JustASC

Wow, is all I can say:

The owner and publisher of the Atlanta Jewish Times has resigned his position and is seeking a buyer in the wake of his speculation that Israel would consider assassinating President Obama.

Andrew Adler, in an email obtained by JTA, announced Monday that he is “relinquishing all day-to-day activities effective immediately” following the publishing of an opinion column he wrote saying that President Obama’s assassination was among Israel’s options in heading off a nuclear Iran.

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In a Jan. 13 column, Adler, who is the paper’s owner and publisher, outlined what he said were three possible responses by Israel to Iran’s acquiring a nuclear weapon: a pre-emptive strike against Hamas and Hezbollah, terrorist groups that he said would be emboldened by a nuclear Iran; a direct strike on Iran; and “three, give the go-ahead for U.S.-based Mossad agents to take out a president deemed unfriendly to Israel in order for the current vice president to take his place, and forcefully dictate that the United States policy includes its helping the Jewish state obliterate its enemies.”

I don’t know Mr. Adler or anything about him. I do remember when the Atlanta paper was a good one, especially when it was partnered with a then healthy Baltimore Jewish Times, but that was years ago. I also know that the Jewish conversation over Obama, Iran, and just about any other topic you can imagine has been poisoned of late by a number of extreme voices who often go unchecked by the mainstream. I am glad to see a number of groups — including the ADL, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, and the American Jewish Commitee,  rise up to denounce this kind of obscenity.