T. Belman.. ADL is wrong to say that Cruz demonized all Muslims. And wrong to say that terrorism is motivated by a “radical interpretation of Islam”. It is motivated by Islam. There is only one interpretation.
Anti-Defamation League condemns Republican presidential candidate who called for patrols of Muslim neighborhoods.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Tuesday condemned Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, after the Texas Senator called for new powers for law enforcement to patrol “Muslim neighborhoods”.
In a statement issued following the Brussels terrorist attacks, Cruz wrote “Our European allies are now seeing what comes of a toxic mix of migrants who have been infiltrated by terrorists and isolated, radical Muslim neighborhoods.”
His spokesperson, Alice Stewart, later clarified that the statement meant there should be a strong presence of law enforcement in neighborhoods with significant Muslim populations.
In response, ADL CEO Jonathan A. Greenblatt said Cruz’s call was “demonizing all Muslims.”
“As we saw in Brussels today, violent terrorism is a legitimate concern for the home front. But demonizing all Muslims is a misguided and counterproductive response to the terrorist threat posed by those motivated by a radical interpretation of Islam. It is an irrational approach that harkens back to the fear and bigotry that led to a dark and tragic chapter in American history – the relocation of more than 100,000 Japanese-Americans to internment camps during the Second World War simply because of their ethnicity,” Greenblatt wrote in a statement.
“The overwhelming majority of Muslims in America are law-abiding people who are as outraged by terrorism and bigotry as Americans of every other faith. Sweeping generalizations about them can serve only to foment discrimination and hate crimes against innocent, devoted Americans. Furthermore, our law enforcement agencies need the cooperation of Muslim communities and community leaders to combat and deter crimes, including violent extremism,” he added.
“Ordering special patrols of Muslim neighborhoods will almost certainly create an adversarial relationship between law enforcement and the communities they have sworn to protect, making those communities more vulnerable, more frightened, and often less willing to help. The approach is contrary to the principles of individual rights, equality, justice, and religious freedom on which this nation was founded,” wrote Greenblatt.
Muslim leaders and organizations are also loudly opposing Cruz’s comments. A spokesperson for the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which is said to have Hamas links, said, “It’s really beyond belief that you have one of the leading presidential candidates calling for law enforcement to target religious communities totally based on the fact that they are of a particular faith.”
babushka Said:
Who you calling an intellectual Giant? What means with Big Feet? what and who might that insect be???? Disappointed in you Babbs you could be clearer and more exact when shooting random ad hominems with verebal buckshot.
babushka Said:
Superficially correct. Since Obama and before him Bush and before him Clinton all have made demands of Israel above and beyond what the Arabs ever demanded formally. With American presidents outdoing and out-demanding their Arab constituents no need for them to be “more Catholic than the popes” America has never been an honest broker but mostly anti Israel…. America has always had an interest in seeing war and strife in the ME… Good for business and has always been that way. American foreign policy is nothing more than extending American economic hegemonic Imperialism.
The current Middle East is different from that of sixty seven years ago. The Arabs bullied a new kid on the block, found him tough, and accepted him—without saying so much. A watershed comment was reported afew years ago in the Jerusalem Post: a senior Kuwaiti adviser said that an Israeli strike on Iran’s nuclear reactor would be preferable to an American one. On the surface, he meant that Israel is Kuwait’s enemy, America is a friend, and Kuwait would be embarrassed if its friend attacked Iran. But the fellow said, “less embarrassing,” implying that an Israeli strike wouldn’t differ from an American qualitatively. His point was that Israel is “one of us,” and so can exert a sort of brotherly admonition on Iran. Russians exhibit a love-hate relationship with America, which parallels the Arab hate-and-admiration attitude toward Israel. So long as Israel acts strongly and avoids pleading for peace, Arabs will respect her and eventually enter into a de facto peace.
What should be done about peace talks with Arabs is simple: nothing. Israel gains nothing from peace treaties with Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and the like. We will not risk substantially reducing the IDF, and Arabs will not start loving us as cousins. Palestinian peace advances should be ignored: if they want a state, let them proclaim it in whatever areas they actually possess. If they continue fighting us, we will fight back as one fights states. If they carp about Jerusalem or the settlement blocs, we will repel that aggressor state. No Palestinian migrant workers in Israel, no trade with Palestine, no services provided to it, just abandon the areas densely settled by Arabs. Don’t object to Palestinian statehood and don’t agree to it, but ignore it. In any negotiations, Israel only gives, but takes nothing. Abandoning all negotiations with Arabs is objectively the most beneficial approach Israel can take.
