Simon Wiesenthal Center Condemns Horrific Attack Against Worshippers at Cairo Church

"This horrific attack is only the latest targeting Christians in the Middle East, including Iraq and Syria. If the rights of religious minorities aren't protected by governments; iffamilies have to fear for their safety when going to their houses of worship, then there is no hope for a stable and peaceful Middle East," said Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean of theSimon Wiesenthal Center, a leading Jewish human rights NGO, in a statement from Jerusalem.

"We urge the incoming American administration to do more to help Egyptian authorities overcome the continuing scourge of terrorist attacks targeting innocent civilians," Rabbi Cooperconcluded.

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The Simon Wiesenthal Center is one of the largest international Jewish human rights organizations with over 400,000 member families in the United States. It is an NGO at internationalagencies including the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, the OAS, the Council of Europe and the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino).