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08.07.14
Stop the Anti-Semitism When Talking Gaza
Criticism of Israel’s actions in Gaza is one thing. But anti-Semitism is quite another. Keep it away. Far, far away.
At
a crowded Muslim-American event I attended Sunday in North Jersey, Rep.
Keith Ellison (D-MN), the first Muslim elected to Congress, spoke about
a range of issues. The audience, many of whom have supported Ellison
since he was first elected in 2006, cheered many of his comments, but
the biggest applause line came when Ellison said: “There’s absolutely no
place for anti-Semitism in discussing Israeli policy.”And that reaction is not atypical in my experience. On Saturday, I attended another large Muslim-American event in Long Island, New York, and that same sentiment was expressed there.
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