The ADL’s a joke and always has been. They have hypersensitive feelers out for conservative American politicians, but utterly ignore the likes of Sharpton, Wright, Farrakhan and Ahmadenijad. The latter, of course, is understandable, because he’d probably use anything they said to his advantage. But nobody really takes them seriously, except for those conservative American politicians for whom they have these hypersensitive feelers out.
There is a difference between subtly shaded anti-Semitism and Jew-hatred. I have no use for an organization that only pays attention to the first and has no adequate response for the second.
I can’t add anything to the posts, other than to agree that the ADL is a bunch of whiners, just looking to slam Republicans for something, anything.
I will note that the “greedy” Jew sterotype is an old, hateful, sterotype utilized by the likes of Hitler, and the “frugal” Jew stereotype is a flattering, close relative, that utilizes the same basis for the ideas.
It’s easy to cross between the two.
So, while this is a tempest in a teapot, I would encourage others to stay away from these sterotypes, except about the Dutch. Those damn cheap squareheaded pricks would cheat their mother out of her wooden shoes for a tulip bulb.
;-)