To the Editor: In his August 20 letter to the Durango Herald (“With Israel, U.S. behaves like naïve spouse”), Bill Vana makes misleading allegations about Israel. First, he accuses Israel of committing war crimes that include methodically exterminating Gazans. Vana’s accusations are categorically untrue. Israel has shown utmost restraint in dealing with Hamas’s blatant hostility. Israel has gone to great

  Recently, the Anti-Defamation League spoke out against offensive, inappropriate and misleading allegations in two area publications. ADL condemned racist language that appeared in an August 4, 2014 Letter to the Editor in the Vail Daily. “Peter Bergh’s ugly and racist characterization of Muslims, using tired and hateful stereotypes, detracts from his greater point that the actions of terrorists and

In his letter to the Casper Star Tribune, ADL Mountain States Regional Director Scott L. Levin wrote: The Anti-Defamation League condemns as offensive and inappropriate references to Adolph Hitler reportedly made by Charles Cloud in a debate amongst candidates to represent Wyoming’s House District 50.  The Casper Star Tribune reported (August 12, 2014) that Cloud questioned his opponent’s support of

In his letter to the Vail Daily newspaper, ADL Mountain States Regional Director Scott L. Levin wrote:   Peter Bergh’s ugly and racist characterization of Muslims, using tired and hateful stereotypes, detracts from his greater point that the actions of terrorists and extremists must not be tolerated (Letters, August 4).  It is unacceptable — and dilutes the import of properly

Denver, CO, July 15, 2014 – On June 18th, ADL held its annual graduation ceremony for the Robert B. Sturm Mountain States Leadership Program, part of ADL’s national Glass Leadership Institute. Regional Director Scott L. Levin encouraged the Fellows to find and emulate role models who embody the spirit of justice and community service, and ADL Regional Chair Neil Oberfeld spoke