SWC to President Obama: "Dramatically Expand Terror 'No-Fly' List"
This image of Nigerian terrorism suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab showed up on multiple Jihadist websites within 24 hours of the attempt to blow up a U.S. commercialjet bound for Detroit on Christmas day.
President Obama is right when he declared that the debacle over the skies of Detroit demands that "we must do better to keepdangerous people off our planes" and ordered changes in the terrorist watchlist system.more...
SWC Associate Dean, Rabbi Abraham Cooper with Nicky Jackson Colaco, Facebook Public Policy Spokesperson following meetings discussing Facebook's role in theissues of hate on the internet, at their headquarters in Palo Alto, California.
Dear Friends, At the outset of a new decade the Simon Wiesenthal Center is well-positioned to combat the ever-escalating challenges and threats to our people. Our founder anddean, Rabbi Marvin Hier has been in dialogue with leaders from the White House to the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem (see photos)and with Arab leaders in the Gulf. In response to the growing terrorism threat, we are urging the United States, Canada and other nations to greatly expandthe terrorist'No-Fly' lists beyond Al Qaeda to cover members and enablers of all terror groups around the world (see top story). Continue Reading ›
