• Following on the heels of the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s break with the ADL, on April 24th 2008, the city of Somerville, Mass. officially ended its association with the ADL's No Place for Hate program. In a letter announcing his decision, Mayor Joe Curtatone wrote: "As Mayor of Somerville, as a parent and as a person, I believe that ensuring the basic human rights of all people is essential. We must promote tolerance and understanding in our communities every day. That is why today, when we commemorate the Armenian Genocide, I am announcing that the City of Somerville is taking the steps to officially rescind our support of the No Place for Hate program." Read the Somerville Journal and Somerville News articles.
• In a powerful op-ed published in the Lexington Minuteman, co-authors Rabbi Howard Jaffe and Laura Boghossian write: "What is especially troubling is that...the one organization whose mission statement includes the words “to secure justice and fair treatment to all” — the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) — has steadfastly refused to issue a strong, unambiguous acknowledgement of the Armenian Genocide...More disturbing, the ADL has joined others in lobbying against official U.S. affirmation." The authors conclude: "the ADL must choose: it is impossible to function simultaneously as a human rights organization and as an advocate for any sovereign nation."
• Resource of the Month: Statements by Human Rights Advocates Criticizing ADL. This collection of statements condemning the ADL’s position (almost all post Aug 21), provides the most compelling arguments for why the ADL had ceased to be a viable human rights organization. The fact that these testimonials come from the very people that the ADL had partnered with to build its No Place For Hate program, make it all the more devastating.
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