The Nation's Dave Zirin was all over it one year ago this month, and
NYT joined in. Truly disgusting.
An article on the Web site The Front Page
suggested that he had terrorist ties. A column on Yahoo Sports, since
removed, said he held anti-Semitic views. An employee of Major League
Baseball on Twitter compared Aboushi to Aaron Hernandez, the former New
England Patriots tight end charged with murder, before later
apologizing.
Waves of support for Aboushi started rolling in on Thursday, and on
Friday, the Anti-Defamation League released a statement condemning the
attacks on his character and applauding him for taking pride in his
culture. The Jets also backed Aboushi, an offensive lineman they
selected in the fifth round.
In a statement, Aboushi said he was upset that his reputation had been
tarnished by people who did not know him, but that he was proud of his
Palestinian heritage and to have been born and raised in the United
States.
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