Nike Takes Heat for 'Never Again' Ad at London Marathon (Connecting the Dots: Nike, CNN, The Jerusalem Post, Jonathan Greenblatt, Anti-Defamation League, Holocaust, Bill Ackman, The ONE Campaign, Sidley Austin LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Nike Takes Heat for 'Never Again' Ad at London Marathon (Connecting the Dots: Nike, CNN, The Jerusalem Post, Jonathan Greenblatt, Anti-Defamation League, Holocaust, Bill Ackman, The ONE Campaign, Sidley Austin LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Newsmax.com

By Michael Katz    |   Monday, 28 April 2025 07:54 PM EDT

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/nike-advertisement-antisemitism/2025/04/28/id/1208688/

Nike is facing backlash after an advertisement was displayed Sunday along the route of the London Marathon, one of the world's most prominent long-distance races.

The giant billboard for the American athletic footwear and apparel company, held aloft with a crane, read "Never Again. Until Next Year" in black letters with a red backdrop.

"Never again" is a slogan widely associated with the Holocaust, representing a global pledge to prevent similar atrocities from happening. The ad sparked further outrage because "until next year" evoked vows that Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists made to repeat their attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

The ad also appeared three days after Israel's Holocaust Remembrance Day, known as Yom HaShoah. It was part of a broader Nike campaign aimed at encouraging marathon runners, Ynet News reported Monday.

Other ads in the campaign used the contrast between the pain and satisfaction of running, with slogans such as "Hate every minute, love every mile" and "Running London is hell, but I love every second." A similar sign appeared during last year's marathon that read: "Never Again, see you next year."

"As a Jew living in London, I felt shocked, hurt, and angry to see the use of words in this context, even if no doubt in reference to the temporary pain of running 26 miles," retired British judge Nigel Lithman told the Israeli news outlet Walla, according to The Jerusalem Post.

"'Never Again' is a phrase related to the Holocaust and the murder of 6 million Jews. It is directed as a prayer to the world that it will not allow such a horror to repeat itself. And over the past 18 months, it has been used more than ever, as we mourn the barbaric slaughter of more than 1,000 Israelis and long for the return of hostages kidnapped to the tunnels of Gaza.

"The fact that the phrase is used as a marketing tool for the marathon is very indicative of the way it is treated. In fact, to chant 'never again, until next year' is exactly what Hamas promised: to repeat Oct. 7 over and over again," he said.

Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League, wrote Monday in a post on X that "the billboard at the London Marathon misappropriating 'Never Again' days after Yom HaShoah is painfully thoughtless – in Europe of all places. How was it approved?"

"@ADL is here to help @Nike and it's marketing agencies understand why this is so insensitive," Greenblatt wrote.

Arsen Ostrovsky, a human rights lawyer, CEO of the International Legal Forum, and senior fellow at the Misgav Institute for National Security, echoed Greenblatt's sentiment in a post on X.

"Seriously @Nike? You posted this massive billboard in London for the Marathon," he wrote. "I don't believe for a second there was any ill malice, but please understand the concern with using the words 'Never Again,' what they represent and why this was in poor taste."

The billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman also posted on X: "The idea that @Nike would make light of the Holocaust using Hitler-red imagery in a post-October 7th world is stunning. Heads need to roll. WTF Nike?"

"And yes, I assume that this was unintentional, but it is hard to imagine that there was no one at @Nike, on the marketing team, at their advertising firm, banner manufacture etc. who didn't know or who didn't think to Google the words 'Never again,'" Ackman wrote in a follow-up post.

Newsmax has reached out to Nike for comment.

Connecting the Dots:

Wolf Blitzer was a correspondent for the Jerusalem Post and is an anchor for CNN.

Walter Isaacson was the chairman & CEO for CNN and is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank). 

George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Daniel R. Glickman is director, Congressional Program for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was a senior adviser for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for Nike, Inc. 

Jonathan Greenblatt was a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a director at the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation and is a director & CEO for the Anti-Defamation League.

Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation was a White House office for the Barack Obama administration.

Sonal Shah was a director at the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation and a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank). 

George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Madeleine K. Albright was a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a director at the Center for a New American Security.

Pershing Square Capital Management, LP was a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.

William A. Ackman (Bill) is a managing member for Pershing Square Capital Management, LP and married to Karen Ackman.

Karen Ackman is married to William A. Ackman (Bill) and a director at the Human Rights Watch.

George Soros was a benefactor for the Human Rights Watch and the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Human Rights Watch and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP. 

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for Nike, Inc.

Philip H. Knight is the chairman & co-founder for Nike, Inc. and is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Aspen Institute (think tank)

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Daniel R. Glickman is director, Congressional Program for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was a senior adviser for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for Nike, Inc.

Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.

Wolf Blitzer is an anchor for CNN and was a correspondent for the Jerusalem Post.

Jonathan Greenblatt was a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a director at the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation and is a director & CEO for the Anti-Defamation League.

Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation was a White House office for the Barack Obama administration.

Sonal Shah was a director at the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation and a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank). 

George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Madeleine K. Albright was a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and a director at the Center for a New American Security.

Pershing Square Capital Management, LP was a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.

William A. Ackman (Bill) is a managing member for Pershing Square Capital Management, LP and married to Karen Ackman.

Pershing Square Capital Management, LP was a contributor for the Center for a New American Security.

Madeleine K. Albright was a director at the Center for a New American Security, a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank) and an overseer at the International Rescue Committee.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and the International Rescue Committee.

George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Elie Wiesel was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee and a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.

Michael J. Gerson was a director at the International Rescue Committee and a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.

International Rescue Committee is a partner with the ONE Campaign.

Joshua B. Bolten is a director at the ONE Campaign and a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.

Michelle Obama was an advocate for the ONE Campaign and a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

R. Eden Martin is counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Newton N. Minow is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Sidley Austin LLP is the lobby firm for Israel. 

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Cameron F. Kerry is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, John F. Kerry’s brother and a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank). 

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Thomas R. Pickering is a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was a U.S. ambassador for Israel.

Philip H. Knight is a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the chairman & co-founder for Nike, Inc.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for Nike, Inc.

Daniel R. Glickman was a senior adviser for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and is director, Congressional Program for the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank)

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

James S. Crown is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Lester Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago and was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Jonathan Greenblatt was a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a director at the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation and is a director & CEO for the Anti-Defamation League.

Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation was a White House office for the Barack Obama administration.

Sonal Shah was a director at the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation and a fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank). 

George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Daniel R. Glickman is director, Congressional Program for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was a senior adviser for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for Nike, Inc.

Walter Isaacson is the president & CEO for the Aspen Institute (think tank) and was the chairman & CEO for CNN.

Wolf Blitzer is an anchor for CNN and was a correspondent for the Jerusalem Post.

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