Wiesenthal center opposes building mosque near Ground Zero because 'it's a cemetery,' but ok with Jewish museum on top of Muslim cemetery (go figure!!)source
In a move one might call supremely ironic, the Wiesenthal Center opposes building the mosque near Ground Zero because, it now claims, the former site of the World Trade Center "is a cemetery." The irony comes from the fact that the Wiesenthal Center is currently building a new "Museum of Tolerance" in Jerusalem on top of an old Muslim cemetery, in spite of the complaints of Muslims who have family members buried there.[F]ifteen of the oldest families in Jerusalem filed a case before the United Nations in Geneva and held news conferences there, also in Los Angeles and Jerusalem. Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies at Columbia University has members of his family buried there and calls it further desecration of a cemetry that they have been nibbling away at for over three decades, despite many protests. "the fact that it was desecrated in the ’60s doesn’t mean that it’s right to desecrate it further. What happened in the 1960s was that part of the cemetery was paved over for this parking lot. What they have now done is to dig down and disinter four layers, according to the chief archaeologist for the Israeli Archaeological Authority, four layers of graves."Yes, a Jewish tolerance museum built on top of dead Muslims. Think that makes anyone uncomfortable?
Oh, and it's not like the museum is about promoting tolerance between Jews and Muslims. It's about promoting tolerance between Jews.
So, to summarize. Mosque near cemetery, bad. Jewish museum on top of cemetery, good.
Entire story, sick.
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Aneebaba 42p · 764 weeks ago
As for the Groud Zero mosque - I understand the sensitivity of course; those behind are not breaking the law, as the yare going through all the legal routes to move the project forward. Though there has been lots of tension during the process, I think it's a time to learn, to open up the dialog. I think as long as the members/leaders of the mosque are good members of society and make sure no bad apples become part of the community, doubters should give them a chance. It is not as if the Muslim center's leaders are palling something sinister, or God Forbid, some other attack or anything of that nature. Again, I think we, as Muslims understand their view, but they have to give Center a chance. Those are my thoughts.