Desecrating Hala Maksoud’s Memory
I really began to embrace my Arab identity during the formative years of my life, while a student at the University of Michigan. This was a turbulent time for Arab-Americans after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, yet the community persevered (and continues to do so). Much of the credit goes to Dr. Hala Maksoud who, as the President of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, was able to mobilize, empower, and unite the community more than any one before – or after. It was around this time, under the leadership and inspiration of Dr. Maksoud, that I became an active participant in Arab-American advocacy. In 2002, the entire community suffered a tremendous loss with her passing. Arguably, the community – today rife with divisions – has yet to rebound. It is an understatement to say that Dr. Maksoud is greatly missed.
In her memory, the Hala Salaam Maksoud Foundation for Arab-American Leadership was created to train a new generation of Arab-American leaders. Specifically, the Foundation sponsors 5-day seminars that bring together young Arab-Americans for leadership training. The seminars are organized by Hussein Ibish of the American Task Force on Palestine. Below is a review of the seminar by an attendee. I will not comment on this account, other than to say two things. First, many past attendees of this program have openly complained that the 5-day seminar is a waste of an otherwise excellent idea and opportunity. Specifically, attendees have complained that it is nothing more than a self-created opportunity for Hussein Ibish to dictate belligerently and endlessly, giving little to no opportunity for participants to chime in. “We weren’t taught to lead, we were taught to follow Ibish’s agenda,” says one former attendee. My comment, there’s no surprise here. Anybody who has seen Ibish publicly speak is aware of his inability to know when to shut up… I think even Ibish will admit this. Second, there is no excuse for Ibish’s gay-bashing. What a shameful desecration of Dr. Maksoud’s memory.
Foundation for Arab-American Leadership:
Earlier this year, I attended the Hala Salaam Maksoud Foundation for Arab-American Leadership. The leadership training, led by American Task Force on Palestine’s (ATFP) Hussein Ibish, promises to “identify, educate and motivate outstanding young individuals who demonstrate the promise of becoming tomorrow’s Arab-American leaders.” Those who attended the leadership training were a promising group of Arab-Americans who hope to have a positive impact on the future of the community. Unfortunately, I never got the chance to actually hear what this promising group had to say – about anything. Throughout the training, “discussion” was dominated by Ibish, with little room for participants to actually voice their ideas, concerns and thoughts about the Arab-American community.
I felt as though we were being told what to think and what to say – namely, what ATFP and Ibish have to think and say concerning Arab-American issues and current events in the Arab world. I was being trained to be a follower – to have no independent thought, no independent solutions, and certainly no independent voice of my own. These compromise the opposite of what many of us define as a “leader.”
On Palestine…
The reading packet was mailed to each participant a week or so before the training and contained chapters on all the major issues of relevance to the Arab-American Community. Palestine, Iraq, War on Terror, Arab-American Civil Rights, and so on. I immediately flipped to the section on Palestine since being an activist for Palestine served as my pathway and first connection to the Arab-American activist community. Almost all the materials in the reading packet provided in the chapter on Palestine were ATFP material – with, thankfully, an excerpt from Edward Said’s “The Question of Palestine.” This was especially troubling for me – why not include many great writers like Amira Hass, Joseph Massad, writers from Electronic Intifada, Uri Avnery, Bill and Kathleen Christenson and Jonathan Cook?
All of these writers come from various religious, ethnic and educational backgrounds but have one common goal – to open up debate about Zionism in the United States. To include only ATFP material along with Edward Said is to silence and exclude many other important voices and views in the Palestinian-Israeli discourse.During the Training…
The Foundation’s website promises that the training will drive leaders “to inspire positive change in the Arab-American community.” Ibish proceeded to do the complete opposite when he referred to and commented on the sexual orientation of a well-known professor who does extensive research and writing on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. What does someone’s sexual orientation have to do with his or her ability to constructively add to Palestinian-Israeli discourse? He also mentioned many other prominent members, institutions and organizations in the Arab-American community by name and proceeded to bad-mouth them and what they do.
