Abraham Foxman Quotes
We've only recently turned the corner on the Sept. 11 attacks being blamed on Jews and Israelis, as well as almost every other terrorist attack, whether in London, Madrid, Bali or Egypt.
Quotes to Explore
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Jews are not part of a European ruling class imposed on helpless natives, but are caught up in a tragedy in which two peoples are struggling for the same piece of land.
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Moses freed the Jews. Lincoln freed the slaves. I freed the neurotics.
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When I first stepped into literature twenty-five years ago, I wanted to work on behalf of the oppressed, the working masses, and it seemed to me, mistakenly, that I would not find them among the Jews.
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The Jews have never been ashamed of being Jews, whereas homosexuals have been stupid enough to be ashamed of their homosexuality.
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Jews can build in New York, Moscow and Paris, but in our own land, we can't build? That's nuts.
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The Jews are the living embodiment of the minority, the constant reminder of what duties societies owe their minorities, whoever they might be.
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There's also a certain rhythm to the way Jews talk that might be funny.
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In early church polemics, Jews are deemed no longer worthy of their own Scriptures because they have failed to accept Christ as the Messiah.
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No one said anything to my face, but I constantly heard comments denigrating Jews.
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I don't think anyone has been slandered more than the Jews.
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The metaphor of Exodus is one that has dogged the Jews from the outset. Their very success attracts resentment.
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Jews have been living in Jerusalem way before British people were living in London.
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The official Hamas charter calls for the murder of Jews and destruction of the Jewish state.
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I don't know whether Jews can behave like good Christians, but Muslim Arabs certainly cannot.
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I've spent a lot of time in America since Sept. 11, 2001. Being here, I was noticing that the people, who in the '60s used to voice their opinions about their rights, are much different today. People are afraid to voice opposition to the government in a mass way.
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For thousands of years, we Jews have been nourished and sustained by a yearning for our historic land. I, like many others, was raised with a deep conviction that the day would never come when we would have to relinquish parts of the land of our forefathers. I believed and to this day still believe in our people's eternal and historic right to this entire land.
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Like all Jews, I was probably at a Chinese restaurant!
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One lesson of Sept. 11 is that a government that tries to do everything is likely to do most of it badly.
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When people criticize Zionists, they mean Jews. You are talking anti-Semitism.
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She had a penetrating sort of laugh. Rather like a train going into a tunnel.
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The movement in our relationship to God is always from God to us. Always. We can't, through our piety or goodness, move closer to God. God is always coming near to us. Most especially in the Eucharist and in the stranger.
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The hardest part about this business is accepting the back end with the same love that you accepted the front end.
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One should use common words to say uncommon things.
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We've only recently turned the corner on the Sept. 11 attacks being blamed on Jews and Israelis, as well as almost every other terrorist attack, whether in London, Madrid, Bali or Egypt.
