ADL Aims At Dave Chappelle!

Can't tell jokes without a backlash.

SNL often brings on Dave Chappelle for an engagement post election. His comedy riled up a civil rights group.

The Anti-Defamation League is now engaging in a feud with Chappelle after he performed his post election monologue. He defended Ye and Kyrie Irving who were both accused of promoting anti-semitic remarks.

We shouldn't expect @DaveChappelle to serve as society's moral compass, but disturbing to see @nbcsnl not just normalize but popularize #antisemitism. Why are Jewish sensitivities denied or diminished at almost every turn? Why does our trauma trigger applause?

— Jonathan Greenblatt (@JGreenblattADL) November 13, 2022

Chappelle also warned that MAGA may be down but never out.

“I denounce anti-Semitism in all its forms. And I stand with my friends in the Jewish community,’” he said. “And that, Kanye, is how you buy yourself some time.”

“I got to tell you guys, [I’ve] probably been doing this for 35 years now. And early in my career, I learned that there are two words in the English language that you should never say together in sequence,” added Chappelle. “And those words are ‘the’ and ‘Jews.’ I never heard someone do good after saying that.”

Chappelle who faced criticism for perceived attacks on the transgender community had gotten his name withdrawn from a performance theater at his old Washington, DC high school. While addressing the backlash  

Jonathan Greenblatt, the ADL president condemned the performance and denounced NBC and SNL. He said that the monologue makes fun of the pain people faced.

Again, I do not like the ADL equating criticism of Israel with anti-semitism. The ADL has often went after Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) for their criticism of the Israeli government's brutal abuse of Palestinians.

According to the ADL, criticism of Israeli policies and actions is part of that discourse.

They claim that certain forms of anti-Israel rhetoric and activism delegitimize Israel and its existence, and are antisemitic when they vilify and negate Zionism – the movement for Jewish self-determination and statehood – or utilize anti-Jewish tropes or hold all Jews responsible for Israel’s actions.