A "barbaric assault on humanity," said Rabbi Marvin Hier, Simon Wiesenthal Center deanand founder of last Thursday's terrorist attack in London which killed at least 52 people and injured over 700 more. "Out of control religiousfanaticism, not frustration over the Arab-Israeli conflict, is the principal cause of the London attacks and of international terrorism," headded. Full story.
"Functionally antisemitic" is whatthe Simon Wiesenthal Center called the passing of the United Church of Christ’s (UCC) resolutions urging divestment from American companies doingbusiness with Israel and demanding that the anti-terror security fence be torn down. This after 20,000 activists joined the Center’s online campaignurging the UCC to vote down these anti-Israel resolutions. Full story
The Simon Wiesenthal Center demanded that the government of Boliviaimmediately investigate, identify and punish the desecrators of the Jewish cemetery in Cochabamba, where graffiti of swastikas and "Juden Raus" werepainted on the cemetery walls. Full story.
Russian President Vladimir Putin wasurged by the Wiesenthal Center to quash a so-called investigation by a Moscow prosecutor to ascertain whether the Shulchan Aruch - the Jewish Legal Code- incites racism. Center Associate Dean, Rabbi Abraham Cooper followed up with an in-depth meeting at the Russian Embassy in Washington, DC where he wasassured that no formal investigation would be launched. Full story.
Starting this week, the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s New York ToleranceCenter launches its Public Days Program which allows visits from the general public every Monday from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM on a reservation basis. Thefacility is a state-of-the-art interactive training and educational facility that focuses on exploring the dynamics of racism and prejudice in America,international human rights and the history of the Holocaust. Full story.
The Archbishop of Canterbury and Head of the Anglican Communion,Rowan Williams who voted last month for the Anglican Church's economic divestment of companies that trade with Israel, elicited a protest by WiesenthalCenter International Affairs Director Dr Shimon Samuels. Full story.
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