AJC: Iran Conference Promotes Hatred of Jews, Israel

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Oct 02, 2014, 12:40 ET

NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC called on the U.S. and European governments to strongly condemn an international gathering in Tehran promoting hatred of Jews and Israel. The goal of the New Horizon Conference "is to unveil the secrets behind the dominance of the Zionist lobby over U.S. and EU politics," reported Iran's Press TV.

"This conference is proof-positive that the government of Iran has not mitigated its deeply entrenched hostility towards Jews and the State of Israel," said AJC Executive Director David Harris. "Iran, even under the supposedly moderate President Rouhani, remains intent on achieving the capacity to build nuclear weapons, actively supporting Hamas, Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations, and promoting venomous hatred of Jews."

Participants from the U.S., Europe, and Iran heard Mohsen Ghomi, advisor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, open the three-day gathering by declaring "American officials are puppets of the Zionist lobby who are taking advantage of American ignorance."

According to Press TV, "The role of Zionist lobbies in the European and U.S. crises, introducing international anti-Zionist and anti-imperialist figures, and Islamic resistance against the Zionist regime are some of the topics of the conference."

"American and European representatives engaged in direct talks with Iran on its nuclear program should seize the opportunity to convey directly in the strongest possible terms outrage over this hateful event," said Harris. "Nuclear negotiations cannot continue in a vacuum separate from Iran's other dangerous misdeeds."

SOURCE American Jewish Committee