Argentine National Library cancels anti-Israel event October 27, 2012 - 10:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Argentine National Library has canceled its program “The Ethical Trial of the Israeli Occupation and Colonization of Palestine,” The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported. The Oct 30 program was being organized by the Argentine-Palestinian Solidarity Committee. Adolfo Perez Esquivel, the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was to be on the jury of the so-called trial. The library confirmed on Friday, Oct 26 that the conference was canceled at the request of Simon Wiesenthal Center. “We are outraged at the abuse of a public venue for an activity targeting a country friendly to Argentina and its trading partner with associate status in the South American Common Market," said an earlier letter to the National Library director, Horacio Gonzalez, from the Wiesenthal Center wrote. "A prestigious publicly funded institution cannot be tainted as platform for hate propaganda.” Partner news  Top stories Jorge Rafael Videla, an austere former army commander, led Argentina during the bloodiest days of its Dirty War dictatorship. According to the United Nations, April was Iraq's bloodiest month for almost five years, with 712 people killed. Reports suggest the rebel fighters may have tried to blow up the walls of the prison, which holds some 4,000 inmates. Moscow has condemned other nations for supporting rebel forces and failing to condemn what it describes as terrorist attacks on the Syrian regime.   Partner news |  Latest news Foxconn employees still being overworked, report says  Apple joined the Fair Labor Association in 2012 after being slammed with criticism over the working conditions at Foxconn.April 24 declared non-work day in Glendale Berdj Karapetian, chairman of the Armenian National Committee, Glendale chapter, applauded the change in a statement.Sources say Tumblr eyes Yahoo’s $1.1bn offer as ‘too low’ Tumblr employees have been told that the company only has enough funds to operate for a few more months.Anti-Taliban police chief shot dead in Afghanistan Ghani had recently launched a crackdown against insurgents that resulted in the killing and capture of several Taliban leaders. |
