ADL Slams Conspiracy Theories Against Israel From Former President Zelaya

The Jerusalem Post reports that "the US-based Anti-Defamation League cited statements made by ousted President Manuel Zelaya as well as the news director of a radio station that was closed by the interim government in Honduras and by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, among others. Most of the comments repeat widely circulated rumors that Israeli soldiers - or in some versions, mercenaries - worked with the troops backing interim President Roberto Micheletti, allegedly supplying some form of tear gas used at the embassy and providing other assistance."

"We know from history that at times of turmoil and unrest, Jews are a convenient scapegoat," ADL national director Abraham H. Foxman, said in a statement released Sunday. "And that is happening now in Honduras, a country that has only a small Jewish minority."

Zelaya is taking after his mentor Hugo Chavez with his nonsensical anti-Israel rhetoric, and it is a shame that the United States has not backed the legal removal of Zelaya from office in Honduras. Tweet