Abe Foxman, Step Away From the Election

Elections 2012

Raphael Magarik argues that Abe Foxman can't have it both ways: the ADL shouldn't back Romney's "culture" remarks and then claim to fight bigotry.

Published Jul. 31 2012 1:30PM EDT

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I wasn’t surprised that Abraham Foxman, head of the Anti-Defamation League, got involved in Romney’s overseas campaign. Romney, after all, is visiting Poland at the behest of anti-communist leader Lech Walesa, who won Poland’s presidency in 1990 in part by calling

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Abe Foxman, Step Away From the Election

Raphael Magarik argues that Abe Foxman can't have it both ways: the ADL shouldn't back Romney's "culture" remarks and then claim to fight bigotry.

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Raphael Magarik