If the training is meant to teach participants to be able to positively represent the community in public, trash-talking, putting other organizations down, and commenting on others’ sexuality is definitely not the way to do it! Not only is this unprofessional and inappropriate, but comments such as calling someone a “flaming homosexual” is a terrible way of exemplifying how to represent that Arab-American community. Inappropriate comments and attacks on other members of the community may also make participants hold back from speaking out. As an activist not only for issues of importance to the Arab-American community but also for Gender issues – this definitely kept me from wanting to participate in the training and, I thought, only added to some of the negative images that the issues the Arab-American community has to constantly fight – like misogyny and extremism.The leadership training also promises to train leaders to be “committed to protecting the civil and political rights of Arab Americans”. By the sound of Mr. Ibish’s comments, it seems as though these rights are not protected, respected or advocated for if they happen to be a “flaming homosexual.” As a leader of a training, you should be promoting open communication, unification and outlining common goals for the future leaders of the community.
Being Taught To Follow…
A perfect example of being taught to follow was the “discussion” on advocating for Palestine. It was not a discussion at all, but a lecture by Ibish basically outlining the agenda of the ATFP – an organization that does not enjoy the unanimous support of the Arab-American/Palestinian-American community. The first indication of this was that almost all of the materials in the reading packet provided in the chapter on Palestine were ATFP material. Since this conflict is central to Arab-American activism, discussion should have included what others in the group thought where appropriate and effective ways to advocate for Palestine.
I do not advocate for a Two-State Solution nor agree with the way ATFP is willing to negotiate the Right of Return for Palestinian refugees. After some of the comments Hussein made about other members of the community, I certaintely did not feel comfortable speaking up or sharing my views. There was no discussion on Zionism itself – which should be the root of any discussion about advocating for Palestine – whatever solution one chooses to advocate for. It is obvious that following in the footsteps of previous “leaders” in the Arab-American community is not working for the Palestinian cause here in the United States – so why are we being taught that these are the only things we should be advocating for? It was frustrating not being able to voice my opinion abou
t what the different organizations were doing on behalf of Palestine, and even more frustrating not to be able to discuss with others in the group about what they think. Leadership is not dictating to others what they should think or feel about Palestine or any other topic.I think the idea of an Arab-American leadership training is extremely valuable and definitely a need in the community. We need to empower and promote the next generation of Arab-American activists and leaders by encouraging their freethinking, imagination and passion for all the issues that are important to them. This is not done by putting others in the community down, commenting on their personal lives and sexual orientations or by attempting to silence the diverse views and ideas the community has. I have to look no further than my friends to see the next leaders of the Arab-American community – the doctors, lawyers, hip-hop artists, poets, performers, photographers, film-makers, writers, those planning the next big conference on Palestinian rights and those attending the best schools in the world and educating themselves– they are all representing themselves and the Arab-American community in the best way possible!
Not at all, because the accusation is actually credible. The accuser provides a good amount of detail regarding the program, so we know it’s not just made up. Also, Hussein did respond to the accusation by encouraging his friends to write comments here. He just wont deny it.
I think when someone won’t give their name, that’s weird. What do they have to hide? Why should I listen to what they say when they won’t say their own name?
maybe we wont give our names because hussein is nuts and will harass us for breaking his confidentiality or talk shit about us (probably at his next seminar).
OMG, is that the best you can do???? Give me a break! Totally bogus.
Maybe we won’t give up our names because we’re afraid of being outted as gay sympathizers, or possibly even gay. Ok? So shut up.
Loooooool…thats so stupid! You are scared he will call you gay! LOL!!!!! You totally need help.
Given how homophobic the Arab-American community is, would it surprise you?
OMG!!!!! Is this about Fadi wanting to date Ibish???? LOOOOOLLLLLLLL!!!!!
Here we go again with the gay jokes.
Is this the sort of gay-baiting and gay-bashing that was going on in Ibish’s seminar?
Probably. After reading the post and all the comments, all I can say is how sad. Ibish has disgraced us all.
I think if you say something as dumb as I am not saying my name because i am scared some other idiot will call me gay you have to expect that people are going to bust out laughing at you. Kabobfest is finally funny!
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wow, so many comments.
Did anyone see Ibish on Colbert report? He sure did lose a lot of weight. I’ve heard stories of him bragging about his sexual exploits and always wondered what kind of girls he was getting
Eff you Fayyad, and your whole number/multiples of ten fetishizations. I wanted to be #100.
Waah.
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Waddya mean girls? Ibish is obviously GAY!!! You idiots!
He’s not gay. He got his shit stapled. The only times he’s had sex is when he’s paid for it.
That’s bullshit! Ibish is definitely gay. Your information sucks. All ADC insiders are well aware of it. Don’t try to talk about things you know nothing about. Ibish is definitely, definitely gay.
