The American Jewish Committee is upset over an award Los Angeles County is giving to a man the group calls a radical Islamist. Maher Hathout, slated to be honored by the Los Angeles County Commission on Oct. 5, is a “radical Islamic leader masquerading as a moderate,” said Sherry Weinman, the president of the AJCommittee’s Los Angeles Chapter.
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