Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Beware of Apparent Hoax E-mail

from CAMERA: Beware of Apparent Hoax E-mail from Hasidic Jew� Celebrating London Bombings: "July 15, 2005, by Alex Safian ...

(CAMERA= Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America)

An e-mail message celebrating the London terror bombings and said to be from one "Isaac Horowitz" of Rodney Street in Brooklyn, a self-described "hasidic Jew," has been sent to members of the British Parliament and was also cited on the blog of the left-wing British newspaper, The Guardian. While the legitimacy and provenance of the e-mail is certainly in question, it is important to note that even if it turns out to be genuine, the writer speaks only for himself, and in no way represents any segment of the Jewish community of the United States or Britain.

....a public records search ...shows no Isaac Horowitz residing on Rodney Street in Brooklyn. Neither do whitepages searches.

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