The Argentine Jewish Institute for Information published an appeal today in all general newspapers asking political parties not to make special approaches to Argentine Jewry for votes in the February 23 general elections.
The appeal said that Argentine citizens of the Jewish faith vote as individuals and are not bound by collective ties. The Institute decided on the message because several candidates have appealed directly for Jewish votes with promises to punish discrimination, intercede for human rights throughout the world and support Israel.
Declaring that such promises were welcome, the Institute asked why they were directed only to Jews who do not constitute a solid political bloc to be wooed as a unit by the different political parties.
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