ADL Criticizes Chicago DSA Questionnaire for Focusing on Israel
ADL says the questionnaire makes anti-Zionism a test for DSA-backed candidates while ignoring Chicago issues, and Jewish leaders call it troubling.
- The Anti-Defamation League criticized The Chicago Democratic Socialists on Monday over their city council candidate questionnaire, with ADL Midwest Senior Regional Director Rebecca Weininger stating the first two questions focus on Israel rather than local Chicago issues.
- Candidates must clarify whether they are anti-Zionist and support municipal-level boycott, divestment, and sanctions. Weininger described these requirements as a "litmus test" against the right of Jews to self-determination in Israel.
- Weininger warned that individuals choosing to be identifiably Jewish in America currently face increased risk. She argued the questionnaire contributes to rising antisemitism rather than addressing Chicago's actual challenges.
- Jay Tcath, executive vice president of the Jewish United Fund in Chicago, called the questionnaire "troubling", arguing that focusing on Jewish independence distracts from actual city challenges.
- The Chicago DSA did not immediately respond to requests for comment, leaving their focus on Zionism as a point of ongoing contention for local Jewish leaders.
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Jewish leaders sound alarm over DSA questionnaire – Center Square
The Anti-Defamation League is sounding an alarm over the Chicago Democratic Socialists of America’s questionnaire for city council candidates. ADL Midwest Senior Regional Director Rebecca Weininger told The Center Square the DSA questionnaire’s first two long-form questions are devoted to Israel instead of how candidates would help Chicago.
Local DSA Endorsement Questionnaires Seek Anti-Zionist Candidates
Local DSA Endorsement Questionnaires Seek Anti-Zionist Candidates The Chicago chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has become the latest local faction to be exposed as having a litmus test for endorsements requiring candidates to be anti-Zionist, prompting the rebuke of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).In its “Endorsement Questionnaire” for the 2027 Chicago city election cycle, Chicago DSA asks candidates seeking backing to “ref…
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