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We may have a breakthrough. For seven years now, a small group of activists has been trying to convince Boston's Jewish leaders that the Roxbury mega-mosque constitutes a danger to our community because it is funded and headed by people and organizations whose goal is to radicalize the Hub's historically moderate Muslim community. As part of this effort, Islamic anti-Semitic, antiChristian, anti-gay and antiwomen teachings stemming from mat mosque - in text and on video (see www.peaceandtolerance.org) - were shown to a specially convened Jewish Community Relations Council OCRC) committee and to several Boston area rabbis.
The evidence is so dear that two weeks ago in the Advocate I risked writing: "Even Boston's progressive rabbis will some day be forced to say publidy that the MAS is a problem."
Well it was nice to see in the same edition of the Advocate that 51 Boston rabbis published a letter, the key quote being: "We are mindful that there are legitimate questions and concerns that need to be addressed regarding funding sources, leadership and positions taken by leaders in Islamic community centers and mosques." (Italics mine.)
Does this constitute a breakthrough? I'm not sure. The rabbis prefaced their "legitimate concerns" with the now obligatory "progressive" meme: that there is a wave of Islamophobia in the land and we Jews, who have been "the Other," must rush to the front lines against this sin of prejudice. It is...