Greenblatt: "The terms genocide and apartheid undermine our authority and deny us the right to our suffering." Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt called on the crowd to silence anyone who calls Israel's war in Gaza genocide, saying he "hates" the word and calls it a blood plot. He encouraged those in attendance to interrupt anyone who uses the term, to write letters of complaint when they see "plots" in the press, and to flag and report any social media post containing the term. Greenblatt has led the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) as executive director since 2015. The group has been widely criticized by Palestinian human rights and civil liberties groups for calling its criticism of Israel anti-Semitic.