ░░░░░░░░ seeing evidence of bias ░░░░░░░░ we did what we ░░░░░░░░ at ADL We decided ░░░░░░░░ kind of lift up ░░░░░░░░ hood and do a ░░░░░░░░ driven evidence Based analysis ░░░░░░░░ literally went back and ░░░░░░░░ thousands and thousands Of ░░░░░░░░ Thousands of messages On ░░░░░░░░ chat logs And what ░░░░░░░░ found was astonishing I ░░░░░░░░ we think about It ░░░░░░░░ This decentralized you know ░░░░░░░░ led resource In fact ░░░░░░░░ s being manipulated by ░░░░░░░░ groups of editors with ░░░░░░░░ ideological agenda And we ░░░░░░░░ Clear evidence 18 times ░░░░░░░░ likely A Small group ░░░░░░░░ people to communicate in ░░░░░░░░ group communications We found ░░░░░░░░ editing Where they Coordinate ░░░░░░░░ Edits in clear violation ░░░░░░░░ the rules We found ░░░░░░░░ voting on decisions And ░░░░░░░░ s Why it matters ░░░░░░░░ These individuals invisibly you ░░░░░░░░ beyond the reach of ░░░░░░░░ most people see 30 ░░░░░░░░ So people Are able ░░░░░░░░ Manipulate articles on anti ░░░░░░░░ On Israel On the ░░░░░░░░ East Again In a ░░░░░░░░ that glorifies Hamas As ░░░░░░░░ said in a way ░░░░░░░░ plays Down terrorism In ░░░░░░░░ way That literally Misinforms ░░░░░░░░ public But it s ░░░░░░░░ Jonathan So give us ░░░░░░░░ Give us Yeah No ░░░░░░░░ Yeah it is it ░░░░░░░░ horrifying This happened Give ░░░░░░░░ some examples so people ░░░░░░░░ how bad it was ░░░░░░░░ take samir Kuntar a ░░░░░░░░ well known Terrorist who ░░░░░░░░ arrested By Israel After ░░░░░░░░ A 16 Year old ░░░░░░░░ was a lebanese Hezbollah ░░░░░░░░ Who Came into Israel ░░░░░░░░ a young father and ░░░░░░░░ daughter drowned the father ░░░░░░░░ front of the daughter ░░░░░░░░ the ocean and then ░░░░░░░░ the daughter to death ░░░░░░░░ four year old girl ░░░░░░░░ the butt of his ░░░░░░░░ and killed her He ░░░░░░░░ also involved in The ░░░░░░░░ the achille lauro He ░░░░░░░░ American blood on his ░░░░░░░░ If you go to ░░░░░░░░ You think he s ░░░░░░░░ Freedom fighter because they ░░░░░░░░ literally sanitized and removed ░░░░░░░░ reference To his terrorist ░░░░░░░░ And there are lots ░░░░░░░░ examples of this And ░░░░░░░░ mentioned This earlier Joe ░░░░░░░░ arabic Language wikipedia I ░░░░░░░░ It s literally like ░░░░░░░░ Reading straight Up Al ░░░░░░░░ Now That would be ░░░░░░░░ if they were clear ░░░░░░░░ their Biases but they ░░░░░░░░ not It is portrayed ░░░░░░░░ objective And here s ░░░░░░░░ it Really matters Joe ░░░░░░░░ relies on Wikipedia for ░░░░░░░░ knowledge panels Open AI ░░░░░░░░ On wikipedia for chatgpt ░░░░░░░░ large language models These ░░░░░░░░ are Built on Wikipedia ░░░░░░░░ it is time ADL ░░░░░░░░ Kind of Shined a ░░░░░░░░ On this But we ░░░░░░░░ Congress We need other ░░░░░░░░ To see what kind ░░░░░░░░ biases Are Going on ░░░░░░░░ We can tell You ░░░░░░░░ the anti Semitism they ░░░░░░░░ spreading But I want ░░░░░░░░ Know Is There more ░░░░░░░░ this Because I believe ░░░░░░░░ is I think the ░░░░░░░░ Editors that we found ░░░░░░░░ Only the tip Of ░░░░░░░░ iceberg We need congressional ░░░░░░░░ on this We need ░░░░░░░░ need more consideration Of ░░░░░░░░ s Really going on ░░░░░░░░ wikipedia John good to ░░░░░░░░ you this morning Certainly ░░░░░░░░ important issue We want ░░░░░░░░ change topics a little ░░░░░░░░ here and get you ░░░░░░░░ the case of mohamed ░░░░░░░░ the Columbia student activist ░░░░░░░░ was you know detained ░░░░░░░░ just wrote a letter ░░░░░░░░ a jail in Louisiana ░░░░░░░░ night says his due ░░░░░░░░ has been violated A ░░░░░░░░ of legal activists have ░░░░░░░░ that he has been ░░░░░░░░ by the Trump Administration ░░░░░░░░ for his viewpoint and ░░░░░░░░ viewpoint And I know ░░░░░░░░ and your organization certainly ░░░░░░░░ a lot of what ░░░░░░░░ said But are you ░░░░░░░░ though about anyone this ░░░░░░░░ or anyone who might ░░░░░░░░ their due process violated ░░░░░░░░ for their their belief ░░░░░░░░ as we know that ░░░░░░░░ happened to Jewish people ░░░░░░░░ for decades throughout the ░░░░░░░░ So what is your ░░░░░░░░ here This could be ░░░░░░░░ a dangerous template for ░░░░░░░░ up someone simply for ░░░░░░░░ political viewpoint when someday ░░░░░░░░ could be applied to ░░░░░░░░ Well look Jonathan I ░░░░░░░░ glad you raised the ░░░░░░░░ Let me be crystal ░░░░░░░░ Speech is not a ░░░░░░░░ in America Thought crime ░░░░░░░░ work But you know ░░░░░░░░ 1984 the Book But ░░░░░░░░ in 2025 America And ░░░░░░░░ is entitled to due ░░░░░░░░ here I mean our ░░░░░░░░ rests On rule of ░░░░░░░░ And so I m ░░░░░░░░ alarmed About that I ░░░░░░░░ say I will say ░░░░░░░░ While again I feel ░░░░░░░░ Hate Speech is the ░░░░░░░░ of free speech we ░░░░░░░░ to be willing to ░░░░░░░░ to ideas even those ░░░░░░░░ detest In a democracy ░░░░░░░░ question For Me is ░░░░░░░░ his speech What I ░░░░░░░░ want to know Jonathan ░░░░░░░░ about His actions Because ░░░░░░░░ Know that khalil Was ░░░░░░░░ of the ringleaders Of ░░░░░░░░ University apartheid divestment We ░░░░░░░░ that he was responsible ░░░░░░░░ With others with a ░░░░░░░░ to Harass and intimidate ░░░░░░░░ Israelis and other people ░░░░░░░░ disagreed with his views ░░░░░░░░ Columbia We know And ░░░░░░░░ was there I was ░░░░░░░░ at barnard on Thursday ░░░░░░░░ after khalil and the ░░░░░░░░ took over the building ░░░░░░░░ handed out Hamas propaganda ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration if ░░░░░░░░ re going to arrest ░░░░░░░░ they need to make ░░░░░░░░ Clear what is the ░░░░░░░░ Of those charges He ░░░░░░░░ due process Freedom of ░░░░░░░░ is A bedrock of ░░░░░░░░ country I want to ░░░░░░░░ Not his Speech his ░░░░░░░░ And I want to ░░░░░░░░ if he Was involved ░░░░░░░░ s see The evidence ░░░░░░░░ let s have a ░░░░░░░░ case and A real ░░░░░░░░ About what he did ░░░░░░░░ not about What he ░░░░░░░░ Yeah And to underscore ░░░░░░░░ make it to this ░░░░░░░░ he has not been ░░░░░░░░ with any sort of 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