Stand Strong Against Islamophobia

It is with great alarm and deep distress that we the undersigned view the recent rise in anti-Muslim sentiment throughout our country, from the opposition to the proposed Park51 Community Center and other Muslim houses of worship across the country to recent threats to hold "Quran burnings" to acts of violence, hate, harassment, and intimidation directed at Muslims.

As Americans committed to a just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians, we believe that Americas ability to negotiate peace and battle extremism abroad is fundamentally linked to our ability to stand up for our values at home.

American Jews in particular are acutely aware of their own history of persecution as a religious minority, our legacy commands us to fight for the rights of other religious minorities as resolutely and passionately as we fight for our own.

We hereby pledge to uphold our commitment to religious freedom by standing firmly in solidarity with American Muslims exercising their constitutional right to practice Islam freely and safely.