Not only does Al Sharpton owe the Jewish community an apology for his role in the Crown Heights riots, he still owes an apology to the community at-large, and to the innocent district attorney in Westchester, in particular, for his immoral and illegal role in the Tawana Brawley case (“Sharpton-De Blasio Ties,” Jan. 17).
The writer is former special assistant to the commissioner of the New York State Division of Human Rights.
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