Jan 14, 2007 but what really makes abe foxman shray cry gevalt is the claim that an israel lobby or a jewish lobby aipac and the a. The book has garnered widespread praise in americas right wing media and harsh scorn on its left. Farewell to foxman, murmurs about oren jewish journal. Adl raps michael oren for stereotyping obama in new essay there were no musings on abandonment at the adl fete it was hard to think of being left alone when. At home, moshe kahlon, the head of the kulanu party, which oren represents in the knesset, publicly apologized for what oren wrote. Watching abraham foxman, outgoing national director of the antidefamation league, wipe the tears off his face in front of an audience of about 1,200 people is an. Some jewish news sites, however, are taking a closer look at orens claims. The presidents outreach to the muslim world, oren said, was a failure rooted in his academic background and earlier ties to. Adls foxman slammed for attack on former ambassador oren. Adl chief abe foxman becomes fulltime obama apologist observer. The representative of the jewish community and staunch defender of human rights, foxman delivers a powerful blow to such ideas as the israel lobby. New book meant to enlist american jews to fight iran deal former envoy to u.
Michael orens antiobama book tour is a bad sign for the. Jun 17, 2015 orens most recent book, ally, won praise from the new york times, which called it illuminating as well as the forward, which said it was an irreplaceable trove of insight. The only abe foxman interview you need to read the forward. Adl joins obamas war on israel washington free beacon. Michael orens ally a profoundly unzionist book books. Portrait of new member of knesset, michael oren, of the kulanu party. The presidents outreach to the muslim world, oren said, was a failure rooted in his academic background and earlier ties to indonesia and the muslim villages of kenya. In his chapter obama 101, oren seeks to understand obama by consulting those who know him and reading his memoir dreams of my father. Far worse, they portrayed oren, a man who served israel with distinction, as mentally inhabiting the same poisonous hinterland as holocaust deniers and 911 truthers. On saturday, the antidefamation leagues abe foxman dismissed some of the claims. President obama came to the white house with a tough view regarding any israeli government, whether right or leftwingand seeking reconciliation with the muslim world and the. Michael bornstein oren is an americanborn israeli historian, author, politician, former ambassador to the united states 200920, and former member of the knesset for the kulanu party and a former deputy minister in the prime ministers office.
Michael oren, the renowned historian, israels former. Adls foxman slammed for attack on former ambassador oren for. May 20, 1955 is an americanborn israeli historian, author, politician, former ambassador to the united states. Oren has claimed obama deliberately damaged usisrael ties. On saturday, the antidefamation leagues abe foxman dismissed some of the claims made by oren in his book and in an article in foreign policy, labeling them conspiracy theories with an element of amateur psychoanalysis. Adl chief abe foxman becomes fulltime obama apologist. Michael orens conspiratorial hasbara is more common than you.
Oren has been a visiting professor at harvard, yale, and georgetown. Michael orens evaluation of the obama administration in his new book. Foxman is the national director of the antidefamation league adl and one. Army who took part in the dday invasion of normandy and in the battle of the bulge in 1944 and participated in. Jun 23, 2015 at foxman farewell, lots of hugs from abe and murmurs about oren adl chiefs retirement occurs in same week as former us envoys release of memoir ally by ron kampeas 23 june 2015, 5. Jun 15, 2015 as former israeli ambassador to the u. He shows how old stereotypes associated with the most virulent forms of bigotry have been resurfacing and taking subtle new. Jewish supremacist story by jeff hooks introduction and commetns by david.
He shows how old stereotypes associated with the most virulent forms of bigotry have been resurfacing and taking subtle new forms. Oren has written books, articles, and essays on middle eastern history, and is the author of the new york times bestselling power, faith and fantasy and six days of. Foxmans party occurred the same week that orens publicists were peddling advance publicity for the june 23 release of his memoir. Issues adl joins obamas war on israel antisemitism org embraces dems under new leadership. Abe foxman, director of the antidefamation league, called on oren to retract. In march 2016, he became head of the center for the study of antisemitism at the museum of jewish heritage in new york city. Adl demands michael oren walk back unjustified attack on obama. Abe foxman, director of the antidefamation league, called on oren to retract his attacks on obama, which, he said, veer into the realm of conspiracy theories. Oren was born michael scott bornstein in upstate new york, the son of marilyn nee goldstein, a marriage and family therapist, and lester milton bornstein, a hospital director. It is simply, to use the adls favorite word, outrageous. Jun 30, 2015 last week, foxman rushed into the fray to defend president obama from michael oren s ally, accusing oren of peddling conspiracy theories, armchair psychoanalysis, and attributing to obama a muslim worldview. Oren was born michael scott bornstein in upstate new york, the son of. Michael orens conspiratorial hasbara is more common than.
Abraham foxman weighed in, describing orens portrait of obama as an. Eli valley lost work at jewish paper for savage cartoons. Jun 24, 2015 the fierce reactions to kulanu mk and former ambassador to the u. The antidefamation leagues abe foxman, meanwhile, has assailed oren for. League head abe foxmanwho shouldnt be taken seriously on.
