Mets praised for event decision

NEW YORK—The New York Mets will allow the Hebron Fund to host its annual dinner at a club in the team’s stadium despite a protest.

Eleven organizations, including Jews Against the Occupation-NYC and the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, had asked the Mets to cancel the Nov. 21 event at Caesar’s Club in Citi Field.

Shlomo Mostofsky, president of The National Council of Young Israel, praised the Mets for honoring their commitment in a letter addressed to the club’s governing body.

He called the dinner a “celebration of the human spirit,” according to a Young Israel news release.

The Hebron Fund is a New Yorkbased, not-for-profit charity that aims to raise funds for the Jewish residents of the West Bank city. (JTA)