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SWC Outraged by Virulent Anti-Semitic Cartoon in Leading Norway Newspaper

Jerusalem,

"The Simon Wiesenthal Center denounces the blood libel cartoon published in Dagbladet, so virulently anti-Semitic it wouldmake Hitler and Himmler weep tears of joy," said Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a leading Jewish Human Rights NGO, who is currently attending theGlobal Forum on Anti-Semitism in Jerusalem.

"We call upon Norway's leaders to denounce this incitement to hate and especially urge the Ombudsman for Children's Rights to denouncethis outrageous denigration of a core Jewish rite dating back to the biblical times of Abraham," Cooper added.


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Cartoon reads:

•Mother of Jewishchild holding blood soaked Torah: "Mistreating? No this is tradition, an important part of our belief!"

•Rabbi on the left holding a torah and a Devil's fork on the child's head and taking off the toes of the child (mockingbrit milah/circumcision).

•Police response: "Belief? Oh yes, then it is allright."

•Second officer: "Sorry for the interruption."

http://www.dagbladet.no/tegneserie/gjesteserie/20mgdrefvelin/?1369692000

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

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