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I N T E R N A T I O N A L O R G A N I Z A T I O N S O I V I S I O N

ANTI JEWISH INCITEMENT AT THE UN

It is a tragic irony that the United Nations, founded to free theworld of the racial and religious hatred that paved the way for WorldWar I I , now provides a platform for hate propaganda.The UN Charter proclaims the determination of peoples of the

world to practice tolerance. The International Covenant on Civil andPolitical Rights mandates the prohibition by law of any advocacy ofnational, racial or religious hatred that constitutes incitement todiscrimination, hostility or violence (Art . 20). The InternationalConvention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discriminationrequires State Parties to declare a punishable offense all dissemina-tion of ideas based on racial . ..hatred. The UNESCO Declaration onRace and Racial Prejudice calls on al l organized groups withinnational communities... to refrain from presenting a stereotyped,partial, unilateral or tendentious picture of individuals and ofvarious groups (Art. 5(3)), and on international organizations,whether universal or regional, governmental or non-governmental.. .toco-operate and assist. .. in the ful l and complete implementation ofthis goal so that all peoples of the world may be forever deliveredfrom these scourges (Art. 10).In clear violation of these international norms, at the 1983 UNGeneral Assembly, the representatives of Libya, Iraq, Syria andBelorussia directed against Jews derogatory characterizations andthreats which reminded listeners of the themes and rhetoric of the Nazie r a . On December 8, 1983, Dr. Ali Treiki, Permanent Representative ofLibya, accused Jewish Zionists here in the United States of attempt-ing to destroy Americans. Is it not the Jews who are exploiting theAmerican people and trying to debase them? Dr. Treiki continued(A/38/713).

>The representative of Libya was not alone in making these remarks.The Permanent Representative of Iran, Mr. Rajaie-Khorassani, hadalready expressed, on 2 November 1983, with reference to Israel, hishope that the Moslem countries in the area wi l l soon consider thefinal solution (A/38/PV.42, pp. 53-55). The final solution was theNazi code-name for the genocide perpetrated against the Jews of Europeduring the Second WorldWar.Unfortunately, this type of anti-Jewish incitement is not new inthe UN, and is not confined to the General Assembly (see appended notefor further examples).

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It is easy to uphold civi l i t y in international discourse andconcurrently, to criticize Israeli government policies. Such criticismis not under consideration. The statements inquestion picture theJewish people, the Jewish State and Zionism as sinister forces whosepurposes are Nazi-like genocide, obliteration of other cultures andeconomic manipulation. This rhetoric unquestionably encourageshosti l i ty toward Jews, and is calculated to pave the way for Israel'sexpulsion from the UN and to provide a rationale for seeking Israel'sphysical destruction.

Regrettably, the UN representatives of democratic countries haveremained silent on the issue of anti-Jewish incitement. The represen-tat ives of Israel and the United States alone have spoken out tocondemn such speech.Such incitement, which violates UN Charter purposes and encouragesconflict between peoples, discredits the UN, and leaves the organi-

zation unable to serve the aims for which i t was created. Somegovernment representatives rationalize their silence by claiming thatracist statements are uttered by the fanatical few. Yet Adolf Hitler'srise to power teaches that wild racist plans can become tragicallyreal, and that silence prompts inciters to more brazen acts.It is imperative that the UN Secretary General and, equallyimportant, representatives of concerned states, raise their voices inprotest against anti-Jewish incitement at the UN.

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APPENDIX

The fo l low ing i3 a samp l ing of anti-Jewish statements made in UNforumsUN General AssemblyDr. Al i Treiki, Libya, December 8, 1983:

The tim e has come fo r the Un ited Nations to s tr iv e to save thepeoples of the world from th is ra ci st en t it y [ I s r a e l ] , I t is high t imefor the United Nations and the United States , i n pa rt ic u la r, to r ea liz ethat the Jewish Zionists here in the United States attempt to destroyAmer ica ns . Look around New Yo rk. Who are the owners of pornog raphicfi lm op erations and houses? Is i t not the Jews who are e x p lo it in g th eAmerican people and tr y in g to debase them? I f we succeed i n el im in at in gtha t e n t i t y , we sh a ll by the same token save the American and Europeanpeoples.We hope th a t th e day w i l l soon come when we can era dic ate th isa ff ro n t, th is abe rration of hi st or y which we committed when we acceptedw i t h i n our Organ iza t ion th is band o f c r i m in a ls , mercenar ies andte r ro ri s ts (A/38/PV.88, pp. 19 and 20).

Mr. V e l a y a t i , I r a n , September 30, 1983: The re i s no cure for thecancerous growth of Zionism but su rge ry. (A/38/PV.13, p. 41 ).Mr. H o se in L a t i f y , I r a n , December 19, 1983: The Z io ni st e n ti ty . . .should be removed l i k e a cancerous tumo r. (A/38/PV.102, p. 4 7) .M r. Adami, S y r ia , O ctober 14 , 19 81, Fo urth Committee, to ld what hec a l l e d a 'Jewish s to ry * of a man who went to his ra bbi to enter theb i r thda te of . his son. The man asked which da te he sh ou ld g iv e , l a s tyear or t h i s ye ar. Why not g ive th e tr u e date, the rabbi asked theman. ' I d i d n ' t t h i n k o f t h a t , 1 the fa th er answered. The Sy ria ndelegate said the story portrayed the 'Jewish mentali ty of the Zionistd e l e g a t e ' . (United Nations Press Release GA/T/22350 of October 141981, p. 8.)Mr. Nuseibeh, Jordan, March 16, 1979, Se cu rity C ou nc il: Has the worldbeeri po la ri z e d in to an omnipotent race and subservient Genti les borninto th is wor ld to serve the a ims of the 'master race'? We, th eG e n ti le s , are s ev er al b i l l i o n human sou ls, and yet how much weight, Iwonder, do we car ry in th e cou nc ils of some of the mig hty? (A/PV 2128 ,p. 63.)

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M r . N u s e i b e h , Jo rd an , December 8, 1980: People l i k e Lord Ro thsc hilde v e r y d a y , i n i r o n - c l a d sec rec y, decide and fla sh round the wo rld howh igh the p r i ce o f gold should be on each p ar tic u la r day . . . . The UnitedS t a t e s . . . ha s a na t io na l income o f upwards o f $2 ,000 b i l l i o n perannum, a n d , wh i l e m i l l i o n s of hard-working, God-fearing Americans a reun e mp l o y e d , t h e Z i o n i s t s own a l i o n ' s s h ar e o f that great abundance.(A/35 /PV.86, pp . 38-40. )

UN Human Rights CommissionM r . M a r c e l El M a y , L e a g u e o fArab St at es , February 8, 1984, accusedZ i o n i s m a n d Israelof'mobilizing forces toward a genocidal campaign.(HR 1476)

M r . Sou d Abdallah, Syria, February 8, 1984, termed Zionism a formofracism bringing w a r a n d sufferi ng, and characterized t h e goalsof theJewish stateas real genocide and to destroy t h e historical heritageoft he Arab population . (HR 1476)M r . Salem Fanes, Yemen, February 10, 1984, accused Israel o fconductinga c a m p a i g n o f physi cal liquidation and extermination o f a collectivebasis. (HR 1479)M r . B a c h i r O u l d - R o i u s , Al ge ri a, February 10, 1984, accused IsraelofNazi t ype repression including gas poisoningo fschool girls - (HR1 4 7 9 .

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