| The Simon Wiesenthal Center today denounced a published letter by former Pink Floyd member, Roger Waters (pictured), to singer "Roger Waters' letter to Alicia Keys is really unworthy of a response," said Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Centerand two-time Academy Award® recipient. "When Ms. Keys sings in Israel on July 4th, she will be singing in the only free country in the entire Middle East, where women enjoyequal rights with men and Israeli Arabs have more rights than any of their brothers and sisters in the Arab world,” he added. Equating Israel with apartheid South Africa is a sinister distortion of the truth,” Rabbi Hier said, adding, “Just look at what ishappening in Iran, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt. “Israel has said countless times that it is willing to sit down with the Palestinians without pre-conditions. But Israel cannot be expected tomake peace with Hamas, a terrorist organization committed to Israel's destruction, just as African-Americans cannot make peace with the KKK," Hier concluded. For more information, please contact the Center's Public Relations Department, 310-553-9036, join the Center on Facebook,www.facebook.com/simonwiesenthalcenter, or follow @simonwiesenthal for news updates sent 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 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). |
