"Abraham H. Foxman, departing director of the Anti-Defamation League, said he thought the “you are an angel” reports “came as a bolt of lightning to the Jewish community, given the admiration and expectations world Jewry has for this pope.”
Mr. Foxman, who is currently visiting Israel, said his organization had “reached out to the Vatican,” without elaborating." So the word angel was considered defamatory of the Jewish people because it was applied to a Palestinian?
Mr. Foxman, who is currently visiting Israel, said his organization had “reached out to the Vatican,” without elaborating." So the word angel was considered defamatory of the Jewish people because it was applied to a Palestinian?