Your Activism in Action: UN Secretary General Responds to SWC Protests Over Iran

YOUR ACTIVISM IN ACTION:
UN SECRETARY GENERAL RESPONDS TO SWC PROTESTS OVER IRAN

20,000 other online protests to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Mr. Ban wrote to Wiesenthal Center officials to confirm that he personally confronted Iranian President MahmoudAhmadinejad after last month’s virulently anti-Semitic address to the UN General Assembly.

The October 3rd letter from the Secretary General’s Chef de Cabinet, Vijay Nambiar read, in part: " The Secretary General was disturbed to hear the comments made byPresident Ahmadinejad of Iran in which he predicted the collapse of Israel and alluded to racial stereotypes. The Secretary General raised this issue with both PresidentAhmadinejad and Iranian Foreign Minister Mottaki, who met with him at their request, and urged the Iranian officials to refrain from making such remarks."

Mr. Ban also pledged to continue to advocate full respect of the UN resolutions against Holocaust denial.

The Center is continuing to urge the permanent members of the UN Security Council, along with Germany and Austria to publicly sanction Iran for its threats against theJewish people, Israel, and its continued State-sponsored denial of the Holocaust.

As we monitor the develoments surrounding this issue, we want to thank you for your activism. Your voice added to those of your fellow activists has had a lasting impact on thefight against anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial.

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