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Wiesenthal Center Condemns Trivialization of the Holcaust by Syrian President During Visit to Argentina



The Wiesenthal Center condemned comments made by the Syrian President, Bashar Al Assad, to a group of journalists during a recent visit to Argentina: “you can say there were 6million, or 10 million Jews murdered, I do not know because I do not have precise information (…) I do not deny the Jewish Holocaust, but it might be exaggerated”, said Al Assad”,(http://www.diarioperfil.com.ar/edimp/0483/articulo.php?art=22749&ed=0483).

“President Assad’s totalitarian regime violates individual and civil liberties and human rights. His offensive comments about the Holocaust parallel those of his partner and co-sponsor ofterrorism and antisemitism, Iranian Presient Ahmadinejad. In view of Argentina’s measures to face its post-WWII welcome to Nazi war criminals, we urge the authorities to repudiate thisdiplomatic insult by Assad to his Argentine hosts,” stated Dr. Shimon Samuels, Director for International Relations of the Wiesenthal Center.

“The Syrian hereditary dictatorship provided a safe haven for one of the biggest Nazi criminals, Alois Brunner, who was Adolf Eichmann’s second in command for the implementation of the‘Final Solution’. President Assad has had the opportunity to learn about the Holocaust from a primary perpetrator, resident in Damascus,” added Sergio Widder, Director for LatinAmerica.

For further information contact Shimon Samuels at +336 09770158, or Sergio Widder at +54911 4425-1306, join the Center on Facebook, www.facebook.com/simonwiesenthalcenter, or follow @simonwiesenthal for news updatessent direct to your Twitter page or mobile device.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center is one of the largest international Jewish human rights organizations with over 400.000 members. It is an NGO at internationalagencies including the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, the Council of Europe, the OAS and the Latin American Parliament.



El Centro Wiesenthal deplora declaraciones del presidente de Siria relativizando el Holocausto durante su visita a la Argentina

El Centro Simon Wiesenthal manifestó su rechazo a las declaraciones formuladas ante un grupo de periodistas por el presidente de Siria, Bashar Al Assad, en las cuales relativizó elHolocausto: “que digan que fueron 6 millones o 10 millones de judíos las víctimas, no lo sé, porque yo no tengo datos precisos. (…) No niego el Holocausto judío, pero no se si exageran”,dijo Al Assad (http://www.diarioperfil.com.ar/edimp/0483/articulo.php?art=22749&ed=0483).

“El régimen totalitario del presidente Assad desprecia las garantías individuales y los derechos humanos; sus comentarios ofensivos acerca del Holocausto están en paralelo con los de susocio y co-patrocinante del terrorismo y el antisemitismo, el presidente iraní Ahmadinejad. En vista de las iniciativas que ha tomado Argentina para confrontar la bienvenida que brindó alos criminales nazis luego de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, urgimos a las autoridades a repudiar este insulto diplomático de Assad a sus anfitriones argentinos”, señaló el Dr. ShimonSamuels, Director de Relaciones Internacionales del Centro Wiesenthal.

“La dictadura hereditaria siria dio refugio a uno de los mayores criminales nazis, Alois Brunner, el lugarteniente de Adolf Eichmann en la implementación de la ‘Solución Final’. Elpresidente Assad ha tenido oportunidad de aprender qué fue el Holocausto a través del testimonio de uno de sus mayores perpetradores, residente en Damasco”, agregó Sergio Widder, Directorpara América Latina.

Para mayor información, comunicarse con Sergio Widder al 4802-1744 o bien (15) 4425-1306. Si llama desde fuera de Argentina, + 5411 4802-1744 ó + 54911 4425-1306.

El Centro Simon Wiesenthal es una organización judía internacional de derechos humanos con más de 400.000 miembros en todo el mundo. Tiene status de ONG ante la ONU, la UNESCO, la OEA, laOSCE, el Consejo de Europa y el Parlamento Latinoamericano.

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