Because I don't know anything first hand about those situations. Maybe he's right. I've seen disgusting acts of cronyism among Mormons, Catholics, Muslims, Vegans (yes...it might as well be a religion), and atheists, and I don't doubt it happens among Jews as well.

If I knew it to be false, I would have said something. But I don't. So I haven't.

It's like when some some civil rights group wanted to boycott Howard Stern a few years ago, because they said he makes fun of minorities. When pressed, the best they could do was point to specific people Stern makes fun of, including Michael Jackson and OJ Simpson, both of which probably deserve it, and would whether they were black or not (and indeed, Michael Jackson isn't much anymore).

So, if Ed had said that all Jews are corrupt then I'd be the first to condemn him, because I know first hand that it's not true. As it is, these guys Ed writes about might be corrupt. They certainly wouldn't be the first.