He may not be a terrorist, but Todd Gitlin does raise some legitimate questions about Foxman’s bullying tactics. Personally, I think anti-Israel lobby denunciations are often exaggerated and off-target. But I also think the Israel lobby and affiliated Jewish organizations feed negative perceptions by their responses to any mention, never mind criticism, of the Israel lobby. I mean it does exist and I’m glad for it — most of the time.

Update: I am a great educator! From a reader:

At a casual glance I thought your Abe Foxman post was something referring
to Abe Froman, the “sausage king of Chicago”. Sadly, until I read the
linked article I didn’t even know who Abe Foxman was.