Abraham Foxman
Non-Catholics greet Pope Francis with guarded optimism
By Alia Dastagir — March 14, 2013
(RNS) Leaders of other faiths appeared to embrace the selection of Pope Francis, but also used the opportunity to lay out their own hopes for the new pontiff.
Activists mobilize around White House’s Catholic ‘hate group’ petition
By David Gibson — January 7, 2013
(RNS) The White House’s online petition service features a bid to designate the Catholic Church as a hate group for its opposition to gay rights, and has generated almost as many press releases as signatures. By David Gibson.
Report: anti-Semitic incidents decline in the U.S.
By Lauren Markoe — November 2, 2012
(RNS) The Anti-Defamation League reported a 13 percent decline in anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. in 2011, the lowest number recorded by the ADL in two decades. By Lauren Markoe
ADL pulls out of interfaith talks over churches’ Israel stance
By Michele Chabin — October 11, 2012
JERUSALEM (RNS) The Anti-Defamation League has withdrawn from an Oct. 22 national Jewish-Christian interfaith meeting to protest a letter from Protestant participants that urged Congress to rethink U.S. funding to Israel. By Michele Chabin.
Jewish groups say conspiracy theory over anti-Islam film won’t die
By Lauren Markoe — September 27, 2012
(RNS) Jewish civil rights groups are concerned that a false report blaming Jews for the anti-Islam film roiling the Muslim world won't die. By Lauren Markoe.
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