Tuesday, February 28, 2006
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
Lori Lowenthal Marcus: A faux controversy - and ironic, too - 'In dozens of recent articles worldwide a Jewish human rights group is being accused of gross insensitivity. The Simon Wiesenthal Center is building a Museum of Tolerance in the center of West Jerusalem, and Muslim leaders are outraged, wailing to all who will listen that the site lies over what was once the ancient and sacred Muslim Mamilla Cemetery. Few journalists question the assertion - and who could resist such a story - the intolerance of a Jewish Museum of Tolerance! The situation contains several ironies, though few have found their way into the news coverage...'