I think Ibish is an incredibly hypocritical person who works for a disgusting outfit, ATFP, that works against our community. I think the reports of his gay-bashing in the Hala sessions are totally credible. But I also find this baiting of Ibish totally offensive and wrong. Let’s have one standard people. Ibish may make it his business to attack people in the community or speculate about their private business in a totally inappropriate public setting. Doesn’t mean we have to follow his example.
No way! This isn’t baiting, these are facts. I mean, there is nothing wrong with being gay like Hussein. And we don’t see Ibish denying this. If it isn’t true, then why doesn’t he deny it? Look, face the facts, Ibish is gay and that’s that.
very smart, hussein. but posting these silly comments about yourself does not get you out of your failure to acknowledge serious and credible allegations about your behavior or to apologize to the people you offended.
You kabob-brained fools think everyone is Ibish. Last time, he was supposed to be pretending to be someone called Omar or something. Now, he’s baiting himself. You must see Ibish under your beds and behind every tree!
Yeah… I don’t think he’d fit under any bed or behind a tree so he’s just not that hard to spot.
Ibish, get a life.
First Will came out, and now Fadi?
Who’s next?
(not that there’s anything wrong with that….)
A few years ago, I was giving Ibish a ride to the airport, when he tells me that he just decided he wants to “fuck a hijabi” girl while she’s wearing her hijab. I’d just met the guy. He can deny all he wants, anybody that’s met him knows the truth. He’s an embarrassment to Arabs.
Hussein Ibish: U.S. Arabs’ Firebrand
by Daniel Pipes
New York Post
March 25, 2002
He sports the modest title of communications director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, a lobby group, but Hussein Ibish is a fast-rising star who appears frequently on top-rated television talk shows, in leading newspapers, at think tanks and in the corridors of power.
Ibish has been appearing with increasing frequency in places like the Los Angeles Times and on The O’Reilly Factor, Nightline, BBC, The Early Show with Bryant Gumble, CNN, MSNBC, All Things Considered, The Evening News with Dan Rather and The Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. He’s appeared at the Woodrow Wilson Center, and his group is often at the White House.
Indeed, few people with views as extremist as his have been given as much recognization.
Unlike most of today’s prominent Muslim spokesmen, the 38-year-old Ibish does not advocate militant Islam. Instead, he pushes a set of far left-wing views. These start, not surprisingly, with a deep antagonism to the U.S. government. An immigrant from Lebanon, he believes Washington has imperial ambitions in the Middle East. To achieve these, he says, Washington relies extensively on terrorism.
First, it has stiched together a system of puppet rulers who “terrorize the region.” Second, it “has the ability to murder and rampage at will” and sometimes does just that – as during its “terrorist” 1986 air strike against Libya.
It gets worse. Ibish has described former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright as “vermin.” He has compared comments by Colin Powell about Iraqi civilian deaths during the 1991 war to those by Timothy McVeigh about the children he murdered in Oklahoma City. He may be tough on American diplomats, but for the second-worst mass murderer of the 20th-century, China’s Mao Zedong, Ibish shows a touching affection (“The achievements of Mao can hardly be overstated.”)
Ibish apologizes for many groups the U.S. government deems terrorist, starting with Osama bin Laden. “I’m skeptical,” was his reaction after a federal grand jury indicted bin Laden for bombing two U.S. embassies in East Africa. Ibish dismisses bin Laden as a blowhard who gives “blood-curdling interviews,” a guy who “lives in a cave in Afghanistan” and someone seen by Arabs as “a crank and a dangerous fanatic.”
The list of apologetics goes on. President Bush calls Hamas “one of the deadliest terrorist organizations in the world today” but our lobbyist friend touts its accomplishments “running hospitals and schools and orphanages.”
Ibish’s words prompt other comments, too:
* He plays with facts – at will doubling U.S. governmental aid to Israel or tripling the number of Iraqis killed by the sanctions regime. One exasperated columnist characterizes his writings as “systematic deceit.”
* Anyone he dislikes is liable to be compared to Nazis. Officers of the Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission are “stormtroopers.” A mild newspaper article about Islam is “genocidal” and “reminiscent of the most bizarre passages of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf.” U.S. sanctions on Iraq are “genocidal.”
