SWC Criticizes President Carter's Bias Towards Israel
SWC Criticizes President Carter's Bias Towards Israel
Buenos Aires and Paris - Former Argentine President, now Vice-President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was attacked in the middle of a crowd gathered in front of her home.The attacker - a figure with a loaded gun that did not fire - was immediately arrested.
The Wiesenthal Center condemns the attack, rejecting any type of violent action and calls for a speedy resolution. Freedom of discussion within a framework ofrespect for differences must mark a limit to violence, which has no place in democracies.
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