Reply #58: The intemperance of Abe Foxman...

[Violet_Crumble]

I think there have been times when Foxman said things that were a bit intemperate, but I don't even remember what they were!

One was the opposition to the Park 51 community centre (or the ground zero Mosque, as I saw RWers refer to it)

http://www.adl.org/PresRele/CvlRt_32/5820_32.htm

And in 2007 Foxman expressed his opposition to Congress recognising the Armenian genocide. He later went on to say that what happened was 'tantamount to genocide' (not sure how something that was genocide can be described as being tantamount to it) and said he thought Congress passing a resolution about it would hamper what should be something between Turkey and the Armenians. I doubt very much he's expressed that same view about Congress when it comes to the resolutions they pass about the I/P conflict...

I think the ADL would be better served with someone better at the helm. The organisation as a whole does do some good work, though they need to quit it with the political advocacy for Israel and focus on opposing bigotry.