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Anti-Defamation League (press release), NY
Oct 30 2007
ADL Supports Armenian Jewish Community In Condemnation Of Yerevan
State University
New York, NY, October 30, 2007 ... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
expressed support for the Armenian Jewish Community in their
condemnation of Yerevan State University, which recently honored
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with an honorary doctorate and
a medal.
"It is disgraceful for a reputable institution of higher learning to
honor a man who routinely compromises the rights of Iranian citizens,
and especially students and academics," said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL
National Director. "We commend the Armenian Jewish Community for
speaking out against this poor judgment on the part of Yerevan State
University.
"It is one thing to provide a forum to speak, as universities are
environments where freedom of speech should be promoted and
encouraged," said Mr. Foxman. "However, it is quite another to
confer degrees and awards on a dictator who denies the Holocaust and
calls for the destruction of the state of Israel. Such tributes
should be reserved for those academics and world leaders who
rightfully deserve them."
The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading
organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services
that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry.
http://www.adl.org/PresRele/Mise_00/5157 _00.htm
Oct 30 2007
ADL Supports Armenian Jewish Community In Condemnation Of Yerevan
State University
New York, NY, October 30, 2007 ... The Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
expressed support for the Armenian Jewish Community in their
condemnation of Yerevan State University, which recently honored
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with an honorary doctorate and
a medal.
"It is disgraceful for a reputable institution of higher learning to
honor a man who routinely compromises the rights of Iranian citizens,
and especially students and academics," said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL
National Director. "We commend the Armenian Jewish Community for
speaking out against this poor judgment on the part of Yerevan State
University.
"It is one thing to provide a forum to speak, as universities are
environments where freedom of speech should be promoted and
encouraged," said Mr. Foxman. "However, it is quite another to
confer degrees and awards on a dictator who denies the Holocaust and
calls for the destruction of the state of Israel. Such tributes
should be reserved for those academics and world leaders who
rightfully deserve them."
The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading
organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services
that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry.
http://www.adl.org/PresRele/Mise_00/5157 _00.htm