Zionist Organization of America urges dismissal 'without delay' of US Ambassador Gutman for his comments on anti-Semitism in Europe and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Cionističke organizacije u Americi traže bez odlaganja ostavku US ambasadora u Belgiji  Howarda Gutmana zbog njegovih komentara o antisemitizmu u Evropi i Izraelsko-Palestinskom sukobu.

by: EJP Updated: 06/Dec/2011 23:23

ZOA National President Morton A. Klein: "It is unacceptable for a US diplomat appointed by the President to categorize some anti-Semitic acts in Europe as being truly reprehensible, and others as more understandable because they supposedly stem from a hatred of Jews based on the Arab war against Israel and the Jewish people.

 ZOA Nacionalni poredsjednik Morton A.Klein: je rekao:

" ne može se prihvatiti da US diplomat,  koji je imenovan od Predsjednika,  kategorizira  antisemitske pojave u Evropi-   neke koje treba potpuno osuditi,   a druge razumjeti jer proizilaze iz mržnje prema Židovima,  koja se osniva na arapskom ratu protiv Izraela i izraelskog naroda."

"It is appalling that he makes any excuse or rationale for Muslim anti-Semitism. Muslim anti-Semitism existed before the Jewish State of Israel was reestablished. The fact that he is a Jew does not forgive this shameful act. He is wrong on both the situation in Europe today, and on the history," he added.

"Ambassador Gutman should be removed from his post without delay."

ZOA noted that Gutman's comments drew a tepid response from the White House on Saturday, which distanced itself from its envoy, but did not overtly criticize Gutman.

"We condemn anti-Semitism in all its forms. There is never any justification for prejudice against the Jewish people or Israel," it said in a statement. 

U nedjelju je ambasador Gutman izrazio žaljenje zbog svojih riječi na konferenciji u Brusselu, jer da  su njegove riječi krivo interpretirane.

On Sunday, Ambassador Gutman expressed regrets that his words at the Brussels conference "have been misinterpreted."

"I strongly condemn anti-Semitism in all its forms and deeply regret that my words were misinterpreted," Gutman, the son of a Polish Jew who survived the Holocaust, said.

"My personal history and the history of my family testify to the importance I attach to this subject and my unwavering commitment to fight anti-Semitism," he added.