Word: stern
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...after the June 14 conference for the EastWest Institute entitled “Towards a Common Response: New Thinking Against Violent Extremism and Radicalization,” what came was a flurry of controversy and name calling—most of it directed squarely at Stern...
...They wanted me to be introducing a study conducted by the EastWest Institute,” Stern said, explaining how her ordeal began. The study was called “Violent Extremism and Radicalization,” and Stern said that her speech was intended to discuss “intra-faith dialogue...
...public figure,” Stern said in an interview earlier in the week. “It didn’t occur to me that I needed to be on my toes for the way that a single sentence would be taken out of context...
...York Sun story, Stern was quoted as saying that while Muslim clerics are being called on to condemn Muslim extremist violence, “Catholic priests are not stepping up to condemn those who kill abortion doctors…[and] rabbis are not condemning the violent settlers’ movement...
These comments, Stern said, were not part of her speech. “The reporter was extremely annoyed by the approach of the Institute,” she said. “She wanted to be able to say something nasty about including Judaism, Christianity and Islam in the talk...