A leading national Jewish civil rights group criticized Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan yesterday for making anti-Semitic statements at a Detroit church appearance, and called on a Michigan congressman and other leaders in attendance to condemn the remarks, the Associated Press website reports today (May 23, 2013).
Farrakhan denounced "Satanic Jews" and the "synagogue of Satan" that he said control major U.S. institutions during his speech on May 17 at Fellowship Chapel in Detroit. The Nation of Islam leader also said President Barack Obama has "surrounded himself with Satan... members of the Jewish community."
"It is deeply disappointing that so many Detroit leaders are apparently so willing to turn a blind eye to Farrakhan's anti-Semitism," said Heidi Budaj, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League. "Where are the voices in our community who are willing to stand up and say 'no' to racism and anti-Semitism?"
U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit, and Detroit City Councilwoman JoAnn Watson were among those who attended Farrakhan's speech. Neither one has responded to a Detroit Free Press newspaper request for comment on the speech.
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