5/1/08

JTA: ADL Says China is not Nazi Germany

Well, doh, what were the rabbis thinking?

The ADL zaps the China boycott rabbis.
ADL rejects Beijing boycott call

The Anti-Defamation League rejected a call for Jewish tourists to boycott the Beijing Olympics.

The group's statement Thursday came a day after 185 Jewish leaders, mostly clergy representing the major movements, called on Jews not to attend the Olympics. The leaders cited China's role in propping up the Sudan regime while the genocide continues in Sudan's Darfur region, as well as repression in Tibet.

The ADL also said their comparisons with the 1936 Berlin games were inappropriate....

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