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Mr. Cantor was in town last week, meeting with ADL mem- bers and contributors and dis- cussing The Religious Right: The D Assault on Tolerance & Plural- ism in America. Mr. Cantor, the senior re- search analyst for the ADL, said the report was written to bring to light "the activities of a high- ly intolerant exclusionary move- ment that is amassing social and political power and whose agen- da is not in the best interest of our democracy and Constitu- tion." The report prompted an im- mediate response from organi- zations like the Christian Coalition and the Free Congress Foundation. But it also inspired almost 80 Jews from around the country to place a signed adver- tisement in the New York Times questioning "evidence of a con- servative Christian threat to Jewish security." Much of the criticism focused on the report's accuracy. Mr. Cantor said it was entirely factual. "Was I knowingly misquoting people or misrepresenting them?" he asked. "The ans- wer was always no. The quotes I used were from their materials. I worked on the project for over a year to ensure the groups were fairly represented. We a pologized for the two mistakes in the book and corrected them." , Another major criticism of the report was its lack of references. Mr. Cantor said he wanted to in- clude footnotes but ran out of time. The report had to be fin- ished before an ADL national meeting. Some Jewish critics ques- tioned the denouncement of Pat Robertson, a strong supporter of Israel. While acknowledging his sup- port of Israel, the report indicates that: "Until recent years, Robert- son and leading Jewish groups, including the ADL, enjoyed friendly relations. "Nonetheless, Robertson ap- pears to view Jews as akin to spiritual pawns." "We don't want to undermine his support of Israel," Mr. Cantor said. "But, so what. That does not give him carte blanche on everything else. Support of Is- rael is embedded in their theol- ogy." While the firestorm sur- rounding the report has since "There is a terminal insecurity of some members of the Jewish community." — David Cantor David Cantor: ADL analyst. subsided, Mr. Cantor said he would not be surprised to see an- other uproar when the book is published by Doubleday next year. The published version will be different. "Some of the sections were thin," Mr. Cantor said. "Those will be filled in. Plus, we're adding a chapter on counterac- tion — what people can do." The additional chapter will recommend working with and educating the media and lawmakers and focusing `energy on building interfaith coalitions. ADL's next report will be a historical survey of Jewish myths. It is due out in June. ❑