@ bernard ross:
When I was a girl, still living at home, I use to love when the ADL would call my Father soliciting for funds. My Father would speak to them, using in most dismisses manner and never use a curse word.
Once they wanted my Mother and him to join them in a trip to France. His reply was a lesson for the ages. He disliked the ADL boys intensely. but not as much as ACLU.
bernard ross Said:
You are asking to much of our friend Babs.
babushka Said:
lucky you, able to see that your factual argument was bankrupt and grasping again for a way out..
I repeat: No american pres candidate including sanders will demand more of BB in a final deal than he has already shown he is willing to give, by his actions.
babushka Said:
Excuse me Love, I was lowering my standards to your level so that you would be able to more easy comprehend.
babushka Said:
baloney… the arabs who count… the GCC.. has already endorsed 67 with swaps…. you are just fantasizing now. The fact is there is nothing in fact that Sanders would demand in a final deal that BB is not already demonstrating that he is willing to give by his fastidious maintenance of the JEW FREE zone for euro arab construction only. Try to stick with facts.. it will help you to stay focused on the relevant points.
There is nothing specific that Sanders will want BB to give that BB is not already demonstrating his willingness to give by his current actions. You have come up with nothing specific.
babushka Said:
Your words not mine ,but true none the less.
honeybee says:
Sweetheart,
When accusing someone of being “stupd”, please do not misspell “you’re”…it creates a sense of irony.
I think Ted would prefer that the comments pertain to the issues he has posted, so at least for a little while I will avoid you and bernardross – but only because you both intimidate me intellectually.
It is an intellectual construct based on empirical data, specifically my repeated futile attempts to dissuade you from mindlessly regurgitating cant.
As with Obama and Abbas, the Arabs refine their demands based upon their perception of what America is willing to accept. The more hostility towards Israel they perceive coming from the American president, the more the Arabs demand. You haven’t noticed this phenomenon? An intellectual giant like you? With huge feet? And an insect for a sycophant? I am disappointed in you.
bernard ross Said:
Rush just noted that law-abiding people should welcome enhanced police presence; this exposes the blatant political motive of both the CAIR/Dems and the MSM who are yelping @ Ted.
all of BB’s actions show that he knows what he will keep and what he will give away. I believe that both sides(inc euros and GCC) agree that the street of both is not ready and hence they concoct regular dramas to distract. But if you look carefully you can see what is moving forward and what is not. There is no significant movement of Jewish settlement outside the major blocks and BB facilitates the euro bldg in C. BB clearly defends the status quo on the Mount and incarcerates jews who disagree and Jews who want to settle outside the blocks. I expect we will see more trial balloons on what to give the arabs around Jerusalem. The only movement in area C has been to the pals for their new city.. land has been transferred to them and I would not be surprised if the lands recently transferred to the state that was farmed by Jews will also be transferred to them… like the other recent transfers to rawabi. I expect that the continuing drama will be maintained but with these advances increasing to the pals one by one. Along with that they will get their UN state but this will not change the operational reality. It may allow them then to confederate with Jordan, with Israels agreement which will allow Israel and Jordan to negotiate the arrangements according to the existing treaty. Whatever the format or structure the basic scenarios will be as I outlined. NO american pres will demand more than BB is already doing and giving. He is maintaining the no go areas for Jews in relation to the ultimate plan.
babushka Said:
YOUR BIGFOOT!!!! Should have known it. Bigfoot is describe as large, clumsy, foul smelling, stupd, rude and loud.
I guess that is why I adore you.
Are those leviathans really your feet? That admission verifies this guy’s claims:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufuhPoWgtsM
babushka Said:
at least you were able to arrive at a specific point.
No one, including the GCC and the pals expect the 49 borders and the giving up of the major blocks. How did you arrive at that? Are you expecting Sanders to demand more than the pals and arabs?
they expect those borders to be adjusted for the major blocks with land swaps…. which I beleive BB entertains… but in any case it is a small percentage of real estate haggling. I think BB hopes to reduce the swaps with the influence of his understandings with the GCC.
BB appears to agree with the 49 borders excluding the major blocks but with swaps.
Sanders will not demand that Israel give up her security requirements and will go along with BB plan for the Jordan valley. Israel has already given up gaza and the GCC will see that hamas accepts any plan they endorse… and they have already endorsed the 67 borders with swaps. hence, no one demands more than BB is already doing.
bernard ross Said:
Babs can only insult, any else is to challenging.
babushka Said:
proving my point
Was your ability to reach that conclusion derived from logical deduction or intuitive?
