"During his breakfast with Rudoren, Foxman takes the opportunity to bemoan Arab influence in the United States. When Gary Rudoren mentions that his parents were married at the Essex House, a historic New York City hotel and celebration hall, Foxman grumbles, “Before the Arabs took it over,” referring to the purchase of the hotel by the Dubai Investment Group in 2006. (The property was sold to Strategy Hotels & Resorts in 2012.)
Shockingly, Rudoren echoes Foxman’s stereotyping language, asking him of the hotel, “Do the Arabs have it now?”
“Dubai bought it and they sold it,” he responds. “It’s got a lot of Jewish memories there.”" If they were talking about "Jews taking over a business", they both would be widely condemned and she would have lost her job immediately.
Shockingly, Rudoren echoes Foxman’s stereotyping language, asking him of the hotel, “Do the Arabs have it now?”
“Dubai bought it and they sold it,” he responds. “It’s got a lot of Jewish memories there.”" If they were talking about "Jews taking over a business", they both would be widely condemned and she would have lost her job immediately.
