Religion Roundup
U.S. Jewish Leaders Call for Boycott of Beijing Olympics
The Associated Press
April 30, 2008
UNDATED - American Jewish leaders have prepared a statement urging Jews worldwide to boycott the Summer Olympics in Beijing, citing China's troubling record on human rights and Tibet.
The statement also notes China's close relationships with Iran, Syria and the militant group Hamas.
Organizers say 175 rabbis, seminary officials and other prominent Jews have signed the declaration, which comes shortly before Holocaust Remembrance Day on Friday. The signers include leaders of Conservative and Reform Judaism and the American Jewish Congress.
The statement says, "Having endured the bitter experience of abandonment by our presumed allies during the Holocaust, we feel a particular obligation to speak out against injustice and persecution today."
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