Jews
Meet European Government To Decide Agenda
- from The Insider - Information
Bulletin -
(February 21, 2004)
The
powerful international Jewish lobby (read Zionists [editor's note]) had
the ear of the
European
government this week to discuss plans to make Europe more pro-Jewish. They
warned the top EU officials that to criticise the Israeli government is
"anti-Semitic".
Influential pro-Jewish groups, including the Israeli government, the World
Jewish Congress, the European Jewish Congress, the Congress of European Rabbis,
the "Community Security Trust", etc, had their own special "high-level" meeting
to speak directly to European leaders and policy-makers about Jewish interests.
SOURCE:
BBC News, "EU vows to tackle anti-Semitism", 19 February 2004.
[ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3502019.stm ]
...
The seminar was organised by the European Commission, together with the European
Jewish Congress and the Congress of European Rabbis.
It brought together political and religious leaders from Europe and beyond.
"Anti-Semitism has returned. The monster is here with us once again,"
European Jewish Congress president Cobi Benatoff told the conference.
"What is of most concern to us, however, is the indifference of our fellow
European citizens."
The seminar was briefly postponed after Mr Benatoff and the head of the World
Jewish Congress, Edgar Bronfman, accused the EU and Mr Prodi himself of
fostering anti-Semitism.
The charge infuriated Mr Prodi, who was recently honoured by European rabbis for
his part in promoting what he calls "a Europe of diversity".
...
Mr Prodi's proposals echo calls by Jewish leaders for national governments to
set up special taskforces to monitor and combat anti-Semitism - as France and
Italy have recently done - and co-ordinate action internationally.
The complexities of the problem were apparent throughout the day, with constant
allusions to Israel and the Middle East crisis, the BBC's religious affairs
correspondent Jane Little reports.
Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Nathan Sharansky said that while cri ticism of
Israel was legitimate, it was often a vehicle for anti-Semitism.
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Updated/Revised:
Saturday, February 21, 2004 11:55:52 -0800