Reform Rabbinical leader Eric Yoffie has told the annual conference of the Islamic Society of North America, "The time has come to put aside what the media says is wrong with Islam and... to listen to our Muslim neighbors speak from their heart and in their own words about the spiritual power of Islam and their love for their religion."
American investigators have labeled the Islamic Society as an "unindicted co-conspirator" in the case against the Holy Land Foundation, which is on trial for allegedly aiding terrorism. The Society has claimed the inclusion of its name is a technical act that enables the government to seek admission of evidence that otherwise would not be allowed and that the group is not charged with being criminal.
Yoffie condemned the profiling of Muslims during security checks, but historian Daniel Pipes replied, "If the police are looking for a rapist, you look exclusively at male, not female, suspects. If you look out for Muslim terrorists, you look at the Muslim population."