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Moshe Kantor, president of the European Jewish Congress:"I applaud the German Chancellor’s outspoken stance in the face of the Iranian threat."
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BERLIN (EJP)---The President of the European Jewish Congress (EJC), Moshe Kantor, who had talks Monday in Berlin with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, applauded her stance on the Iranian issue.
"Germany is well aware of the price of silence in the face of danger emanating from fanatical leaders and I applaud the German Chancellor’s outspoken stance in the face of the Iranian threat," Kantor was quoted as saying after the meeting.
“Iran’s president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a threat to Europe too. Iran is a center of world terrorism and having nuclear capabilities will allow Iran to equip terrorist organizations throughout the world,” he said.
He added: "Iran is not only a Middle East issue. All countries that have suffered from terrorism should be concerned about what could be Iran’s agenda beyond its region."
During his talks with Merkel and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, also attended by World Jewish Congress president Ronald Lauder and Charlotte Knobloch, president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, Kantor raised the problem of rising anti-Semitism in Europe.
He hailed Merkel’s "continued commitment" to Holocaust commemoration and education.
“Today, when we hear about one country’s desire to exterminate another, we are hearing dangerous words. Words lead to actions and dangerous words lead to dangerous actions. Such is the importance to condemn Holocaust denial and to be bold in the commemoration of the Holocaust,” he said.
Kantor was elected president of the EJC in June. The EJC is an umbrella organization representing Jewish communities in over 40 countries around Europe.