We will not stand for this

Israel Policy Forum is shocked and appalled by the column published in the Atlanta Jewish Times by its owner and publisher Andrew Adler calling for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “to give the go-ahead for U.S.-based Mossad agents to take out a president deemed unfriendly to Israel in order for the current vice president to take his place, and forcefully dictate that the United States policy includes its helping the Jewish state obliterate its enemies."

Adler puts to shame Jewish values, reneges on American patriotism and discredits journalism. His statement of regret is clearly not sufficient.  Adler told reporters that he was attempting “to get a reaction.”  He is rightfully getting one from the Secret Service for threatening the life of our President.  He should also get a strong, loud and adamant reaction from a united American Jewish community—We will not stand for this.  

Enough is enough.    

We are tired of extremists on the fringes of the political spectrum dragging the US-Israel relationship into the mud. Adler’s remarks are just the latest and most extreme example of how the discourse in the Jewish community has gone awry when it comes to issues concerning the future of the State of Israel.  The US-Israel relationship is too important for the Jewish community to tolerate this any longer.

Israel Policy Forum will soon announce a new effort to bridge the gaps that divide our community and bring together the vast majority of American Jews – from across the political and denominational spectra – in support of a simple goal: reason.   

It is a simple message, but one that has clearly been lost amidst the noise emanating from extremists like Adler.