[Alouette]

The Anti-Defamation League now features on its Web site the banner headline "Mel Gibson's 'The Passion': Why ADL Is Concerned," which links to several articles questioning whether the film is anti-Semitic or might provoke physical attacks on Jews

Oh yeah, just like 9-11 provoked all those vicious pogroms on Muslims.

[DPB101]

If Foxman thought for a minute, he would support this film. As you know, Africa is a battleground between Islam and Christianity. The gritty realism of this movie will play well on the continent. The more Christians there are in Africa, the better off Israelis, Jews and everyone else is. Christian Kenya--where Israelis like to vacation--is fairly safe while the neighboring Muslim Sudan is not. Nigeria is divided 50% Muslim, 40% Christian and 10% native religion. But Islam isn't growing in Nigeria, Christianity is. There are nearly 400 million Christians in Africa (up from 1 million 100 years ago). Foxman should expand his horizon past the political agenda of opposing conservative Christians because they, mostly, do not vote Democrat. Jews are much safer in areas where Christianity is strong. Mel's film has the potential of increasing the number of those areas.