ADL Resigns, Blasts Illinois Governor

Posted by Marathon Pundit, who has more on the story, "Anti Defamation League quits Illinois Hate Crimes Panel over Nation of Islam appointee." Excerpt of press release here:

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today announced its resignation from the Governor's Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes and expressed its "utter disappointment" representative on the Commission. Sister Claudette Marie Muhammad is a top adviser to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who on Sunday once again used the annual Saviours' Day event to engage in hateful anti-Semitic, homophobic and racist bigotry. Member of the Commission were invited to the event and several attended.

In announcing ADL's resignation, Lonnie Nasatir, Regional Director of ADL's Greater Chicago/Upper Midwest office, issued the following statement:

We cannot continue to serve on a Commission that remains silent in the face of bigotry and makes a mockery of the fight against hatred and intolerance in Illinois. It is sad day when we are left with no choice but to resign from the Commission. We are utterly disappointed at the Blagojevich administration's decision to stand by Sister Muhammad and the Nation of Islam. She serves on the Commission as a representative of the Nation of Islam, just as I serve as a representative of ADL, and she must be held accountable for the statements of her organization's leader.