* He bandies about accusations of espionage for Israel. American journalists he disagrees with are “transparently operating in concert and at the direction of the Israeli government.” The Anti-Defamation League is an arm of Israeli intelligence.
* As co-editor, Ibish turned the Graduate Voice at the University of Massachusetts into what one writer calls “such an anti-Semitic rag” that the university chancellor had to establish an anti-Semitism task force to respond to his activities.
* In a bizarre twist, Ibish takes pride in his own immoral lifestyle, advocating “redemption through intoxication.” He contends that “Those of us who smoke, drink, speak freely and have unauthorized sex occupy both the intellectually sound position and the moral high ground” compared to the “neo-puritans” who frown on such activities.
* In 1997, while a teaching assistant at the University of Massachusetts, he railed against a university regulation prohibiting sex between employees (like himself) and students, calling this an “all-out assault on f-ing.” He especially decried the impact this would have on homosexuals, furious at the exposure this could bring if “you are gay and don’t feel comfortable in announcing that fact to a homophobic world.”
Anti-American, anti-Semitic, inaccurate and immoral; Hussein Ibish makes for a peculiar choice to serve as the public face of Arab-Americans.
More broadly, the media, think tanks and politicians should consider Ibish’s record and close their doors to someone so far removed from the mainstream of the American debate.
thanks for sharing ibish
I disagree with this negative post about both Hussein and the Hala Maksoud Foundation.
I attended the seminar a couple years ago and had such a positive experience. I learned so much from Hussein and the other participants. During our seminar we had many open discussions and the participants were from different careers, different parts of the country and had many different experiences.
Though I have never before visited this blog, I feel the need to add my voice to this thread. I have no doubt that all of us are deeply, deeply pained by the continuing carnage and injustice taking place in Palestine, so I am not here to impugn anyone’s motives. But I am very concerned by some of the attitudes on display in this discussion. I truly feel that as long as our community is incapable of basic fairness and the capacity to engage others with different viewpoints in a responsible manner with the very minimum level of respect that all of us deserve, than our community will always be in the pitiful position it is today. How can we advocate for the dignity of Palestinians if we can not respect the dignity of members of our own community?
Hussein Ibish has in no way put me up to this response, in fact, he does not want me to respond. But I am overriding his wishes out of my sheer disgust at the inaccuracy and unfairness of so many of these comments. Let me say just a few things about Hussein’s character. First of all, this is a man of the highest integrity, a true public servant. Given his level of education and skills, he could frankly be making a lot more money than he is making, but has chosen instead to dedicate himself to non-profit work out of his deeply-held convictions about the Palestinian issue and issues of justice more broadly. I understand that many of us disagree with his (and many others’) fundamentally-pragmatic outlook toward politics. But it must be known that his service, and that of many others he works with, is based in a burning desire to bring an end to this conflict. I happen to agree that his approach – engaging the system responsibly, tireless hard work and tenacity, political pragmatism, taking the long view of the issue, respecting the claims and desires of all parties — is the best way to actually end this conflict. But this is another discussion. The point, here, is: try to be a little more deep and a little more fair and accurate before you thoroughly trash perfectly good people who are at the very least honest and consistent about their approach to politics.
Let me finally say that as someone who has known Hussein very well for seven years that he is one of the least likely people in the world to discriminate against or insult anyone based on their sexual orientation. Though he is not himself gay, this is a seriously gay-friendly individual. I know from many private conversations that one of the reasons he is so distrustful of Hamas is precisely because of their rank homophobia and sexism. It seems to me that all of us should take a closer look at that contradiction. I would also like to say that these disgusting references to his personal relationships and to his health represent the height – or I should say, low – of filthy, unfair character assassination which could only be slung by small-minded, petty and mean people. No system of adab, be it that in our Arabic heritage, or Islam, or Christianity, or secularism, or common human decency, would allow for that kind of language or sentiment to be in any way operative, relevant or acceptable in any serious discussion of any political issue. You should really be ashamed of yourself for being so immature, irresponsible and unfair.
Remember that we are all human, and we will disagree with each other on political issues. But we will never progress as long as this mud-slinging vitriol fit only for a sandbox characterizes the manner in which we disagree.
