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Al Sharpton's True Role in Crown Heights: Yankel Rosenbaum's Brother Speaks Out
Baltimore Jewish Life ^ | 8/24/11 | Norman Rosenbaum and Isaac Abraham

Posted on 08/24/2011 9:18:46 AM PDT by Nachum

On Sunday, Rev. Al Sharpton gave his version of what happened 20 years ago in Crown Heights. But although he purports to have reflected on and learned from the riots, the truth is his recollection is egregiously distorted and sanitized.

Sharpton's motivation for expressing his opinion at this time is unimportant; the fact that he has chosen to do so bestows a responsibility on us all to ensure that the truth is not sacrificed in the telling of our history.

Sharpton says that with the virtue of hindsight, he would have done some things differently - stating that "we," meaning protesters, "should have expressed more clearly" "the precious value of Yankel Rosenbaum, who was killed by a mob that night." He says, "I would have also included in my utterances that there was no justification or excuse for violence or for the death of Yankel Rosenbaum."

But he does not outright apologize for his conduct. And his conduct was reprehensible.

He makes only passing mention of the vile words that incited the anti-Semitic rioters, which made an already volatile violent situation much worse. It was Sharpton who repeatedly bellowed to the rioters, "No justice, no peace!"

And Sharpton claims his remarks at Gavin Cato's funeral were misinterpreted. Here is what he said, according to a 1993 report in the Jewish Forward by legendary reporter Philip Gourevitch: "Talk about how Oppenheimer in South Africa sends diamonds straight to Tel Aviv and deals with the diamond merchants right here in Crown Heights. The issue is not anti-Semitism; the issue is apartheid. . . . All we want to say is what Jesus said: If you offend one of these little ones, you got to pay for it. No compromise, no meetings, no coffee klatsch, no skinnin' and grinnin'."

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: role; rosenbaums; sharptons; true
I have faith that Sharpton will meet justice- in this world or the next.
1 posted on 08/24/2011 9:18:49 AM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqQe4KOrvsM


2 posted on 08/24/2011 9:24:24 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Mr. Weiner...Don' t Tweet your meat. It's too late to delete!)
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Sharpton is a minority molester, Not much different that a child molester. He prays and profits on the poor and ignorant. He dwells and is allowed to exist in the socialist democrat party. That tells you all you need to know about those frauds.


3 posted on 08/24/2011 9:34:33 AM PDT by spawn44 (spawn44)
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To: spawn44

Yep.

Here is a really good intro to the Jackie Mason show discussing this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwr5AyhvCKc


4 posted on 08/24/2011 9:37:14 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Mr. Weiner...Don' t Tweet your meat. It's too late to delete!)
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To: Nachum
All we want to say is what Jesus said: If you offend one of these little ones, you got to pay for it.

Didn't Jesus have some pithy things to say about Pharisees like Sharpton?

Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

5 posted on 08/24/2011 10:08:35 AM PDT by agere_contra ("Debt is the foundation of destruction" : Sarah Palin.)
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To: Nachum

Preach it Abraham. Sharpton broke Jesus’ primary rule which is “Don’t take advantage.”

They (the African Americans) took an eye for an eye and did not wait for the legal system to work.


6 posted on 08/24/2011 10:16:23 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: Bigg Red

mark


7 posted on 08/24/2011 10:29:40 AM PDT by Bigg Red (Palin in 2012)
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To: Nachum

“I have faith that Sharpton will meet justice- in this world or the next.”

In the next,for sure (Revelation 20:11-15).


8 posted on 08/24/2011 10:41:39 AM PDT by TurkeyLurkey
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To: Nachum

$harpton, the disgusting race hustler, should be doing time as an accessory to murder.


9 posted on 08/24/2011 6:04:51 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Palin in 2012)
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