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Rep. Waxman and U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman Smith Commend United Nation Secretary-General Annan for Addressing Anti-Semitism

Washington, Jul 30 -

Rep. Waxman, as a co-chair of the Congressional Task Force Against Anti-Semitism, joined U.S. Helsinki Commission Chairman Christopher H. Smith in a letter commending United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his June 21, 2004 address before the U.N.’s first-ever conference devoted entirely to the problem of anti-Semitism. Seventy-four members of Congress signed the letter, which applauds the Secretary-General’s strong statement about the need for international community action against anti-Semitism and his recognition that Jews have been alienated by decades of anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist bias and rhetoric at the United Nations.