ADL raps Mel Gibson on Maccabee movie
Jewish Journal
September 14, 2011
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) criticized Mel Gibson following news that he is planning to make a film based on the life of Judah Maccabee.
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Not Mel Gibson
Danielle Berrin
May 25, 2011
Trying to determine the worst offender may seem a Sisyphean task considering the past year’s almost farcical uptick in anti-Semitic rants. It’s like separating your least favorite jelly beans from an overstuffed crate. But to their credit as artists, this bunch has at least provided Jew-hating vitriol so colorful and diverse, no one will get bored with the same bean (OK, Mel, you get to be the exception).
Gibson arrester can sue over incident
Jewish Journal
February 24, 2011
The Jewish sheriff\’s deputy who arrested actor Mel Gibson can sue after allegedly being passed over for promotion over the incident, a judge ruled. The deputy, James Mee, filed a lawsuit last year against his employer, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, claiming he had been repeatedly passed him over for promotion and endured harassment for reporting Gibson’s anti-Semitic rant during the 2006 arrest for drunk driving.
Mel Gibson’s anti-Semitic remarks predate DUI tape, Winona Ryder says
Jewish Journal
December 16, 2010
Actor Mel Gibson made \”anti-Semitic and homophobic\” remarks long before he was caught on tape making those kind of comments, actress Winona Ryder said.
‘When there’s life, there’s hate’: Q & A with ADL’s Abe Foxman
Jewish Journal
November 7, 2008
\” . . . Hatred has been around since Cain and Abel. I\’m not a philosopher; I\’m not a sociologist. I don\’t pretend to be. But they used to say, \’Where there\’s life, there\’s bugs.\’ When there\’s life, there\’s hate . . .\”
Briefs: Gore, Oz among Dan Prize winners; Dems dis Lieberman
Jewish Journal
February 15, 2008
News briefs.
Sudan refugees sheltered in Negev, cash call doesn’t draw Jews from Iran
Jewish Journal
July 13, 2007
News briefs.
Democrats call on GOP to condemn Prager; Deputy in Mel Gibson bust claims harrassment
Jewish Journal
January 4, 2007
For several months, the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) pounded Democrats for allegedly being soft on Israel and for failing to call out Democratic leaders who made anti-Israel remarks. Before the midterm elections, the RJC even took out ads in Jewish newspapers painting the Democrats as weak on Israel.\n\nNow, the Democrats are pushing back.
Skip into Mel Gibson’s ‘Apocalypto’ now!
Jon E. Drucker
December 7, 2006
Face it, the previews for Mel Gibson\’s \”Apocalypto\” look pretty darn cool. But there\’s a bigger issue: Do we want to give our money to Mel?
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