Ground Zero Mosque Imam Returning To U.S.

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feisal-abdul-raufFeisal Abdul Rauf was on a State Department-funded trip to the Persian Gulf, aimed at promoting reigious tolerance, and  he’s returning to New York at a time of increased worry over just where the money for Park51 is coming from.

Despite recent assurances from developer Sharif El-Gamal that “we will not take money from Iran, we will not take money from Hamas,” an overwhelming number of New Yorkers want prosecutors to keep tabs on the financing.

“Because I think the terrorists think that’s their trophy down there and that’s what it’s all about,” said Jimmy Reardon of Greenwich Village.

“It’s very hard because you don’t want to incite any prejudice but at the same time I undertand and can respect why people are upset about it,” said Tina LaMorte of Maywood, N.J.

“We don’t know where they’re getting the money from and we should know as Americans, as New Yorkers,” said Margart Healy of Columbus Circle.

A new poll by Quinnipiac University shows that by a margin of 71 to 21, New Yorkers want the mosque moved someplace else, and by a margin of 71 to 22 they want Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to investigate the source of the funding.

The margin of error was plus or minus 2.5.

“This is going back to Jim Crow days. This is like ‘OK we want you to get on the back of the bus.’ That’s basicaly what they’re trying to tell the Islamic communicy and that’s not going to be acceptable,” said Zead Ramadan of CAIR.

Mosque supporters charge that investgating the funding of just one religious institution and not others shows prejudice.

“If this poll asked such questions as do you think auditing is good, they’d say no,” Ramadan said. “Do you want your church or synague to be audited? No. Do you want them to be audited? They say yes. That’s based in bigotry. That’s based in racism. It’s based in hate.”

“I think it’s a terrible precendent. You don’t want them investigating donations to religious organizations and there’s no reason for their government to do so,” Mayor Bloomberg said.

Meanwhile, more than 50 leaders of Muslim organizations in New York City are defending the controversial Islamic center.

Members of the Islamic Leadership Council of Metropolitan New York gathered on the steps of City Hall Wednesday to call for a stop to religious intolerance.

They said the notion that Muslims shouldn’t gather or pray near the 9/11 site is “unethical, insensitive and inhumane.”

The group was joined by supporters including U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel.

(CBS Radio Inc./Matzav.com}


3 COMMENTS

  1. If this would be a Jewish controversial building, 70% of our “linke chevrah” would throw themselves into the fray, publish open letters & demonstrate on the streets.
    Ever stopped to think that there is not even ONE Muslim leader to oppose this “Ground Zero Mosque”? Not one single one?
    72% of the New Yorkers are opposed, & from all these smart & educated Muslims there is not one single dissenting voice?
    What this tells you about Islam, is that with all their acquired western culture veneer, the Muslims hate the west with a passion.

  2. i think that the Muslim should build their synagogue right by the site of 9/11 its not really on the actually spot though its just in the area of what happen.

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