 Hoenlein fired back in an interview with Shalom TV that "The Forward" was "not a paper of great import".The Jewish Telegraphic Agency noted that the animosity with "The Forward" is "mutual", noting that "Hoenlein didn't make the cut for the Forward 50," the paper's annual list of most influential Jewish leaders.Hoenlein made news again with his statement that President Barack Obama's June 4, 2009 speech to the Arab world from Cairo dismayed many Jews with its attempt to compare the struggle of the Palestinians with Israel to the World War II Jewish Holocaust.