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It is hard to believe that Jewish leaders are giving Al Sharpton a pass
because he is “accepting criticism” for the role he played in the Crown
Heights riots (“Sharpton-De Blasio Ties,” Jan. 24). His remarks were made in an attempt to clean up his image
when MSNBC announced the inaugural of his own talk show. 
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When New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman writes about Israel, he tends to irritate loyalists ready to condemn anyone making critical judgments about Israeli policies. In his 1989 book, “From Beirut to Jerusalem,” he mentioned his wife’s father being stopped by a friend who told him, “Your son-in-law Tom Friedman is the most hated man […]

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‘Don’t look up,” my host cautioned. “The guy to our right is one of the troublemakers. Keep walking ahead.” He was talking about the thugs attacking individuals, and institutions, which break from conformity in the poor and tight-knit neighborhood we were walking through. We weren’t in Gaza or Afghanistan. I was on the streets of […]

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