Wiesenthal Center Protests March of Latvia SS Veterans
Riga - The Simon Wiesenthal Center has protested the annual march of Latvian SS veterans held in the center of the capital today. The Centerwas...
The Simon Wiesenthal Center welcomed the arrest today of a suspect accused of making some of the threats against Jewish Communi
ty Centers and institutions across the US.
Mark Weitzman, the SWC’s Director of Government Affairs said, “We commend the efforts of the FBI and other law enforcement agencies who have been working on these threats. This arrestsends a strong and reassuring message to the Jewish community and to all Americans that there is no room for violent hate in our society. It also sends a message to those responsible for theother threats that they cannot hide behind their electronic masks forever and will be ultimately be held responsible for their threats.’
Weitzman added, “We also want to thank all the Muslims, Christians and members of other religious communities, as well as those who do not belong to any religious community, who have mademeaningful efforts to stand in solidarity with the targeted Jewish institutions. Their actions were a vivid symbol of what unites America and the strength that grows out of ourdiversity.”
Weitzman concluded by stating, “This arrest is hopefully the first step in successfully ending this series of threats. Once again it reminds us that the threats that we face come from'lone wolves' as well as organized groups and from all the violent extremes of society. We hope that law enforcement will continue to take these threats seriously, and together with our politicalleaders create a coordinated response for future incidents.”
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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 international agenciesincluding the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, the OAS, the Council of Europe and the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino).