I think that it also may be nice to build a synagogue / Temple or Cathedral in Mecca, seeing that there is the Mosque of Omar, and the Mosque of El Aquza in Jerusalem. Seeing that Mohammad ascended to heaven in Jerusalem, and the 9/11 casualties ascended to heaven at Ground Zero.

I visited some of the links and I was actually surprised to see that the front page of the ADL site was focused on anti-Semitic acts in the U.S. And it turns out the ADL takes a very compassionate view of the AZ immigration law (unlike the mosque issue).

Nonetheless, whenever I see Foxman on TV he's defending an Israeli policy. I guess mission creep and will be his legacy at the ADL.

It's a real shame too because there's a real need for the organization the ADL once was. After racist acts against Blacks, Jews suffer more than any other group in the U.S. from hate crimes.

if you have the time, watch this vimeo video. it is the full length version of the movie 'Defamation' which features the ADL and foxman.

http://vimeo.com/videos/search:defamation%3A%20true%20stories/091cadf0

ALSO FROM THE ANNALS OF ÜBER HYPOCRISY: US senators call for UN probe on Myanmar ~ AFP, rawstory.com, 07/30/10

(excerpts) Thirty-two US senators urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday to back the creation of a special UN commission to investigate possible crimes against humanity and war crimes in Myanmar...
...The group, led by Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein and Republican Senator Judd Gregg said a UN Commission was needed to look into "a number of reports" that showed "a consistent pattern" of rights abuses. They cited "the use of child soldiers, the destruction of villages and the displacement of ethnic minorities, the use of rape as a weapon of war, extrajudicial killings, forced relocation, and forced labor."

It is that they believe that the more acceptance there is of Muslims here at home, the less reflexive hatred there will be for Muslims abroad.

To the extent efforts of these organizations resonate with government and media - and to an astonishing extent, they do - our protests that we are not making "war on Islam" will register properly among Muslims as an insulting joke.

AJC Applauds Court Ruling on Arizona Immigration Law

July 28, 2010 – Washington – AJC praised today’s federal court decision blocking key provisions of Arizona’s new immigration law. The controversial measure is slated to go into effect on Thursday.

In her ruling, United States District Court Judge Susan Bolton temporarily blocked a requirement that Arizona police would check the immigration status of detainees they reasonably suspect of being in the country illegally, and also blocked the measure that would make it a crime for immigrants to be in the state illegally.

“We welcome the decision to block the measures that would have encouraged racial profiling, fear of police and further distrust in a community already wary of law enforcement,” said Richard Foltin, AJC’s Director of National and Legislative Affairs. “Ideally, the court will make this action permanent, as well as broaden its order to block enforcement of the Arizona law.”

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent implementation of the new law, S.B.1070. The lawsuit argues that the Arizona law unconstitutionally usurps the federal government’s power to establish and enforce immigration policy.

“Arizona’s law is bad policy, and highlights the urgent need for comprehensive immigration reform at the national level,” said Foltin. “The time is long past due to create a system that effectively responds to our nation’s security and economic concerns, and ensures the humane and fair treatment of immigrants.”

Funny how you don't pay any attention to what the ADL said. Instead you immediately turn this into one more of your anti-Israel, anti-everyone who ever supports Israel rants. In fact the rational presented by the ADL is not unreasonable. There are those for whom this might cause pain. How high you rate that in your judgment depends on who you are. Of course, we can speculate that the ADL is lying about their reasons. But if we do that, why not speculate that someone else, say M.J. Rosenberg, is lying about his reasons as well.

I don't much care if they build the center or not. I don't like the dishonesty about saying this is at Ground Zero and I don't like misusing preservation laws. And so I think this is not a government issue. But to pretend that the center will do nothing but bring joy to everyone is nonsense.

Build the Community Center/Mosque and throw the rabble rousers and demogogues in the trash can before we have open warfare between Jews and Muslims here in America.

I used to work with a young guy (this was in 2002-03) who was really into the ADL. I found this surprising because the ADL is primarily appealing to a different demographic, not the just out of college set. But I guess they have a "youth group" to use a term that shows my age. I think maybe he was active in the ADL because someone in his family was.

In spite of his being in the ADL, he was a steadfast opponent of Bush's wars and read a lot of the same blogs and websites that I did. The weird thing was that he saw no contradiction between the two.

I could never decide whether he was someone not to be trusted, or someone who was genuinely confused.