Ground Zero victory mosque imam refuses to condemn Hamas terror attack
Michael Goldfarb describes his efforts to obtain a condemnation of Tuesday night's terror attack - in which four Israelis were murdered - from Ground Zero victory mosque imam Feisal Abdul Rauf:So I asked the folks at Park51 – “I know @park51 is loathe to call Hamas a terrorist group....but as a gesture, maybe now would be a good time to say something?”If this is a 'moderate Muslim,' what does a 'militant' look like?
The group’s response:
"@thegoldfarb We have condemned terrorism and will continue to do so. We are an apolitical community center. Please allow us that respect."
You’ll note that they have not, and apparently will not, condemn this attack. And no one should allow them the respect of hiding behind a claim to be “apolitical.” At this point, this mosque is entirely a political statement, and a political provocation. All its staff does is engage in political incitement – there is no swimming pool or basketball court or interfaith dialogue, just a snarky, inappropriate, hyper-partisan Twitter feed. And a blanket refusal to condemn acts of terrorism against Israeli Jews.
Update: The Ground Zero mosque supporters seem to have responded, and seem again to be unwilling or unable to condemn the murder of a pregnant Israeli woman and other innocent Jews. Via Twitter: "We have and repeatedly condemn acts of terrorism. We are a Community Center. Please do not ask us to get involved in international affairs."
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 4:27 PM
1 Comments:
They don't want to get involved with international affairs, but are travelling internationally funded by the US State Department! WHAT?!?
The bottom line is that they reject terrorism, which they define as anything the US military, police, border patrol, etc. do. Thay don't condemn the attack near Hebron because they don't consider it terrorism. We already know this... it just needs a wider distribution, like Rush Limbaugh or someone like that to do an extended series on "definitions of terrorism: who do you want at ground zero".
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