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US Congress passes Global Anti-Semitism Awareness Act courtesy Charles E. Carlson, WHTT.org (May 7, 2004) Congressmen Lantos, Ros-Lehtinen, Waxman, Kirk and Lewis have introduced Bill H.R. 4230 to authorize the establishment within the U.S. Department of State of an Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism around the world. This permanent office should have a Director appointed by the Secretary of State; consult with international organizations like OSCE (Chairman Solomon Parry); document and assess acts of anti-Semitism and anti-Semitic incitement that occur in foreign countries around the world; hold public hearings to receive evidence; and appoint a High Commissioner on Anti-Semitism. Acts of anti-Semitism will include violence or harassment against Jewish people or institutions; instances of propaganda in media and other sources in foreign countries that try to justify or promote hatred against Jewish people, including vilification of Zionism or the State of Israel. Also documented and assessed will be the actions taken by governments to respond to these acts or to eliminate such propaganda, the actions taken by such governments to enact and enforce laws relating to the protection of the right to religious freedom of Jewish People, and the efforts of such governments to promote anti-bias and tolerance education. Is it the job of the U.S. government to protect Jews worldwide? Does the U.S. government have the right to monitor and assess both the acts taking place in foreign countries and the foreign governments' responses to those acts? Exactly what acts will constitute "hatred" or "incitement" and who will decide? Does the U.S. government have the right to tell other governments to promote "anti-bias and tolerance education"? Which bias? Tolerance toward whom or what? Findings Upon Which Bill is Based Congress makes the following findings: (1) Acts of anti-Semitism in countries throughout the world, including in some of the world's strongest democracies, have increased significantly in frequency and scope over the last several years. (2) During the last three months of 2003 and the first three months of 2004, there were numerous instances of anti-Semitic violence around the world, including the following incidents: (A) In Putrajaya, Malaysia, on October 16, 2003, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad of Malaysia told the 57 national leaders assembled for the Organization of the Islamic Conference that Jews `rule the world by proxy', and called for a `final victory' by the world's 1.3 billion Muslims, who, he said, `cannot be defeated by a few million Jews'. (3) Anti-Semitism has at times taken the form of vilification of Zionism, the Jewish national movement, and incitement against Israel. (4) Anti-Semitism is also increasingly emanating from the Arab and Muslim world on a sustained basis, including through books distributed by government-owned publishing houses in Egypt and other Arab countries. (5) In November 2002, state-run television in Egypt broadcast the anti-Semitic series entitled `Horseman Without a Horse', which is based upon the fictitious conspiracy theory known as the Protocols of the Elders of Zion. The Protocols have been used throughout the last century by despots such as Adolf Hitler to justify violence against Jews. (6) In November 2003, Arab television featured an anti-Semitic series entitled `Ash-Shatat' (`The Diaspora'), which depicts Jewish people conspiring to gain control of the world. (7) The sharp rise in anti-Semitic violence has caused international organizations such as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to elevate and bring renewed focus to this issue, including the convening by the OSCE in June 2003 of a conference in Vienna dedicated solely to the issue of anti-Semitism. (8) On April 28-29, 2004, in Berlin, Germany, the OSCE will again convene a conference dedicated to addressing the problem of anti-Semitism, with the United States delegation to be led by former Mayor of New York City Ed Koch. (9) The United States has vigorously supported efforts to address anti-Semitism through bilateral relationships and interaction with international organizations such as the OSCE, the European Union, and the United Nations. (10) Congress has consistently supported efforts to address the rise in anti-Semitic violence. During the 107th Congress, both the Senate and the House of Representatives passed resolutions expressing strong concern about the sharp escalation of anti-Semitic violence in Europe and calling on the Department of State to thoroughly document the phenomenon. This bill is a giant step toward worldwide tyranny and should be strongly opposed. Read the bill for yourself. About the Author(s): Charles E. Carlson is the President of WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS (www.whtt.org) or Strait Gate Ministries, is based out of Scottsdale, Arizona, and reports on Middle East Issues and issues related to religion. (cecarl@whtt.org) See under Our Contributors to find out about the Author(s) of this article. |
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