Ban Ki-moon's visit to Tehran undermines public’s trust in the UN

Brussels, August 27th, 2012 – ‘The decision by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to attend the Annual Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran, hosted by Iranian leader Ahmadinejad, is a serious blow to the integrity and trust in the United Nations’, said Tomas Sandell.  This statement on Tuesday, comes just two days before the official part of the Summit is scheduled to begin. The Non-Aligned Movement brings together more than 120 nations and today has the largest voting bloc in the UN General Assembly.
 
‘Iran has violated some of the most fundamental principles of the UN charter by threatening to wipe another UN member state off the map and by actively sponsoring terrorism around the world. But Iran is not only a threat to world peace, but just as much to its own citizens, who are being heavily suppressed by the current regime. By attending the conference, the highest official of the UN is in fact helping to legitimise the policies of the Iranian regime, instead of supporting its citizens and standing up for the core values of the UN charter’, the statement read.
 

ECI calls on the EU to host an emergency conference to address the safety and security for Jews in Europe

Helsinki 19 July, 2012  - European Coalition for Israel expressed on Thursday its condolences to the families of the victims of the terror attack in Burgas, Bulgaria where on Wednesday seven people were reported dead and thirty others injured in a terror attack on a bus carrying Israeli tourists. In Helsinki Founding Director Tomas Sandell issued the following statement:

- This brutal act of terror reminds us of the sad fact that Jews still cannot live and travel safely in Europe or elsewhere in the world.  Just one generation after the Holocaust the situation for Jews has not normalized but they are still seen as legitimate targets for terror by those who are driven by the same convictions as Adolf Hitler. The massacre at the Summer Olympics in Munich in 1972 was not an isolated act of terror, nor was the massive bomb attack in Argentina 18 years ago. These, and other similar terror acts, prove the sad fact that the war against the Jews has not stopped.
 

Please watch our June report from Brussels

Please find here our most recent Video Report from Brussels. This short video gives a good overview of the activities of the last few months and especially the Jerusalem day event in Brussels. Please watch the report and pass it on to others who may have an interest in the subject.