Apart from explaining why there has been a tendency to find a simpleminded scapegoat for the troubles in american foreign policy after 911 and our travails in iraq, foxman offers a reasoned and systematic critique of what president jimmy carter and professors mearsheimer and walt have written. Michael oren, the highly respected historian and former israeli. Abe foxman says jews are smarter, and richer and value education more than other americans, and any criticism of jews is just jealousy, and obama needs to love us more. My journey across the americanisraeli divide new york. Foxmans party occurred the same week that orens publicists were peddling advance publicity for the june 23 release of his. Oren has written books, articles, and essays on middle eastern history, and is the author of the new york times bestselling power, faith and fantasy and six days of war. Michael oren, israels former ambassador to the us and currently a member of the israeli parliament, is promoting his book ally. At foxman farewell, lots of hugs from abe and murmurs about oren adl chiefs retirement occurs in same week as former us envoys release of memoir ally by ron kampeas. Antidefamation league director abe foxman rightly castigates the. Former israeli ambassador to the united states michael oren says he pressured random house to publish his controversial new book ally now, rather than during book season in september or october, because israel is at a fateful juncture before the deadline of the iran talks and the vote on the french initiative on palestine in the security council. At foxman farewell, lots of hugs from abe and murmurs about oren adl chiefs retirement occurs in same week as former us envoys release of memoir ally by ron kampeas 23 june 2015, 5. Orens most recent book, ally, won praise from the new york times, which called it illuminating as well as the forward, which said it was an irreplaceable trove of insight.
Abraham foxman, national director of the antidefamation league. Adls foxman panics over liberal support for israel breitbart. The zionist organization of america zoa has criticized the antidefamation league adls director, abraham foxman, for his extraordinary attack upon former israeli ambassador to the u. Jun 25, 2015 michael oren and the end of liberal zionism. Michael oren and the end of liberal zionism the nation. Eli valley lost work at jewish paper for savage cartoons of. At abe foxmans farewell, there were the hugs, there were the recollections of the hugs, and there was the sheer diversity of the huggers. Michael oren for mentioning obamas muslim upbringing in an essay about obamas views on the muslim world. In march 2016, he became head of the center for the study of antisemitism at the museum of jewish heritage in new. Eli valley image of abe foxman, from new book, diaspora boy, or books.
Abraham foxman, a jewish supremacist for israel and multiculturalist for america. But this week, abe foxman outdid his earlier persistent and stalwart defense of the president at the expense of israels defenders. Oct 17, 2017 eli valley caricature of michael oren and alan dershowitz, from his new book, diaspora boy, or books. Foxman is the national director of the antidefamation league adl and one of todays preeminent voices against hatred, discrimination, and violence in the united states and worldwide. Jun 22, 2015 issues adl joins obamas war on israel antisemitism org embraces dems under new leadership. Oren was in new york sunday night to launch the pr tour for his book, which he.
The 63yearold foxman, a lawyer, holocaust survivor and jewish community leader who has devoted his professional careerincluding 38 years with the adl, the last 16 of them as national directorto fighting antisemitism, says his book is an effort to raise the alarm about its troubling reemergence and the disturbing new forms it is taking. Abe foxman takes a cultural and political look at the many variations throughout history of the assumptions made about jews and money. Midtown manhattan office, surrounded by boxes of books and photographs he is packing. He is the author of jews and money, the deadliest lies, and never again. Eli valley image of abe foxman, from new book, diaspora boy, or. Michael oren noted monday, and as he argues in a new book, obama is to blame for the decline in relationsnot israel. Set in belgiums ardennes forest, the site of a brutal, lastditch assault by the nazis in december 1944, reunion reunites the surviving members of the 3rd infantry battalion for one last chance to relive their youth, bury some old ghosts, and try to find answers to the mystery that has.
Oren has written books, articles, and essays on middle eastern history, and is. Whats most disturbing is foxmans depiction of something he doesnt agree with as a conspiracy. Foxman kicked and made up with barnes and noble chief executive leonard riggio over a book of european stories that barnes and noble had publishedthe a. The new york post and politico have both published uncritical synopses of the book and orens promotional opeds, hyping some of orens more vitriolic accusations with no attempt to verify them. At foxman farewell, lots of hugs from abe and murmurs. But what really makes abe foxman shray cry gevalt is the claim that an israel lobby or a jewish lobby aipac and the a. At abe foxman s farewell, there were the hugs, there were the recollections of the hugs, and there was the sheer diversity of the huggers. From carter to mearsheimer, he addresses the public figures who make these beliefs appear credible. Michael orens antiobama book tour is a bad sign for the us. Abraham henry foxman born may 1, 1940 is an american lawyer and activist. Outgoing antidefamation league chief abe foxman has reportedly panicked over what he calls declining u.
It also simply doesnt add much to the conversation. Oren has been writing articles and doing interviews to promote his new book, ally. And the fallout continues from former israeli ambassador to the u. Jun 29, 2015 but this week, abe foxman outdid his earlier persistent and stalwart defense of the president at the expense of israels defenders.
And abe foxman, then director of the antidefamation league, called on oren to retract his attacks on obama, which, he said, veer into the realm of conspiracy theories. Jul 12, 2015 watching abraham foxman, outgoing national director of the antidefamation league, wipe the tears off his face in front of an audience of about 1,200 people is an experience that one is not likely. Eli valley caricature of michael oren and alan dershowitz, from his new book, diaspora boy, or books. Abe likes to hug, and he hugged everyone who came out. My journey across the americanisraeli divide, michael orens memoir of his term as israels. Adl raps michael oren for stereotyping obama in new essay there were no musings on abandonment at the adl fete it was hard to think of being left alone when foxmans hugs kept surfacing. He recently assailed michael oren, the former israeli ambassador to. Oren has been writing articles and doing interviews to promote his new book.
The fierce reactions to kulanu mk and former ambassador to the u. Audience flees to basement of 92nd street y just as oren. Oren for insensitivity to barack obama adls foxman slams amb. He was national director of the antidefamation league from 1987 to 2015, and is currently the leagues national director emeritus.