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March 15, 2017

Blaming the Jews for a Kansas Shooting

NIAC’s problems.

Last month, Adam Purinton shot two Indian-Americans in a Kansas bar, killing one, after accusing them of being illegal immigrants and shouting ethnic slurs. He reportedly confessed to a bartender afterward that he shot “two Iranians.” In response, Trita Parsi—president of the lobbying organization the National Iranian-American Council (NIAC) and an influential supporter of the nuclear deal with Tehran—produced an essay with a colleague placing responsibility for the attack not only on Donald Trump and his supporters but on anyone who called for the U.S. to take a tougher stand against Iran. Jonathan Zalman comments on the essay and on NIAC itself:

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March 15, 2017

  1. The Palestinian Authority’s Ongoing Embrace of Murder

    The Dalal Maghrabi summer camp.

  2. Jordan’s Precarious Position—and Its Important Strengths

    Dire straits.

  3. Blaming the Jews for a Kansas Shooting

    NIAC’s problems.

  4. Synagogues Shouldn’t Become “Sanctuaries” for Illegal Immigrants

    Distorting Judaism and history.

  5. The Garden of Eden as Blueprint for the Temple

    “To work and guard it.”