-Caveat Lector- I think the ADL has become that which it purports to oppose. ~Amelia~ Press Release Israel/Middle East ADL Outraged at Red Cross Statement Calling Israeli Settlements "War Crimes" New York, NY, May 17, 2001 . The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) expressed outrage at today's statement by the head of an International Red Cross delegation to Israel who termed Jewish settlement activity a war crime under humanitarian law, calling the charge "outrageous, unfair, and a gross distortion of the term." Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement: We are outraged at the accusation the International Red Cross has lodged against Israel, which is completely unfounded and has no basis in reality. To call Israeli settlements a "war crime" is a gross distortion of the term and an unfair accusation that plays into the passions of the Middle East conflict while serving no real interest other than to denigrate and degrade Israel's status among nations. How ironic that 60 years after the greatest humanitarian war crime in history, the International Red Cross today denigrates Israel for a policy of settlement. The Red Cross, which remained silent and made excuses for not responding in the face of Hitler's program of mass extermination, now has the ability to speak freely against those nations who are guilty of real humanitarian abuses. Instead, the Red Cross chooses to pin the blame on Israel for make-believe human rights abuses. ADL has urged Dr. Bernadine Healy, President of the American Red Cross, to speak out against the statement, which was issued by Rene Kosirnik, the head of an International Red Cross delegation to Israel and the Palestinian territories. The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry. <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
