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Wiesenthal Center Statement on Today’s US Action Against Syrian Base

“We support the President’s action taken directly against the base that launched the poison gas attacks against innocent Syrian civilians including women and children,” saidRabbis Marvin Hier and Abraham Cooper, founder and dean and associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Center

“This sends a clear message that when Crimes Against Humanity are committed, words alone are never sufficient,” they concluded.


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

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