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Crown Heights Riots

Rev. Al Sharpton outside of New York City Police Department Headquarters in 1999. Credit: Robert Swanson via Wikimedia Commons.

The ADL betrays history and the people it pledges to protect

It has formed an alliance with an antisemitic leader whose incendiary rhetoric against Jews helped lead to the worst pogrom in U.S. history.

Ezra Ben-Pesach

Sept. 12, 2023

Al Sharpton speaks during the National Action Network 2019 convention at Sheraton Times Square, N.Y., in 2019. Credit: Lev Radin/Shutterstock.

Al Sharpton said to be appalled by Palestinian pay-for-slay policy

The longtime civil-rights activist, who is trying to dispel past charges of inciting violence against Jews in New York City, met with the longtime leader of the Zionist Organization of America.

Mike Wagenheim

May 2, 2023

Scene from three days of riots in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., from Aug. 19-21, 1991. Credit: americanpolicenews.com.

Why the Crown Heights pogrom still matters

Thirty years ago, anti-Jewish violence was prompted by the idea that Jews were privileged. The rise of critical race theory makes the tragedy an important lesson in enabling anti-Semitism.

Jonathan S. Tobin

Aug. 24, 2021

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt appearing on Al Sharpton's MSNBC show “Politics Nation With Al Sharpton” on June 28, 2020. Source: Screenshot.

ADL CEO under fire for partnering with Sharpton in pushing for Facebook boycott

The irony of Al Sharpton, who has a history of hate speech against Jews, calling out media giants for the same thing was not lost on Jewish organizations.

Jackson Richman

July 2, 2020

Rev. Al Sharpton speaking at the Reform movement’s Religious Action Center conference in Washington, D.C. on May 20, 2019. Credit: RAC.

Can the ADL ‘Stop the Hate’ by embracing Al Sharpton?

Anti-Semitism monitoring group justifies joining forces with a race baiter and discards its core mission in favor of a partisan swindle targeting Facebook.

Jonathan S. Tobin

June 30, 2020

Rev. Al Sharpton speaking at the Reform movement’s Religious Action Center conference in Washington, D.C. on May 20, 2019. Credit: RAC.

‘Get your knee off our necks:’ Jews and the new civil-rights movement

The Rev. Al Sharpton is an apt example of the painful contradictions between fighting racism and fighting anti-Semitism.

Ben Cohen

June 5, 2020

Rev. Al Sharpton speaking at the Reform movement’s Religious Action Center conference in Washington, D.C. on May 20, 2019. Credit: RAC.

The moral bankruptcy of Reform’s Religious Action Center

The feeling of peoplehood is considered atavistic among liberals, including Jewish liberals. So it was no surprise when the RAC invited Al Sharpton to speak at its recent “Consultation on Conscience.”

Victor Rosenthal

May 23, 2019

Rev. Al Sharpton speaking at the Reform movement’s Religious Action Center conference in Washington, D.C. on May 20, 2019. Credit: RAC.

Can Reform’s embrace of Al Sharpton be justified?

The desire for an ally against Trump is no excuse for giving a platform to a former agent of hate who only opposes one variety of anti-Semites.

Jonathan S. Tobin

May 21, 2019

Rev. Al Sharpton speaking at the Reform movement’s Religious Action Center conference in Washington, D.C. on May 20, 2019. Credit: RAC.

Sharpton notes his ‘cheap’ rhetoric towards Jews during 1991 Crown Heights riots

The Reform Movement’s Religious Action Center was criticized by Norman Rosenbaum, brother of Yankel Rosenbaum, who was killed during the riots, for their “disgraceful” invitation to Sharpton.

May 21, 2019