Clinton: We Must Stand against Anti-Semitism, Holocaust Denial, & the Delegitimization of Israel

David Streeter — July 24, 2012 – 2:53 pm | Israel Comments (0) Add a comment

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Forward-Looking Symposium on Genocide Prevention and spoke firmly against anti-Semitism, the effort to delegitimize Israel, and Holocaust denial. Clinton said:

[I]t’s important to note that every generation produces extremist voices denying that the Holocaust ever happened. And we must remain vigilant against those deniers and against anti-Semitism, because when heads of state and religious leaders deny the Holocaust from their bully pulpits, we cannot let their lies go unanswered. When we hear Holocaust glorification and public calls to, quote, ‘finish the job,’ we need to make clear that violence, bigotry will not be tolerated. And, yes, when criticism of Israeli Government policies crosses over into demonization of Israel and Jews, we must push back.

Clinton also spoke about the Administration’s work to ensure that “Never Again” means “Never Again” and provided follow up to the President’s speech at the USHMM from April. Click here to read her remarks and watch the speech. 

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