The mosque wars: Hamas, Bloomberg, fake Foxman, Sarna

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The fight over the mosque two blocks from Ground Zero is not going away, especially now that President Obama was weighed in:

• Monday’s New York Post cover screams : “Hamas Big Backs Mosque.”
• The New York Times published an August 13 article delving into why New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has been such a passionate defender of the mosque. At least one factor: the memories of his parents buying a house in a neighborhood that was closed to Jews.
• Marc Tracy at Tablet reports that a Twitter prankster is making life difficult for Abe Foxman, after the ADL leader came out against the mosque.
• Jean Marbella of The Baltimore Sun accepts the premise that no mosque belongs at Ground Zero — but rejects the idea that two blocks away in downtown Manhattan constitutes hallowed ground.
• Jonathan Sarna reflects in the Forward on times in American history when synagogues were banned in parts of America.