The ADC has expressed its shock and outrage at the deployment by the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad of the banned nerve agent Sarin against civilians in the town of Khan Sheikhoun. According to reports, 72 people were killed, including 20 children.
Dr Dvir Abramovich, Chairman of the ADC, issued the following statement:
“This sickening, heinous attack by the Syrian regime against its own people must compel the UN and the international community to act immediately so as to put a halt to the ongoing barbarities. As Jews, we are particularly heartbroken by the images of vulnerable, defenceless innocents targeted for death by chemical weapons. During the Holocaust, the world stood by and failed to intervene, and shirked its moral responsibility in genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda and Sudan by not acting. The brutal and evil Syrian dictator, who for the last six years has slaughtered his own people, has to be put on trial for the crimes against humanity and be held accountable for the use of this horrendous weapon against men, women and children. We pray for the victims and those families who lost loved ones, and wish the injured a full and speedy recovery.”
The B’nai B’rith Anti-Defamation Commission, founded in 1979, is Australia’s leading organization fighting racism through educational programs that combat bigotry, prejudice and all forms of hatred.
For further information please contact Dr Dvir Abramovich on 9272 5677.