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The Defamation League
Posted by Joe Klein Saturday, July 31, 2010 at 8:16 am
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The journey of the (Anti-)Defamation League from beacon of tolerance to slightly potty geyser of toxic foolishness continues apace. Two years ago, Abe Foxman--the ADL's very much over the hill president--accused me of anti-semitism for pointing out the Israel-first tendencies of more than a few neoconservatives, especially when it came to plumping for war with Iran (if you don't believe me, read anything--anything--that the goofy harridan Jennifer Rubin writes about Israel or President Obama over at the Commentary blog). Then, earlier this year, Foxman accused David Petraeus of being anti-Israel for making the indisputable point the the Israeli-Palestinian conflict doesn't make life any easier for US troops fighting in the region. And now Foxman has hit the jackpot, joining the intolerant know-nothings who are seeking to block the establishment of a mosque--actually an Islamic center-- near Ground Zero. The tragedy here is that the Islamic Center is precisely the sort of institution that the Anti-Defamation league traditionally supported:

Oz Sultan, the programming director for the center, said the complex was based on Jewish community centers and Y.M.C.A.'s in Manhattan. It is to have a board composed of Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders and is intended to create a national model of moderate Islam.

“We are looking to build bridges between faiths,” Mr. Sultan said in an interview.

City officials, particularly Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, have forcefully defended the project on the grounds of religious freedom, saying that government has no place dictating where a house of worship is located. The local community board has given overwhelming backing to the project, and the city's landmarks commission is expected to do the same on Tuesday.

“What is great about America, and particularly New York, is we welcome everybody, and if we are so afraid of something like this, what does that say about us?” Mr. Bloomberg asked recently.

During the high-tide of anti-semitism, and then again during the civil-rights movement, and often since, the Anti-Defamation League transcended its Jewish origins to stand as a courageous American voice against prejudice. But now, it's making a mockery of its original mission and, in the process, it has sullied American Judaism's intense tradition of tolerance and inclusion. I miss the old ADL and so does America. Foxman should be fired immediately. (Meanwhile, hooray yet again for Michael Bloomberg.)

http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2010/07/31/the-defamation-league/?xid=rss-topstories

BE SURE TO READ THE "COMMENTS" AFTER THE ARTICLE

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How about that. Written by a Klein even!

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BE SURE TO READ THE "COMMENTS" AFTER THE ARTICLE

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Yeah, some of the responses were good, I liked this one:
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Joe Klein is right about freedom of religion and the free exercise thereof, moderate followers of Islam, Abe Foxman and the ADL.

ADL, and Foxman, have besmirched the ADL legacy. No longer is the ADL a battler against bigotry but an aider and abettor of bigotry.

If Foxman isn't fired, the ADL should go the way of the American Jewish Congress. Close its doors. It's no longer relevant. It will be left with its memories that it forgot and abandoned all on its own.

David Cohen,
Washington DC</blockquote>

I wish there were more guys like David Cohen. Lots of people like to smear Joos (I can be guilty of that too); but it's really Zionists that are the issue, not the everyday guy who puts the interests of the country ahead of Israel's.

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bump for the day crew.

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Foxman tries to explain the decision :

"The issue was wrenching for the Anti-Defamation League, which in the past has spoken out against anti-Islamic sentiment. But its national director, Abraham H. Foxman, said in an interview on Friday that the organization came to the conclusion that the location was offensive to families of victims of Sept. 11, and he suggested that the center's backers should look for a site “a mile away.”

“It's the wrong place,” Mr. Foxman said. “Find another place.”

Asked why the opposition of the families was so pivotal in the decision, Mr. Foxman, a Holocaust survivor, said they were entitled to their emotions.

“Survivors of the Holocaust are entitled to feelings that are irrational,” he said. Referring to the loved ones of Sept. 11 victims, he said, “Their anguish entitles them to positions that others would categorize as irrational or bigoted.”"



wtf? Really? So are the Palestinians entitled to irrational feelings as well? And are the families of the 9/11 victims only entitled to these irrational feelings if they buy into the official story?

What a pos.

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Nice find Book. Maybe everyone that reads the comments will begin to understand the jews don't see America as a Christian nation. They want to overthrow us completely.