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B'nai Brith Canada Commends Canadian Government for Pledge to Boycott Ahmadinejad Address at UNPosted On 09/22/09
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
B'nai Brith Canada Commends Canadian Government for Pledge to Boycott Ahmadinejad Address at UN
TORONTO, September 22, 2009 – B’nai Brith Canada commends the Canadian Government for its pledge to boycott Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's address to the UN General Assembly tomorrow. Canadian officials attending the General Assembly will vacate their seats as Ahmadinejad approaches the podium to speak.
“I would like to commend, in the strongest words possible, the Canadian Government's principled move to take the lead and announce that our nation will not be present in the audience at the UN General Assembly when Ahmadinejad comes to the stage to spout his venom and antisemitism” said Frank Dimant, B’nai Brith Canada’s Executive Vice President. “We call on all nations of good faith to follow in Canada's footsteps and also boycott Ahmadinejad's address.
“Canadians should be thankful that we have a government that, once again, has taken the lead and acted with principle on issues related to the Middle East. It is interesting to note that while the Harper Government continues to serve as an example for others when it comes to issues related to Israel, other world leaders are in the process of trying to appease the Jewish State's enemies."
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For more information, please contact, Dan Rabkin, National Director of Communications:
416-633-6224 X 140 / cell: 416-312-9173
B’nai Brith Canada has been active in Canada since 1875 as the Jewish community’s foremost human rights agency
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