NEW YORK, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Anti-Defamation League
(ADL) today expressed outrage at the Mumbai terrorist attacks that targeted
innocent victims because they were Americans, Britons, Westerners and Jews. In
a statement ADL said that, "this brutal attack once again shows that
terrorists single out Jews, be it in Buenos Aires, Bali, Tel Aviv, and now
Mumbai."
Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director issued the following statement:
We are outraged at these horrific attacks targeting Americans and other
Westerners and Jews. The devastating assault on a number of high visibility
targets known to be frequented by thousands of visitors to Mumbai and
residents of the city is a tragic reminder that the world must stand up
against all terrorism, because in the end no one is safe until terrorism
itself is rejected and combated in all its manifestations.
The Chabad headquarters in Nariman House appears to have been picked by
the terrorists because of its clearly Jewish character, indicating that Rabbi
Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg were murdered simply because they were Jews. The
brutal attack once again shows that terrorists single out Jews, be it in
Buenos Aires, Bali, Tel Aviv, and now Mumbai. We send our condolences to the
family of the Rabbi and his wife and the entire Chabad community.
Not surprisingly, as we saw immediately after the 9/11 attacks, the "big
lie" is being disseminated in an ugly rumor that the Israeli security agency,
Mossad is responsible for the Mumbai attacks. "Our worst fears have come true.
It is clear that Mossad is involved in the whole affair. An entire city has
been attacked by Mossad and probably units of mercenaries," wrote Amaresh
Misra on the blog, Axis of Evil
(http://top-secret-at.blogspot.com/2008/11/mumbai-mossad-angle.html). Since
its appearance the article has been reposted on scores of right-wing and anti-
Israel blogs, forums and Websites.
The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading
organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that
counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry.
