that's what jonathan greenblatt went on "the view" to say and said that on this show as well, that ite. what did you think of this? >> well, in these neofascist times we've got to stress integrity, honesty, and courage. when people are wrong, they're wrong. our dear sister whoopi was wrong. brother yascha is right. there's no doubt that when you talk about not just the holocaust, you're talking about 2,000 years of jewish brothers and sisters being a hated people. and this is just the modern -- this is just the modern culmination of it with the shoah, with the holocaust. but whoopi's point about man's inhumanity to man is still a crucial one because the holocaust was distinctive. that 6 million jewish brothers and sisters -- you also had poles. you also had soviet folks. you also had gays. german socialists and communists. but it was primarily targeting jews. but if we can't come out of this teachablmoment with a deeper commitment to truth and integrity and honesty and courage, then we're not going to be able to be consistent and learning what we need to, which is man's inhumanity to

i'm talking about jonathan greenblatt of the adl. to see what he feels, how he feels about the suspension and his appearance today, what whoopi has had to say. that's coming up straight ahead. so stay tuned for that. plus, it is a really big deal, a really big deal that in 2022, the first day of black history month, to make good on a pledge to put the first black female justice on the supreme court. right? well, apparently it is. and republicans' hits are exploding again. ooh, it's discrimination. ooh, it's affirmative action, it's politicizing the court. i'm going to break all of this down for you just to show the hypocrisy in all of this. again, these are facts. so think about that for a minute. they're openly outraged by one thing and really one thing only. the fact that the nominee will be a black woman. they know nothing else about her. nothing. nobody does. she hasn't -- because she hasn't even been chosen yet. but they're not willing to wait until they even know the littlest bit about her qualifications. they're not willing to

. >> joining us now is ceo and national director of the anti-defamation league, jonathan greenblatt.ood morning. thank you for being with us today. i know you spoke with khaopy goldberg yesterday. can you tell us a little bit about that and if you agree with the suspension. >> well, i did speak with whoopie yesterday. and just to step back, she actually made these comments on monday and messed them up trying to explain them on colbert. then yesterday i went on "the view" with her, and she apologized again. look, there's no question that whoopi goldberg is one of the most visible people in daytime television. her platform reaches millions and millions of people. so her comments, they caused confusion and hurt for a jewish community that's been reeling from anti-essential teufpl, brianna. we have seen a doubling over the last five years. we have had, in just the past few weeks, a hostage situation in texas perpetrated by somebody motivated by islamist radicalism. we have had flyer droppings by white supreme tights blaming the jewish people for covid in six states across the country. je

last week we received compelling testimony from jonathan greenblatt from the anti-defamation league about how they deal with communities as a primary target of violent extremists from across the ideological spectrum. it certainly last month's attacks in the congregation beth israel texas illustrates that path as the perpetrator was killed by white supremacist and islamist terrorists. today reports are that we have a hero in our midst. rabbi cytron-walker, thank you for joining us and being so willing to share your story. i rely on knowledge gained from security training to bring this incident to a peaceful conclusion and your courage was undoubtedly an important factor. on the subject of colleyville's attack i know the committee is conducting aggressive oversight into a this incident this past week with the fbi and other officials. while the attack appears to have been motivated by the fourth release of an islamic terrorist, the course he took was predicated on the belief in historic and dangerous anti-somatic tropes about so-called jewish power. a prominent feature of a number of conspir

jonathan greenblatt who later commented on goldberg's suspension. >> we shouldn't cancel whoopi becausemystic it am i heard whoopi say that she is committed to doing better. i accept that apology. >> abc releasing a statement acknowledging that whoopi has apologized but asking her to take time to tre flect and learn about the impacts of her comments. >> trevor: yep, whoopi goldberg is in a whole lot of trouble. and i understand why. i understand why people were upset with what she said because the way she said it, it made it sound like the holocaust was just some white people who were fighting some other white people, you know, sort of like game of thrones. but as the spokesman for the anti-defamation league explained to her, hitler did see jews as a separate race. and even worse as a separate species. you snow, like when you think about it properly, protecting the master race, that was the nazi's whole thing. no race-- shall race purity, these tiki torch bitches, hitler was the og of that, in his mind everyone was supposed have blond hair and blue eyes, except for him, he got to look l

. >> the last i read, jonathan greenblatt, the head of the anti-defamation league, which is a champion in the fight against anti-semitism across the country, he accepted her apology. and i think we really kind of take that jewish communities lead on this and they seem to see that her apology was authentic and want to move on. >> sean: if you want to move on, that's a good first step. the next step, congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez can also apologize for calling for the boycott of boiled foods when their ceo offered praise from former president trump. he disagrees with you. that is allowed in america. that is free thought, opinion, and liberty. new photo show whoopi goldberg in new york city wearing a jacket, the word "innocent" on the back. anyway, here with reaction, author of the new book, everything reminds me of something, comedian adam corolla. you know, whoopi goldberg? >> i've met her a couple of times. >> sean: by the way, very nice woman. when you meet her, she is like peace, love, happiness. very laws a fair. do you think that what she said, she talked about the evil of