Sanders gave an interview yesterday in which he criticized Israel for bombing Gaza in retaliation for the incessant missile attacks from Hamas. Since he explicitly states that Israel lacks the right to defend itself, it is inconceivable that he would care about defensible boundaries. It is conjecture, but I believe Sanders would demand a return to the 1949 boundaries, which would be consistent with the American Communist Party position and effectively eliminate Israel as a viable state.
babushka Said:
Babs love, you are but a mouse groveling at the feet of an intellectual giant.
babushka Said:
I do doubt that, based on the specific behavior of BB. Perhaps you can be more specific, without ideology, in identifying those specific things that BB would not give up that Sanders would demand he gives up in a deal. here is what I think specifically
1- BB is willing to give up all of a, b and c except for the major settlement blocks. He will keep the IDF in the Jordan valley for a term of 5- 10 years. During that time the outlying settlements will have the choice of leaving voluntarily with good incentives offered or stayin in palestine as residents. The vague area will be whether israel pays for the major blocks with swaps. I dont see bernie demanding more land than that.
2- The muslims will continue to operate the mount
3- Jerusalem will see the arab surrounding villages go to the pa perhaps as part of swaps. An amount of east jerusalem near the mount(land now being bought up by Jordan and GCC) seeking for a symbolic pal capital in east jerusalem or they will designate something like a diplomatic compound with sovereignty to the pals for a capital.
Please tell me what you think bernie will demand from a deal more than this or if you think BB will offer less… based on his actions rather than his words(BB limits settlement in YS to blocks; he maintains the status quo at mount like baal worship)
babushka Said:
Those are all Liberal Feminist females, neither woman or Ladies. Your type, easy and non-discriminating.
As always, your logic is irrefutable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=257UKShVIyI
Alternatively stated, the fix was in.
I am too modest to remind you which Israpundit commenter told you that was the case, so let’s credit JoeBillScott who I assume according to REAL woman must be conjoined female triplets.
babushka Said:
Sugar Babs, it was your ” three finger salute” that finally gave you away. Females do not threaten males with acts which then they no inclination or ability to preform.
My “windmill” was aggressively blocked–as it turned-out–by Ryan; otherwise, those who approached him from the “inside” were totally supportive of enjoining BHO over the Iranian-Nuke Debacle-Pact.
When you aren’t tilting at windmills, Don Quixote, you make a lot of sense.
Regarding “dangerous mohammedean ghettoes,” it should be noted that Steve Emerson continues to be banned from cable-news outlets when he claimed that no-go zones exist in Paris…in France and in Europe.
http://www.investigativeproject.org/5230/brussels-bombing-suspect-tied-to-paris-plotter
Given Sanders is such a reprobate that he supports Hamas, I doubt that you doubt that. Netanyahu is a selfish careerist. Sanders is fascist ideologue. Big difference.
bernard ross Said:
Cruz has consistently argued the view that suddenly is being noted; he contrasted it with the global attack on a religion by Trump, invoking Carter’s country-oriented ban of ’79.
Okay, REAL woman…he’s all yours.
Anyone who believes that she can conclusively determine someone’s gender online deserves such a prize.
Bingo! Academic intelligence is distinct from practical intelligence. I tested well, yet I am such a dumbass that I keep trying to educate you. The excruciatingly long factual drought of our friend misterbernardross has finally ended!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL0Qt7IF8Q4
babushka Said:
and yet I thought that you had reached the same conclusion as myself regarding the safety of Israel: that the problem of Israels safety is caused by the leadership and people of Israel…that each time others are blamed we can see that israelis first pressed the canard.
Why does it matter who the president is when the most right wing PM of Israel:
-has never in his 7 years been able to utter the words that “JEWISH SETTLEMENT IN YS IS LEGAL AND LEGITIMATE”
– facilitates the muslim anti semitism and abuse of Jews
-facilitates the illegal euro building in YS
– incarcerates jewish dissenters and frees muslim terrorists
– puclicly declared to the world the Jews burned babies without sufficient evidence even for an indictment
– organized 3 other leaders to declare to the world that jews burned babies to make sure that Israel would accept his incarceration of Jewish dissenters
– obstructs and stalls the prime legal, moral and historical prime directive to settle Jews in YS
etc etc etc
I doubt that even Sanders would demand more than BB already does.
@ babushka:
Sugar, you and Laura should have both know better. The World can only handle one of me. Just ask yamit82.
