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When you threaten to expel members for saying "Israel has a right to defend itself," when you make anti-Zionism a loyalty test, and when your leaders routinely celebrate terrorist attacks against Jews, you are trafficking in antisemitism.

We're not talking about a fringe movement. We're talking about the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which has become an increasingly influential force in American politics.

As DSA's influence has grown, so has the impact of its rhetoric and agenda, posing direct consequences for Jewish Americans and other communities targeted by its extremism.

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Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) DSA is America's largest socialist organization. It made anti-Zionism a core organizing principle in 2025. Its rhetoric fueled 2025-26 electoral wins.

“Criticism of organizations, including Jewish organizations, is healthy and necessary in a democratic society. What is happening here is something deeper and far more insidious…”

Josh Hirsch, an English teacher, debate coach and incoming Vice Chair of the NEA Jewish Affairs Caucus, explains why the "Drop the ADL" campaign isn't simply criticism, it's about "the growing normalization of the idea that mainstream Jewish voices are uniquely illegitimate in educational and activist spaces."

He also reflects on this year's NEA Representative Assembly, where union leaders took meaningful steps to help ensure Jewish delegates could participate "without being shouted down or fearing for their safety."

Those measures mattered. But as Josh writes, they addressed the symptoms, not the cause: "The ideas that put those delegates at risk in the first place...live in the language of the 'Drop the ADL' campaign itself, and that language deserves the same scrutiny NEA gave its own procedures."

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