I joined the National Association of Social Workers soon after receiving my MSW in the early 1980s. It was an organization whose values I believed in: advocacy for the vulnerable, intolerance of hate, and a willingness to examine the undercurrents of bigotry wherever they appeared. I was proud to be a member.

The NASW of today is abandoning that heritage. It has been silent as Jewish and Israeli social workers have found themselves increasingly isolated within the profession. Statements have been issued; advocacy has not. Lip service has replaced action. NASW has drifted from the core ethical commitments it once championed.

On Wednesday, February 18th, the International Federation of Social Workers will vote on expelling the Israeli Union of Social Workers. No other national association has faced comparable sanction despite numerous armed conflicts........

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