The Misrepresentation of Martin Luther King By Gamaliel Isaac

By comparing Mahmoud Abbas to Reverend Martin Luther King, Condoleezza Rice has managed to sully the heritage of Jews and Blacks at the same time.

Last October, in Jerusalem, Rice compared the struggle of the Palestinians to that of the African-Americans for civil rights.  She also compared Mahmoud Abbas to Reverend Martin Luther King because in her mind they both are committed to peace. Mort Klein, the director of the Zionist Organization of America, upon hearing about this outrageous comparison, wrote:

The civil rights struggle in this country was fought by honorable, peaceable African-Americans and their supporters, not by jihadist murderers, suicide bombers, kidnappers and hostage-takers. How dare Secretary Rice desecrate the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King by comparing Mahmoud Abbas with him? Rice claims that Abbas is dedicated to peace and non-violence. Really? Did Martin Luther King call terrorists ‘heroes?’ Did he call terrorist chieftains ‘martyrs?’ Did he call upon his followers to direct their guns at Israelis . . . Mahmoud Abbas has done all these things, and more.

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