Tony Judt's accusations about the Anti-Defamation League's supposedly forcing the Polish consulate in New York to cancel his appearance are unfounded and part and parcel of Judt's conspiratorial ideas about pro-Israel groups and "Jewish control" of U.S. foreign policy.

In no way did the League urge or demand that the Polish consulate cancel the October 3 event. Indeed, Polish consular officials have publicly made clear that the decision to cancel the talk was theirs and theirs alone.

ADL does not believe in stifling freedom of speech on this issue or any other. Rather, we believe strongly that all views should be heard in our free society, and that the answer to extremist or offensive speech is to counter it -- just as vigorously -- with more speech.

Sadly, Mr. Judt is now using this incident to mount a campaign of disinformation to tar his critics and to further his claim of a conspiracy to stifle anti-Israel activists from having their say. His arguments lack credibility, given the many prominent public forums he has enjoyed over the years including, the op-ed page of the New York Times and many speaking engagements in New York City, most recently at Cooper Union, and elsewhere.