I would also like to post below just three pieces of feedback from the workshop in question. You can read the rest on the website:
http://www.halafoundation.org/testimonials.php
Sarah Eltantawi
Like its namesake, the Hala Salaam Maksoud Leadership Training Program is innovative, progressive, and inspiring. The major issues facing Arab-Americans are tackled in-depth in a comfortable and stimulating environment comprised of accomplished co-participants, impressive guest speakers, and Hussein Ibish, a remarkably powerful and distinguished voice in Arab-American advocacy. It’s well worth shuffling your schedule around to get the week off. If you’re serious about working for the Arab-American community, and joining a growing network of forward-thinking people committed to progress for Arabs, apply for this program.
Fareed Fareed, MD, Columbia University Medical Center
This was by far the most effective leadership training I have ever received. It was absolutely worth juggling my schedule and sacrificing my precious few days off because the skills and network I developed there will last a lifetime. This is a genius endeavor – it is groundbreaking, cutting edge, and brilliant, much like its namesake.
Maysoon Zayid, comedian and actress
It is by far the best training of its kind that I have ever received. I don’t think it is an exaggeration to say that, if offered widely, this project could have a significant impact on the quality of Arab American activism in this country. The seminar’s underlying rational and methodic approach is badly needed to rehabilitate the often emotional and loosely argued case of Arab Americans.
Ammar Askari, Ph.D., President, ADC Wisconsin; community education administrator, Marshall and Ilsley Bank
Nice one, Hussein. Good move to try to position yourself as a matter, as if selling out the Palestinian cause were in fact some great sacrifice for the greater good. Why don’t you go off and make all that money then? You’d be doing yourself and everyone else a favor. Whoever wrote this latest testimonial (unless it is once again Hussein himself) was not in the room when he made his disgusting comments and character assassination against others in the community. And spin it any way you want, ATFP sold out the Palestinians a long time ago. Just hope it was worth it guys. People got fed up of all ATFP’s dirty tricks, character assassination, impugning others and its not surprising they are getting a dose back.
that should have read “martyr” not “matter.” Ibish is no shaheed for the cause, that’s for sure.
I signed my name, it is Sarah Eltantawi. I am not Hussein Ibish, and neither are the other people who signed their names.
Sarah, it’s nice to know that he didn’t bash homosexuals at your session. Unfortunately, we cannot say that about every session. It’s nice to know that he sometimes carries himself like an adult. Unfortunately, many other times he is a gay-basher and a sexist.
What a pathetic excuse for a critique! As a very satisfied graduate of the Hala Maksoud Foundation training (basic and advanced levels) who enjoyed the open debate in my seminars, I have to say I am just disgusted with this crap. In my experience, this kind of “let’s take each other down” approach to “community self-critique” (?) is the biggest thing holding back the Arab-American community from making progress.
Hello? The person who writes is bashing an important leader in the Arab-American community. Hussein Ibish has his flaws like anyone else (yes, he’s blunt but certainly not a homophobe), but he has done more to promote Arab rights and a reasonable U.S. approach to Israel-Palestine peacemaking and Iraq than practically anyone. And he has done so more effectively. And then this anonymous attacker has the cojones to complain that Ibish is bashing people in the community! Take a look in the mirror and do something constructive to advance the community. This was not it.
Katherine Metres
Former Executive Director
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee/New York
“And then this anonymous attacker has the cojones to complain that Ibish is bashing people in the community!”
Ibish is the KING of bashing others in the community; he’s themed entire op-eds to it! That’s why people care less and less about him every day. And ok, sorry, next time we wont complain when Ibish outs others in the community as “flaming homosexuals.” We’ll just be complacent and let him continue doing so, because he was able to get a few of his friends to come on here and write irrelevant shit about how great they think he is. Since he cares so much about this, why doesn’t he deny? We all know what he did, it’s pathetic for you to suggest we ignore it because you think he’s important.
Excuse me who put you in charge of Dr. Maksoud’s memory? I personally am offended that you’d abuse her name to denegrate something she herself dreamt of and believed in. Allah yir 7am ha.
Blogs are considered stupid by many and not worth commenting on and although some are very stupid unfortunately people tend to believe what they read sooooo here’s my 2 cents.
I learned invaluable information and techniques at the Hala training and made extremely useful connections w both speakers and trainees. There is not a single interview I’ve done that I have not called on something I learned there. Or called on my teacher/speakers for advice on. They have always been available to me.
Also no one puts me up to anything (such as wasting my lovely Sun easter morning commenting on this devisive, hyperbolic anonymous fools post). I am doing this because I believe in and sincerely love this project.
