The President of the European Assembly, Simone Veil, warned against the consequences of anti-Semitism and racism and said “this symptom is of serious importance not only to Europe but also to the entire world.” Ms. Veil, who was speaking last Sunday at the national conference of the International League Against Anti-Semitism (LICA), said that current racism is jointly anti-Jewish and anti-Arab.
This phenomenon was stressed by many of the 400 participants who attended the conference and especially by LICA president Jean Pierre-Bloch. He proposed that the organization change its name and initials to “LICRA,” to the International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism. Pierre-Bloch said that the current racism in France “is the responsibility of a small but well organized minority which has ample financial means and feels at ease in the current climate of social, economic and moral crisis.”
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