DENOUNCE AHMADINEJAD'S ANTI-SEMITIC TIRADE AND BAR TEHRAN FROM THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL

Yesterday, the President of Iran delivered a dangerous anti-Semitic tirade before the member states of the United Nations. The hate-filled, anti-Semitism invoked the very same propaganda used by Hitler and Goebbels to justify the genocide of the Jewish people. Speak out against this dangerous rhetoric. Here are some of his quotes:

"The dignity, decency and rights of the American and European nations are being manipulated by a small but cunning group of people called Zionists… who control the important centers of the economy and the decision-making… It is troubling to see that a number of leading presidents and [presidential] candidates from large countries are visiting these people, participating in their conventions… and are committed to their interests… These facts indicate that the American people and the European states are forced to give in to the demands and whims of a small group of materialistic and invasive people… and to waste their resources and dignity on the crimes of the occupiers and the threats of the Zionist network against their will."
Following his speech, Ahmadinejad basked in the applause of heads of state, diplomats and dignitaries. Now, Iran is seeking a seat on the UN Security Council.

The Wiesenthal Center will not sit quietly. In protest we are hand-delivering letters to Secretary General Ban and the five permanent members of the Security Council tomorrow.

Join the Simon Wiesenthal Center in its online petition urging UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to:

1. Publicly denounce the hate-filled, anti-Semitic speech

2. Urgethe US, France, Russia, China and the UK to bar Iran from becoming a non-permanent member in the UN Security Council

SWC officials meeting with Secretary General Ban earlier this year.

Last January, UN Secretary General Ban declared, "There were promises that never again would anti-Semitism go unchallenged… We must apply the lessons of the Holocaust to today’s world. We must go beyond remembrance. Then we can avoid re-occurrence ... it is not enough to remember, honor and grieve for the dead … we vow to apply the lessons of the Holocaust to our lives and to those of succeeding generations."

Now is the time for the UN Secretary General to act by publicly denouncing Ahmadinejad’s Jew hatred and by urging the US, France, Russia, China and the UK to bar Tehran from membership in the UN Security Council.

You can add your voice by signing our online petition now - don't let this anti-Semitic despot go unchallenged!