Hussein is a great teacher sincerely. Not necessarily the easiest personality but an encyclopedia of knowledge and experience. Hey I’ve read alot of things I’ve supposedly said twisted and taken out of context too. So don’t believe everything you read…except this Falafel is not Israeli and the Hala training is extremely important project that deserves to thrive. It isn’t perfect but I felt comfortable openly disagreeing with certain theories and that is whats beautiful about it. You get A-A’s from all walks of life openly and rationally discussing huge idealogical differences without fear of having to edit ourselves. Its far more worth my time or anyone interested in leadership and pan arab unity on human rights issues than reading this slanderous devisive one sided drivvle typed by my pal anonymous and his court appt attorney fadi.
Salam,
Maysoon Zayid
PS And if you still don’t believe I’m being sincere you will see i listed the training in my bio on our website for years.
PPS If you kabobfester want I’d be less silly write not based on hearsay but on actual attendence
Here are the facts so far. Fadi got a report of Ibish’s unacceptable behavior in a session. Fadi, a smart guy, a respected activist and a lawyer who knows the libel laws, checked it out with a number of people who were there and they confirmed it. No one who was at the session has denied it, although many people have said they were at other sessions where Ibish did not trash and bash people. Fair enough. In any setting when people feel harassed, threatened, vilified because of their sexuality they are not forced to reveal their identity publicly. But we do not just dismiss their concerns as “hearsay.” Is every person who is sexually harassed supposed to come out in public? And yes, if Ibish did what he is accused of doing, it is sexual harassment because it created a threatening and intimidating environment for the man or woman who reported it, and as an added bonus potentially harmed the reputation of whoever Ibish thought he was “outing.” It’s amazing to me that a small clique of Ibish loyalists are not willing to take this seriously and are instead joining the attack on the person who made the accusation. I mean since Hussein is the Executive Director of the Hala foundation, there is really is no possibility of due process within that organization, so its not like the person had an alternative route to seek redress. So they did the next best thing, which was go to a respected person like Fadi. That’s good enough for me. Also, Hussein is a self-proclaimed public figure and as such he knows he can expect a certain level of public scrutiny of his behavior. Remember what is alleged was not private behavior, but something he is alleged to have done in a training. Hussein should be heard. Perhaps he should do the adult thing and apologize privately to those who were in the room, and we can move on. All the testimonials won’t get him out of responding responsibly and taking responsibility.
Maysoon, gay-bashing in Maksoud’s name IS a desecration of her memory. For you to suggest otherwise is sickening.
Maysoon, gay-bashing in Maksoud’s name IS a desecration of her memory. For you to suggest otherwise is sickening.
Arghh more wasting time. Yes dear dirawi gay bashing is foul and wrong but I WITNESSED NO GAY BASHING not in my presence, nor on the Today, show or on Colbert or in the papers, or anywhere but kabobfest.
This article has done far more desecrating than anything else. i’m done if you have any other comments you can email me at zeitoonah@yahoo.com or on facebook which i check more often.
Silly devisive hearsay. A woman I knew and adored is no longer with us and her dream is being spit on because people have a personal beef with each other. This is why we have no country
sad and disgusted
mz
ps grow up kids bleeeease we need you to do good rather than harm cause you all seem pretty passionate and the community needs that.
I was there, I witnessed the gay-bashing. I’m sorry Maysoon, but this is not hearsay, I was actually there, you were not. If you think it’s wrong to stand up against this sort’ve stuff, then that’s a reflection of precisely what’s wrong in our community.
Hi,
Hussein Ibish went over the top last week with this underhanded commentary on my article in which he omitted my name. In the headline he congratulates ATFP for standing up against “anti-Semitism”
http://www.americantaskforce.org/in_media/in_print/2009/04/20/1240200000
Note, while accusing Khaleej Times of publishing anti-Semitic “hate”, he also does not even provide a link to my article, which if you read it, is a well-substantiated opinion piece free of emotion.
I embedded the link to my article in my name here.
Ibish’s unethical statement fits in with his work with the ADC and ADL promoting the hate crimes legislation, which will increase police powers to prosecute and investigate “hate.”
His very dangerous anti-Constitution lobbying efforts seem to be aimed more at limiting discussion of Zionist criminality than of slander sgainst Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood, which he openly engages in. Oddly, the law he is pushing would also make it illegal for a religious institution to teach that homosexuality is a sin.
Karin Friedemann
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