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Foreign
Affairs -
Anti-Semitism On July
30, 2004, Rep. Waxman, as a co-chair of the Congressional
Task Force Against Anti-Semitism, joined U.S. Helsinki Commission
Chairman Christopher H. Smith in a letter commending United
Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan for his June 21, 2004
address before the U.N.’s first-ever conference devoted
entirely to the problem of anti-Semitism. Seventy-four members
of Congress signed the letter, which applauds the Secretary-General’s
strong statement about the need for international community
action against anti-Semitism and his recognition that Jews
have been alienated by decades of anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist
bias and rhetoric at the United Nations. On October 28, 2003, Rep. Waxman issued a statement condemning the anti-Semitic remarks made by Malaysian Prime Minister Mohamad Mahathir during his keynote address at the Islamic Summit Conference. His statement also expressed strong support for H.Res. 409, a resolution calling upon the international community to join the United States in rebuking Mahathir's dangerous incitement. Text of the bill On July 17, 2003, Rep. Waxman and Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chairman Ciro D. Rodriguez (D-TX) joined 28 Jewish and Hispanic Members of Congress in a letter congratulating the Government of Mexico on the recent passage of landmark civil rights legislation that prohibits all forms of discrimination including anti-Semitism. July
17, 2003 On November
4, 2002, Rep. Waxman was joined by 45 Members of Congress
in sending a letter urging Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
to take immediate action against the upcoming broadcast
of "Horseman Without A Horse." The television
series is based on the Protocols of the Elders of Zion,
an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory fabricated in Czarist
Russia to scapegoat and foment violence against Jews. November
10, 2002 On October
10, 2002, Rep. Waxman sent a letter urging the government
of Italy to intervene against a "hate" conference
promoting Holocaust revisionism, anti-Semitism, and rationalization
of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. On July 9, 2002, Rep. Waxman voted for H.Res. 393, a resolution calling for the governments of Europe to protect the safety and well-being of their Jewish communities, condemn anti-Semitic attacks, and prosecute perpetrators of anti-Semitic violence. The resolution passed the House unanimously. Text of the Bill July
9, 2002 November
26, 2001 December
7, 2001
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