Reply #35: You should read more about this before making judgments [View All]

about the motivations of the people involved. The woman who made the decision, the airport commissioner, didn't sound spiteful at all. On the other hand, the rabbi sounded as if he had meant just to bluff them (by bringing in the attorney), and hadn't realized they'd just fold their tents and back off.

If they were trying to make the rabbi look bad, then why did they have the employees remove the trees during the graveyard shift, hoping that few people would notice?

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003471726_airport11m.html

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"We thought the Port was going to make the right decision to support diversity and Hanukkah," Stein said. "The lawsuit was only a way to get their attention."

Davis said Port commissioners, however, first heard of the issue on Thursday — a day before Grad's deadline for filing a lawsuit.

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"Our thought was if we remove the trees and stave off this decision until after the holidays, which is our busiest season of the year, then we can give more careful thought and discussion to this," she said.

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"What we have are holiday trees," she said. "If we are going to display symbols representing other cultures, we have to think what that means and what's respectful and what would make a good display. Maybe it would be 'Holidays of the World.' Or maybe it's snowmen."

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