. >> joining our conversation is ceo and national director of the antidefamation league, jonathan greenblattuniversity of colorado boulder. jonathan, i'll start with you. first off, it's just amazing to me that senator johnson, like many conservatives, thinks that being called a racist is actually worse than the racist thing that he does, but more importantly, when you hear that sort of vitriol, that sort of anger, that sort of, i can't believe you called me this, how does that make you feel when he is obviously putting his own personal ego, his own personal sense of guilt over someone whose job it is to protect a minority that has been under severe assault in this country over the last six or seven years. >> well, thank you, jason, for asking. i just really appreciate having the opportunity to have this conversation. because i think you just hit the nail on the head. the senator's ego is not more important than the crisis facing the jewish community today. i mean, literally, just today, the british jewish community reported an increase of anti-semitic incidents. they had over 2,200 incident

last week, we received compelling testimony from jonathan greenblatt, the head of anti-defamation league, about how the jewish community is a primary target for violent extremists from across the ideological spectrum. certainly, last month's attack on congregation beth israel in colleyville, texas illustrates that fact as the perpetrator was cheered by both violent white supremacists and islamist terrorists. today, we are fortunate to have a hero in our midst. rabbi cytron-walker, thank you for joining us and being so willing to share your story. i understand you relied on knowledge gained from security trainings to bring the incident being to a peaceful conclusion, and your steadiness and courage were undoubtedly important factors. on the subject of the colleyville attack, i would note that the committee is conducting aggressive oversight into this incident and met just last week with the fbi and other officials. while the attacker appears to have been motivated by the desire to force the release of an islamist terrorist, the approach he took was predicated on the belief in historic and

several days later, and then have her apologize, have this whole show mostly, you know, with jonathan greenblattyou're going to suspend her after she apologizes. like, what does that mean? intent is important. yes, her words -- in this environment we have to be allies to each other. as a person who is, you know who is a minority, double minority, right, black and gay, i understand how words can hurt people. how words can create danger for some people. but as long as you are using speech to combat that, that is the right thing to do. and, folks, i've said this since the 2015 election, when black lives matter protesters were shouting down hillary clinton, and shouting down people like bernie sanders or whoever is on their side, talking about black lives matter, espousing the views of black lives matter saying, black lives matter in this environment and you're yelling at them, shouting at them, you have to remember, you have to know who your allies are. sometimes your allies say stupid things, doum umb things. they're your all lies, they're trying to learn. we have to start having conversations wit

i read jonathan greenblatt. he's the head at the anti defamation league just you know, whichn the champion forns in the fight against anti-semitism across the country. po he accepted her apology and ilo think we really kind of take the jewish community lead on on this and they seem to see that her apology was authentic and i want to move on if you want to move on , that's a good first step, the next step because cortez can also apologize for calling for the boycott of goya foods when their ceo offered praise for former president trump. he disagrees with you. that'sca allowed in america. that's free thought and opinion and liberty now new photos from the daily show will be goldberg in new york city wearing a jacket. the word innocent on the back. i'm sure somebody is going to try and read something into somewhere there anyway here with reaction, author of remindsmeok everything me of something comedian adam corolla. you know, whoopi i met her a couple of times. i've met her and by the way, a very nice woman. the

the anti—defamation league's jonathan greenblatt said the holocaust was about the systematic exterminationn. the manchester united footballer mason greenwood has been further arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and threats to kill. the 20—year—old premier league star was initially arrested on sunday afternoon on suspicion of the rape and assault of a young woman. our sports editor dan roan is at old trafford. manchester united striker mason greenwood is now set to spend a third night in police custody. he was originally arrested on sunday on suspicion of rape and assault. and he has been questioned ever since. that was after a woman posted allegations on social media. and in a statement tonight, greater manchester police said that the suspect continues to be questioned after magistrates authorised an extension until tomorrow. following inquiries so far, they said, he has since been further arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and threats to kill. manchester united, meanwhile, have just issued a statement of their own, saying that it reiterates its strong condemnation of violence of

. >> reporter: the segment also included a interview with anti-defamation lead ceo jonathan greenblattldn't cancel whoopi because she made a mistake. i hear whoopi say she's committed to doing better. i accept that apology. >> after a backlash after goldberg made the comments monday during a debate over a tennessee school district's recent decision to been a "maus," a graphic novel on the horrors of the holocaust. >> it is not about race. it is not about race. >> what is it about? >> because -- it is about man's inhumanity to man. >> but it is about a white supremacy. >> but these are two white groups of people. >> goldberg later posting an apology and speaking with stephen colbert. >> when you talk about being a racist, i was saying you can't call this racism. >> reporter: before apologizing again on tuesday. this morning goldberg's reflection and remorse now facing the consequences for sharing her views. >> reporter:. >> nbc news reached out to goldberg but has not heard back. >>> an explosive lawsuit rocking the nfl this morning. >> rate really. is filed by former miami dolphins hea