Feb 20th, 2012
Rick was privileged to speak at the ADL's National Executive Committee Meeting. He discussed his trip to Israel and the personal journey that led him to Abe Foxman and the ADL.
Mar 16th, 2011
Rick met with Abe Foxman, head of the Anti-Defamation League, and apologized for his comments. Foxman accepted Rick's apology and said that the controversy surrounding Rick's comments, "can be put to rest."
Dec 31st, 2010
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: "Our community has enough problems without looking for anti-Semitism where it doesn’t exist. Rick Sanchez was humiliated... The Jewish religion says that a man’s most cherished possession is his good name. Rick deserves the opportunity to reclaim his."
Dec 29th, 2010
"[W]hat has to strike the eye about both sets of [Rick's] remarks is how uncontroversial they are... He didn't descend into saying that there was Jewish control of the media..."
Dec 29th, 2010
Media outlets ran devastating, incorrect headlines that Rick had said or implied "Jews run all media." The problem is that Rick never said that.
Dec 29th, 2010
Leslie Savan, a three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, argues that what happened to Rick was just bullying, poor and simple.
Dec 29th, 2010
"I said some things I shouldn't have said. They were wrong. Not only were they wrong, they were offensive."
Dec 26th, 2010
Looking at the context of Rick's remarks, Rick was: "...referring not to Jews, but to snooty white liberal elites who don't understand minorities."
Dec 26th, 2010
"In a strange way, I was feeling like Jon Stewart wasn't respecting me... and that's why I lashed out and I was wrong."