ISRAEL IS UNDER CONSTANT ATTACK AT THE UNITED NATIONS.
NOW BASIC AMERICAN FREEDOMS ARE BEING THREATENED!
On November 5th the Security Office of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon forcefully stripped Anne Bayefsky of her credentials after she spoke out against the UN’s anti-Israel and pro-Hamas Goldstone Report resolution. Bayefsky had long been one of the few genuine critics and watchdogs inside the building, often eliciting anger because for her vocal support of Israel and her opposition to General Assembly resolutions outlawing criticism of extremist Islam.

As director of the Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust at New York’s Touro College, Bayefsky heads a US NGO entitled to access at the UN. Now she is waiting on the UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), a

committee chaired by Sudan, a human rights abuser, to decide if she will be allowed future access to UN proceedings. Her original “violation” has yet to be clarified, ranging from “the Palestinian Ambassador is very upset at the statement you made” to pretexts about the credentials of her assistants.

President Obama has promised to “engage in the work of improving the UN human rights system.” But instead of fighting for free speech and access for American NGO’s, the State Department and US Ambassador to the UN Susan Rice have allowed Bayefsky’s status to remain in limbo while a group chaired by Sudan decides her fate.

Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors cannot not sit silently by while the few genuine human rights advocates in the UN are silenced. Please join us in demanding support for Bayefsky’s immediate reinstatement by contacting your U.S. Representative or Senator, especially if they are members of the Committees on Foreign Relations charged with overseeing the State Department and our UN mission. Time is of the essence and we urge you to act now.

For contact information and a sample letter, go directly to this link. Please help us:

* Demand a forceful response in support of Bayefsky and in defense of free speech.
* Tell them it’s unacceptable for America to sit on the sidelines while anti-American, anti-Israeli regimes decide whether our NGOs can enter the United Nations building.
* Stress that our State Department must take a strong moral stand.
* FAX your letter to your congressman and other members of Congress (faxes are best).
* Follow up with a telephone call.

The need for your support is urgent.

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This entry was posted on Friday, December 25th, 2009 and is filed under action.