Jonathan Greenblatt on Antisemitism

Public disputes concerning antisemitism, Jewish identity, discrimination, and hostility toward Jewish people.

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Statement history

4 statements on this page. Dates: August 23, 2026 to September 14, 2026

4 matching statements. Dates: August 23, 2026 to September 14, 2026

4 published statements. Dates: August 23, 2026 to September 14, 2026

Condemned

4 published statements. Dates: August 23, 2026 to September 14, 2026

4 statements on this page. Dates: August 23, 2026 to September 14, 2026

Jonathan Greenblatt

Role at the time: CEO of the Anti-Defamation League

September 14, 2026Condemned

Statement summary

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt welcomed Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour and said demonizing Jews and Israelis should not be rewarded.

“Glad to see Macklemore off Ed Sheeran’s tour. For years, Macklemore has pushed antisemitic tropes and demonized Israel and Israelis. Now he certainly has the 1A right to speak out and express his views, but demonizing Jews and Israelis shouldn’t be rewarded.”

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Jonathan Greenblatt welcomes Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s tourComplete X post and timestamp

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Why we used this label

Greenblatt expressly approves the tour removal and describes Macklemore’s conduct as antisemitic and as demonizing Jews and Israelis, which is a direct condemnation.

Read statement Macklemore’s “Free Palestine” speech and removal from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour

Jonathan Greenblatt

Role at the time: CEO of the Anti-Defamation League

September 8, 2026Condemned

Statement summary

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt described Macklemore’s performance as demonizing Israel and Israelis, and urged stadium owners and venue management to demonstrate their values in deciding whom to platform.

“Macklemore demonized Israel and Israelis to a crowd of unsuspecting fans who came for music not propaganda. And while he may have the right to say what he wants, no matter how grotesque, businesses have every right to decide who they platform. We encourage stadium owners and venue management to demonstrate their values.”

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Why we used this label

Greenblatt explicitly characterizes Macklemore’s speech as grotesque and calls for venue decision-makers to act, which is a direct condemnation of the conduct at issue.

Read statement Macklemore’s “Free Palestine” speech and removal from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour

Jonathan Greenblatt

Role at the time: CEO of the Anti-Defamation League

August 24, 2026Condemned

Statement summary

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said Hasan Piker had appointed himself an authority on antisemitism, lecturing Jews about what is and is not antisemitic while blaming the Jewish community for the hatred directed against it.

“The Jewsplaining is extraordinary: Piker appoints himself an authority on antisemitism, lecturing Jews about what is and isn’t antisemitic while blaming the Jewish community for the hatred directed against it”

Open sourceHasan Piker shredded over vile suggestion that Jews were responsible for antisemitic attacks against them: 'Hack who thrives in hate'Paragraphs on the American Jewish Committee, beginning "The American Jewish Committee (AJC) also said on Monday"

New York Post report on responses to Hasan Piker's remarks about American Jews and Israel, including Rep. Hillary Scholten, the Jewish Federation of Detroit, the American Jewish Committee and the Anti-Defamation League's CEO.

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Why we used this label

The case asks how people responded to Piker's August 20 remarks about American Jews and Israel, including whether they read them as a warning or as an implicit threat. Greenblatt criticized Piker for lecturing Jews about what is and is not antisemitic while blaming the Jewish community for the hatred directed against it. That criticizes the remarks directly, so we labeled it Condemned.

Read statement Hasan Piker’s August 20 remarks and Larry Klayman’s lawsuit

Jonathan Greenblatt

Role at the time: CEO of the Anti-Defamation League

August 23, 2026Condemned

Response to this claim

Ruffalo invoked antisemitic tropes in a dispute about a corporate transaction.

“The posts by Mark Ruffalo over the past 48 hours are cynical and sickening.”

Open sourceJewish groups call for Paramount boycott over Mark Ruffalo comments

Reporting collecting reactions from Jonathan Greenblatt, Jim Berk, Ari Ingel, Noah Farkas, and Jack Simony.

Why we used this label

He explicitly described the posts as sickening and antisemitic.

Read statement Did Mark Ruffalo’s Paramount–Warner criticism invoke antisemitic tropes?