The members of the Muslim community stood in solidarity outside of the Congregation Beth Shalom Synagogue,a week after a deadly attack on a synagogue in Poway, California.
Rather than meriting a scolding, the Anti-Defamation League statement on building an Islamic center and mosque near Ground Zero showed exemplary sensitivity to the concerns of the 9/11 victims and the rights of Muslims, writes author and professor Leonard A. Cole.
A woman who with her husband has contributed large sums to pro-Israel and Jewish groups is the principal funder of a leading foe of the Ground Zero Islamic center.
