PETA Demands Pols Return Rubashkin $$$ – Sees Clear Conflict Of Interest

PETA  (based on two reports that appeared on FailedMessiah.com) is calling on US Senators Charles Grassley (R, IA), Arlen Specter (R, PA) and US Representatives Tom Lathum (R, IA) and Katherine Harris (R, FL) to return thousands of dollars in campaign contributions from the extended Rubashkin family, apparently orchestrated by Sholom M. Rubashkin's brother-in-law, Rabbi Milton Balkany.

Rabbi Balkany, dubbed the "Brooklyn Bundler" and "Robbi" by New York tabloids, has a long history of financial irregularities and apparent influence peddling.

According to PETA's Bruce Friedrich,

“A federal legislator should not be taking money from a company that is being sued by one federal agency and that is under investigation by another—that just screams conflict of interest.”

AgriProcessors is currently being sued by the Environmental Protection Agency and is under investigation by the United States Department of Agriculture for what many have called the worst violations of the Humane Slaughter Act in recent memory.

Comments

[JJ]

You can scoop Hirhurim

Dear Yonasan,

My short visit to Israel last week was, among other reasons, to
ascertain Rav Elyashiv's reason for the issur on Slifskin's books.
Contrary
to rumors, I did not travel on anyone's behalf.

Rav Eliashiv felt that the hashkofos of the books regarding Chazal
and
the age of the universe are forbidden to be taught, and this despite the

fact that others, even great people (such as R.Avraham ben HaRambam,
Pachad
Yitzchok and, in our times, Rav Dessler and R.Shimon Schwab) may have
said
similar things. "They were permitted to say these things, but we may
not,"
he said. In other words, the halacha is not like them.

   Most important, Rav Eliashiv said that by his signature on the
public announcement regarding the books he did not mean to rule that the

author is a min or kofer. As far as he is concerned, Rav Eliashiv said,
"the author could be one of the lamed vov tzadikim"; the books
nevertheless
are forbidden to read. He was surprised when he was shown that the
announcement described the books as kefira and minus. He then dictated a

statement to me,in the presence of his secretary, Rav Yosef Efrati, and
one
of his grandsons, which read as follows:

  ?????? ????????? ???? ????  ???? ?? ????? ??????? ?????? ??? ????

   or, "My intention when I added my name to the public announcement
[regarding the issur] was only regarding that the books should not enter

the Jewish community." The word "only" was meant to specifically exclude
the implication that the author is a heretic. .
\            With best wishes,
\                     Aharon Feldman

[josh]

This site is worse then www.jewwatch.com

Self hating Jews and Anti Semites-

It is also considered a hate site against jews even if you are jewish

[anon]

I wonder who "Dear Yonasan" is? Could it be:

http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/author/jonathan-rosenblum/

[Florida Chossid]

This site is disgusting. Are you a nazi or what? If you are jewish, you should be ashamed of yourself. There are enough people who make up lies about us and hate us, we don't need you to add fuel to the fire. Ever hear of the saying "don't believe everything you read"?

[Remalyahu]

"Are you a nazi or what? If you are jewish, you should be ashamed of yourself. "
Why , what is jewish about you and your friends - Mr so called Florida Chossid ?