L.A. Mayor Connects With Muslims
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D), met with local Muslim leaders on Sunday and pledged to continue efforts to be more visible in Los Angeles' Islamic communities. He also apologized to the leaders for not responding to their e-mails about the crisis in Lebanon.
"It was gracious of him to say I apologize for the lack of communication," said Shakeel Syed, executive director of the Islamic Shura Council of Southern California, an umbrella group of mosques and organizations representing 500,000 Muslims.
The meeting between the mayor and about 10 Muslim leaders was characterized as "constructive" and is hoped to help head off the kind divisiveness that has roiled between Arab and Jewish communities the Detroit Area. The Mayor previously attended a rally held by the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles.
Salam Al-Marayati, executive director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council, said Muslim leaders were impressed with the mayor's swift response to their public complaints. "He demonstrated leadership today in taking responsibility and is determined to move forward in the most constructive way."
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It appears not only judging by this article and other message boards that the Democrats are apologizing for Israel defending themselves against not only Palestinian terrorists, but one of the largest terrorist organizations in the word; the Hezbollah. I have no problem identifying the [Democrat] Party as the Godless [cut-and-run] Party of death and perversion. I can see why the Democrats keep losing federal elections.
It appears not only judging by this article and other message boards that the Democrats are apologizing for Israel defending themselves against not only Palestinian terrorists, but one of the largest terrorist organizations in the word; the Hezbollah. I have no problem identifying the [Democrat] Party as the Godless [cut-and-run] Party of death and perversion. I can see why the Democrats keep losing federal elections.
what is happening in lebanon is israeli state terrorism against civilians and it is good some democrats are trying to reach out to muslim communities. Israel is trying to "defend itself" by anhiliating the people of southern lebanon. Maybe Israel will build a big fence and keep the remaining southern lebanese in concentration camps, oh wait, that's palestine, sorry.
i would also say that it is more GODLESS to knowingly starve people to death, which is what is happening in Lebanon right now because Israel wont let food and water in or out of the region.
Where are all of the "GOOD AMERICAN" MOSLEMS...? It is time for them to stand up and be counted. Why don't they stand up for our country instead of crying like a bunch of babies that they are being profiled and that the countries that they come from are being mistreated? It is time that muslim spiritual leaders stop preaching violence and begin to speak about what it means to be a real American. American rights and values belong to Americans. Get with the program, start policing your own and you will not have to be policed. Stop sheltering terroists. If you place your "brotherhood" above our nation then you rightly deserve the suspicion and even hostility of those who do not share your religous values.
During WW-II German and Japaneese Americans were judged harshly early on, but their patriotic service proved them to be loyal, honorable and sacrificial members of OUR country. They are us, and we are them. Are the moslems who live among us of the same heart and mind, or do they only wish to gain a share in the blood fruits attained by real Americans.
Time to choose.
It's amazing how the murder of innocent people is being defined as "defending" whatever group is doing the "defending".
Terrorists blow up civilians to "defend" whatever their ideology defines that they are "defending.
Governments to "defend" against the terrorists blow up innocent civilians of whatever ethnic group the terrorists belong to.
Anyone who criticizes any of these "defenders" is defined as anti-whatever group these "defenders" belong to, no matter how cruel and Nazi-like the "defenders" are being, or how narrowly the critics pinpoint their criticism .
Any of these "defenders" who attack others who justly critisize their sociopathic actions are only reveal their real antipathy for truth and justice.
Let's get a reality check here. The people of the Middle East ALL deserve peace, justice, and truth.
Good job. For the USA is better to stay ally with Muslims and Catholics.
Not just because israel hates Muslims means Americans have to hate them too.
MefromMass;
Granted the majority of Jews want to be left alone just like the majority of Muslims want to be left alone, and the majority of Christians don't support the Zionist-Hezbollah conflict.
BUT; There are way too many insanely Fanatical Zionists in power in Israel who want all the land next to theirs and don't care who they blow up to get it, including the Middle Eastern Christians who are caught in the middle of this whole thing and are being murdered by both sides.
Not all Jews just want to be left alone, and not all Muslims want to be left alone, and these out of control fanatics need to be reined in. ALL OF THEM!!!
The fanatical fundamentalist right-wing nuts are only throwing gasoline on the fire because they are trying to bring on the end-times for some unGodly reason. If I were them, I sure wouldn't want to hasten the Last Judgement, because I'll bet dollars to donuts that the Big Guy Upstairs is going to have some very harsh words for them.
This whole mess needs to be stepped on and fast before it sets off WWIII. There's probably enough war-crimes on both sides to keep the Hague busy for a couple of decades. It needs to stop!
Most folks here are missing the point. Mayor Villaraigosa is just trying to bring dialogue between the Jewish and Muslim communities as is part of his job as mayor.
My biggest beef is when the US does wrong such as in Abu Graib there is massive protests worldwide by Muslims. How many thousands of people did the US kill there? Not one worldwide protest was made while Saddam Hussein killed and tortured thousands of Shites or of the almost daily killings of follow Muslims in Iraq. Where is the outrage from Muslim leaders over the deaths of follow Muslims by terrorists? Doesn't the Koran say it is not allowed to kill innocent people? Until Muslim leaders urge their followers to stop these needless killings and obey the Koran, I feel many Americans will continue to view them as hypocrites.
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