Keli-A Said:
I have concluded in life that IQ is not related to accurate and good judgment. Often the seemingly biggest dunce far outshines the high IQ intellectual when it comes to making an accurate analysis and formulating a good solution. The high IQ and accompanying mental prowess often shows a deficiency in the “intuitive” reasoning process which by its nature cannot be apprehended with logic and language. Perhaps this is why the “brilliant and educated” are completely flummoxed by Trump. He solves the equation but does not say how or why he was able to do that. The others can show all the steps of the equation but end up with the wrong answers… for them it is an enigma, a puzzle and when failing to solve it they get frustrated and heatedly excited.
Perhaps this is G_D’s sense of humor to demonstrate the incapacity of the human verbal thought process.
Einstein said that “when the solution is simple G_D is answering”
When I first arrived, Laura said that I am you.
And as previously noted, she is never wrong.
babushka Said:
Darlin, if you were a REAL woman and not just ” nom de plume” you could and yamit82 and Keli-A: all by yoreself.
Yes.
I hit menopause.
Sixty years ago.
The Trump-related insults are sincere because I fear for Israel’s safety.
Most of the others are kidding around.
I cannot handle yamit by myself.
You will have to join the act to help keep him in line.
Or as he would have me write it, “You will have to join the act to help keep Him in line.”
@ babushka:
Who are you Babs? You’re not female?
@ babushka:
@ Keli-A:
Are yawl taking your show to Broadway ?????
Once they have political power they will vote for sharia. They must be kept out and deported.
(NB a comment on a blog)
its nice to see Cruz jump on the Trump platform fingering the muslims.
rubbish… donald says they are not reporting it… I will believe donald over greenblatt greedy moneybags. I wonder how many muslim and saudi donations they get.
the problem is not a “visible” presence but rather the need for intelligence networks and penetration of mosques etc… exactly that which the fool deblasio ended. De blasio will be responsible for muslim murder.
one step closer to one day banning muslims and islam.
at one time they were the bnai brith against the defamation of Jews but they found there was more money in getting rid of the Jew and being paid to promote the islamaphobia canard. Isnt it a fraud to collect money from Jews with the misrepresentation that they protect Jews against defamation? So many Jews in america encountering a massive increase in anti semitism but I rarely hear of ADL suing for them like they used to. Jail is for frauds.
It’s not. It’s a highly rational approach that takes into consideration the fact that children or so-called “moderate Muslims” have often been known to “see the light” and become lethal.
The “dark and tragic chapter in American History” has been blown out of all proportion considering the context of the situation in the US at the time. And these camps weren’t concentration camps by any stretch of the imagination. Nobody was deliberately murdered in these camps.
babushka You now have a propensity for insulting people on a fairly random basis. Has something changed in your life that perhaps we ought to know about?
You have a poetic flair, an aesthetic facility with the English language. You are truly the Ray Bolger of Israpundit.
Interpret that as you will:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nauLgZISozs
No matter how high their IQs may be, Jewish liberals are impervious to reason and run with the herd.
I could while away the hours, conferrin’ with the flowers
Consultin’ with the rain.
And my head I’d be scratchin’ while
my thoughts were busy hatchin’
If I only had a brain.
In its own way, it is awe-inspiring.
An immutable force of nature.
Reliably eternal.
Liberal Jewish stupidity flows like the mighty Mississippi River.
Relentlessly.
Timelessly.
Foxman is gone, but the pungent stench of Foxmanisn still permeates the ADL like stink on a monkey. Greenblatt is an Obama shill, a Jew In Name Only. If he wants to benefit the Jewish People (and he doesn’t), he should immediately convert to Islam. It will be addition through subtraction.
So nice to see that the ADL is eager to defend Muslims because it is an abject failure at defending Jews. I would sooner join CAIR. Like the ADL, they have zero interest in defending Jews, but unlike the ADL at least they are sincere about it. This pseudo Jewish ghetto of Democrat partisans has been morally Absent Without Leave for decades as Jews worldwide have been under full scale violent assault. The organization is worse than worthless – it is counterproductive. Too bad there is not a Nobel Prize for Giving Aid And Comfort To The Enemy. The Anti-Defamation League would be the perennial winner.
In the absence of that, I hereby award the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai Br’ith the coveted Babushka Three Middle Finger Salute, a treasured accolade previously accorded only to Nazis, jihadists, pedophiles, rap “musicians”, and supporters of Donald Trump:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-skVOUZAoFA
Dems who dominate the ADL oppose profiling, no matter how profound the danger; not surprising and, thus, a point for Ted.
Silly liberal loudmouth Jews like Greenblatt never seem to learn.
Whether in a pogrom, a nazi ghetto, a train to a death camp or in Obama’s transformed, previously United States, they always seem to be able to find a suicidal fantasy to use to try to insure that all of us accompany them on their self-defeating and self-destructive journey to oblivion.