Rabbis and other leaders in the Jewish community were in the forefront of criticizing "smears" against Barack Obama during the recent campaign. These comments concerned not only his heritage but also those people he chose to associate with and support-among them, Pastor Jeremiah Wright, Jr. and Rashid Khalidi. These leaders have also been engaged in outreach efforts towards Muslims - some have even broken bread with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who denies the Holocaust and whose regimes sponsors anti-Semitism around the world. These leaders have also condemned any remarks or cartoons that might offend Muslims. We issue a challenge to them to live up to the same moral precepts they have used to support their own actions. Recently, the Jewish newspaper The Forward published one of the most offensive cartoons I have even seen. The target of the cartoon (and target is the right word): The Christians who support Israel. David Hazony of Commentary caught the mean-spirited and...(Read Full Post)