AG
Good for the ADL. A few years ago they would have 100% fallen for this trap. Can't believe I have to explain this, but there is a reason why every actual neo-nazi was celebrating people accusing Musk and every antisemite is mad at the ADL for not taking the bait. They want to mainstream their views. If you accuse a guy who has openly declared himself a philo-semite and openly supports Jews of being a secret Nazi because he made an awkward gesture (while saying something that obviously has nothing to do with Nazism ("my heart goes out to you"), then the wider audience (inc tens of millions of Musk fans) starts to view that as a partisan accusation. It devalues the accusation against the very real people who are actively trying to normalize Jew-hatred right now (& there are many). That's what they are hoping for. Musk has tens of millions of fans so you are telling those people such accusations are meaningless and they should ignore them when made against people who actually fit that description... inc on the right (Jake Shields, Fuentes, Dan Blizerian, Candace Owens etc.). Your 10 seconds of feeling good dunking on Musk not only do not accomplish anything but actually undermine the ability to counter anti-Semitism. it's purely partisan. That's the message some of us have sent to the ADL for years. I am glad they have woken up to it now.
ADL
This is a delicate moment. It’s a new day and yet so many are on edge. Our politics are inflamed, and social media only adds to the anxiety. It seems that @elonmusk made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute, but again, we appreciate that people are on