European Parliament exhibition entitled "The New Doors of Jerusalem: Apartheid Israel".

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[dennisw]

May 28, 2003

WIESENTHAL CENTER TO EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PRESIDENT:

"APARTHEID ISRAEL EXHIBIT DISQUALIFIES EU ROLE AS PARTNER IN QUARTET PEACE INITIATIVE"

The European Parliament is hosting an exhibition entitled "The New Doors of Jerusalem: Apartheid Israel".

In a letter to the President of the European Parliament, Pat Cox, the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s International Liaison Director, Dr. Shimon Samuels, noted that, "Not only does the display focus on so-called 'Israeli colonialism', the 'sociocide' of the Palestinian people, 'coerced' land sales to Jewish settlers, it also includes personal attacks on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, and features Jews through racial and religious stereotypes."

Samuels continued, "The timing of this exhibition, when Israel has accepted 'the Roadmap' and its Prime Minister has demonstrated his willingness to take immeasurable risks for peace, is politically and morally repugnant." The letter added that "Its display at the seat of the European Parliament impugns the European Union's impartiality and disqualifies its diplomatic role as a partner to the Quartet sponsorship of 'the Roadmap' initiative."

The Center demanded "the immediate removal of this exhibit and the public condemnation and disciplining of whoever authorized it."

For further information, please contact Dr. Samuels at +33.609.77.01.58

[Nebr FAL owner]

Fat chance that the display will be removed or the jerk-off who authorized it will be punished for being stupid in public. anti-semitism & jew baiting are alive & flourishing in Europe.

[BrooklynGOP]

What? No exhibitions on lives of Christians and Jews in muslim lands?

[Pan_Yans Wife]

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[tictoc]

How about this?

Do you believe this, too, is "symbolic, and doesn't hurt anyone"?

[Michael81Dus]

I haven´t seen that exhibition and I won´t judge about it because of this one-sided article. There are always both sides, and first after having heard the other side I can make comments.

[Stultis]

Discussion of this at Little Green Footballs.

[dennisw]

That's where I first read about it. For the most part no one knows and no one cares. The exibit says a lot to me about Europe's attitude towards Israel. Shameless creeps.