Abraham Foxman

Revisiting Anti-Zionism And Anti-Semitism

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 04.11.2012

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Abraham H. Foxman

In the ongoing discussion about when criticism of Israel can be labeled as anti-Semitism, Nathan Sharansky said that it's anti-Semitism when Israel is demonized, when Israel is delegitimized and when a double-standard is used to assess Israeli behavior.

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The Meaning of Muslim Brotherhood Pragmatism

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 04.02.2012

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Abraham H. Foxman

The goal would be to temper the Islamicization of society and to ensure a moderate, balanced set of laws that does not ignore Islam but provides spaces for true democratic norms and protections for free speech and minorities.

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Wannsee at 70: The Lessons of Hatred Endure

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 03.19.2012

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Abraham H. Foxman

As we commemorate the anniversary of the Wannsee Conference, that infamous meeting where the Nazis formally adopted the "Final Solution", let us focus on what was unique about the Holocaust amid the other atrocities of the modern era.

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Keep Religion Out of Politics

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 01.15.2012

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Abraham H. Foxman

All candidates of good faith must swiftly, publicly and definitively reject and repudiate religious-based election appeals.

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Glenn Beck And The Jewish Leadership Vacuum

Dovid Efune | Posted 10.22.2011

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Dovid Efune

What bothers me about Glenn Beck, albeit by no fault of his own, is also what bothers me about many Jewish leaders today: He tends to define the Jewish people through their victimhood.

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How Obama Divided the Jews, and the Result

Dovid Efune | Posted 08.01.2011

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Dovid Efune

For millennia, diversity of opinion has been a Jewish hallmark, as the old adage goes, 'when you have two Jews, you've three opinions.'

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Obama's Peace Plan: A Way Forward, or a Cul-de-Sac?

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 07.24.2011

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Abraham H. Foxman

President Barack Obama's back-to-back speeches on the peace process had much good to build on. Now is the time to start building.

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Jaweed Kaleem

Obama's Middle East Speech: Religious Leaders Respond

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 07.19.2011

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Religious leaders are responding to President Barack Obama's ‬much-anticipated speech on the Middle East, in which the president said that "all fait...

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Abu Mazen: Man of Peace?

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 07.17.2011

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Abraham H. Foxman

Abu Mazen's case for going to the U.N. for support of a Palestinian state because there is no other way is a gross distortion of events, which again raises questions about his intent.

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Southern Baptist Leader Resigns Interfaith Coalition Supporting Mosques

Posted 05.26.2011

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By Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service (RNS) A top leader of the Southern Baptist Convention has resigned from a new interfaith coalition, saying s...

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Reflections on Martin Luther King Day

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Abraham H. Foxman

Our society is not without its flaws today. While polarization and anger continue to plague us, and serious divisions remain in our nation, we can still appreciate why Martin Luther King, Jr. had faith in America

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The Arab Press' Nazification of Israeli Leaders

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Abraham H. Foxman

The use of such Nazi imagery serves a dual purpose: It trivializes the actual events of the Holocaust while labeling Israel's actions against the Palestinians as "Nazi-like."

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Fox News Chief APOLOGIZES For Calling NPR Execs 'Nazis'

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fox News chairman Roger Ailes apologized on Thursday for calling NPR executives "Nazis" -- but he sent his apology to the Anti-Defamation League, not ...

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Fox News Must Fire Glenn Beck for Mocking a Holocaust Survivor

David A. Love | Posted 05.25.2011

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David A. Love

All of us should be concerned about Glenn Beck's verbal assault on George Soros and his mocking of the Holocaust. Yet, this is more than a Jewish issue.

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ADL Chief PRAISED Beck Just Weeks Before Condemning Him

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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The head of the Anti-Defamation League praised Glenn Beck in a letter just weeks before harshly criticizing him for his attacks on George Soros, it em...

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ADL Condemns Beck For 'Offensive,' 'Horrific' Attacks On George Soros

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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UPDATE: Fox News is defending Glenn Beck from the Anti-Defamation League's criticisms of his attacks on George Soros. In a statement given to the New ...

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Dialogue Leads to Breakthrough in Relations Between Jews, LDS

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Abraham H. Foxman

At first blush, one might think that Mormons and Jews have little in common beyond their status as minority faiths in America. But over the past few y...

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Jimmy Carter: Have You No Shame?

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Abraham H. Foxman

By any objective measurement, Mr. Carter has gone back on his public word to the Jewish community not to stigmatize the Jewish state. It is sad.

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The media's slander of Poland: Ignorance, lazy editing, or malicious libel?

Alex Storozynski | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alex Storozynski

The New York-born Chief Rabbi of Poland, Michael Schudrich, says, "Accusing Poles of participation in the Holocaust is a sin." Yet on a regular basis...

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Why Would the ADL Honor Rupert Murdoch?

David A. Love | Posted 05.25.2011

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David A. Love

Why would a prominent civil rights organization supposedly dedicated to fighting bigotry and discrimination present an award to a man whose cable network profits from race-baiting and hatred?

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Prominent Park51 Opponent: Stop Anti-Muslim Bigotry

Adam Chandler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Adam Chandler

With Park51 retreating under a cloud of Tea Party witchcraft and midterm election white noise, Foxman's crucial reaffirmation of the need for tolerance arrives at the exact moment when it is least needed.

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Hiding the Truth at John Jay?

Len Levitt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Len Levitt

The John Jay College of Criminal Justice has become The Forbidden City. The college barred reporters from hearing criminologists detail an inconvenient truth: the NYPD is low-balling crime statistics.

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Exploiting the Mosque Controversy

Abraham H. Foxman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Abraham H. Foxman

The controversy surrounding the proposed Islamic center at Ground Zero is being exploited by some to demonize Muslims and Islam.

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ADL Betrays Mission to Fight Bigotry, Discredits Itself Yet Again

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

Islam is not responsible for 9/11, extremism is. Just like the two planes that crashed into the Twin Towers, Islam was also hijacked and used to justi...

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Fareed Zakaria Returns Award From Jewish Group Over Ground Zero Mosque

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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Update: Zakaria addresses the issue at the top of on his CNN show Sunday. Zakaria says that the man behind the proposed Ground Zero Islamic communi...

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