World-Herald editorial: Don't bring hate home (defacement of the Islamic Center of Omaha )

[Omaha Steve]

Nati Harnik
Graffiti in the shape of the Eiffel Tower inside a circle is painted on the side of the Islamic Center in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. A Muslim civil rights group wants the FBI and local police to investigate the vandalism as possible hate crime, that may be related to the Paris terror attacks. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

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POSTED: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2015 1:05 AM
Fear and anger are natural reactions to terror attacks in Paris, Beirut and Bamako. But ours is a nation founded on the principle of free exercise of religion. So outbursts at home against innocent Americans who practice Islam are disappointing. The defacement of the Islamic Center of Omaha with a Parisian symbol of anti-terror defiance is an example of the need for all of us to live up to the Midlands’ hard-earned reputation as a place for people of all faiths and nationalities.

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Nati Harnik

Graffiti in the shape of the Eiffel Tower inside a circle is painted on the left side of the Islamic Center in Omaha, Neb., Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. A Muslim civil rights group wants the FBI and local police to investigate the vandalism as possible hate crime, that may be related to the Paris terror attacks. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)