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was translated well, except that
the publication chose to delete his
references to the Koran.
The Wiesenthal Center's pos-
itive spin on the publishing of the
rabbi's rebuttal was seconded by
Middle East scholar Daniel Pipes,
director of the Middle East Coun-
cil, a think tank in Philadelphia.
Mr. Pipes called the printing
of the rabbi's rebuttal "signifi-
cant," and said he could not think
of any other similar occurrence
in the Arab media.
Mr. Pipes describedAl-Hayat,
which is financed with Saudi
money and published in London
to allow for press freedom, as
Rabbi Landes wrote
and submitted his
rebuttal in English.
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"probably the single most impor-
tant, most prestigious paper in
Daniel Pipes:
the Arab-speaking world today."
Pleased with the printing.
He said the newspaper's pub-
New York (JTA) — In the latest lication of the rabbi's response
indication of changing Jewish- takes into account "the sensibil-
Arab relations, a prominent Arab ity of Jews, and that has just not
newspaper has published a de- been part of the public debate in
decades."
fense of the Talmud.
Rabbi Landes said that this
The defense, written by Rabbi
Daniel Landes of the Simon new chapter in Arab-Jewish re-
Wiesenthal Center, was a re- lations "does not mean that the
sponse to an earlier assault on struggle is won. This, I believe, is
the Talmud in the Arabic publi- equivalent to the early rebuttals
of Christian anti-Semitism that
cation Al-Hayat.
Calling the newspaper's deci- finally found their way into Chris-
sion to print his response a tian journals in the early part of
"tremendous opening," Rabbi the 20th century in America.
"We are far behind," he said,
Landes said. "As far as we know
this is the first time that a Jew "but this is a tremendous begin-
has not only been allowed to re- ning."
spond but to speak for the Jew-
ish faith."
Al-Hayat published its two-ar-
ticle assault on the Talmud, and
on Jewish values, in June. The
articles described the Talmud as Jerusalem (JTA) —Without the
"the governing criteria for Jew- support of the world Christian
ish life" since the seventh centu- community, Jerusalem could be
ry and attributed many reputed in danger of being redivided,
slurs against Gentiles to permis- Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert
recently told thousands of Chris-
sion granted in the Talmud.
Written by Abdul al-Wahb al- tian visitors here.
Speaking before members of
Masiri, an Egyptian scholar and
philosopher, the article claimed, the International Christian Em-
for example, that "cemeteries of bassy, an interdenominational
Gentiles are not sacred and can- Christian group that whole-
not defile a Cohen, while Jews heartedly supports Israel, Olmert
are considered pure in both life said that world public opinion
could ultimately decide the fate
and death.
`The Talmud preaches two dif- of Jerusalem.
Mr. Olmert warned the par-
ferent sets of moral values, one
for Jews and the other for Gen- ticipants, who came from more
than 90 countries, that "some
tiles," Mr. al-Masiri wrote.
Rabbi Landes, director of edu- people want to split the city." But,
cational projects at the Wiesen- he said, "this city will never be re-
thal Center and a specialist in divided again. It will remain for-
talmudic ethics, wrote and sub- ever the united capital of the
State of Israel."
mitted his rebuttal in English.
Scanning the room, which was
He said he believed his article
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