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ADL Honors Berlusconi Despite Pro-Fascist Remarks
From: "Aftermath News"
ADL Honors Berlusconi Despite Pro-Fascist Remarks
MASONIC ZIONIST ADL HONORS NEO-FASCIST MUSSOLINI PROTEGE SILVIO BERLUSCONI FOR
HIS SUPPORT OF ZIONISM, ARIEL SHARON AND PERPETUAL WAR
Jewish Times - Sept 22, 2003
Berlusconi Honored Despite Pro-Facist Remarks
Ruth E. Gruber
SEPTEMBER 22, 2003
Rome
Despite recent remarks by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi that
angered Italy's Jews, the Anti-Defamation League decided to go ahead this week
with plans to honor the Italian leader.
Berlusconi was set to receive the ADL's Distinguished Statesman Award at a
"Salute to Italy" dinner Tuesday, which was scheduled to honor the Italian
leader for his support for Israel and his efforts in the war on terrorism.
But Jews in Italy are still upset over the prime minister's remarks in a
recent interview.
Last week, Berlusconi met for 90 minutes with Italian Jewish leaders at the
city's Great Synagogue and apologized for telling two British journalists that
Italy's former fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini, was "benign" and that his
crimes before and during World War II could not be compared to those of Iraqi
President Saddam Hussein.
"Mussolini never killed anyone," Berlusconi was quoted as saying. "Mussolini
sent people on holiday in internal exile."
During his meeting, Berlusconi also reiterated his strong support for Israel.
ADL national director Abraha
m Foxman said there was no reason to change the group's plans to honor
Berlusconi, even though the award has caused uneasiness among some Italian Jews.
"A friend is a friend even though he is flawed," Foxman told JTA from New
York.
"Has Berlusconi said things that I am critical of? Yes," Foxman said. "But
he's America's friend, Israel's friend, our friend."
Berlusconi strongly supported President Bush's war on terrorism and the war in
Iraq. He also has emerged as one of Israel's closest allies in Europe, winning
praise from Israeli leaders.
Italy, which currently holds the presidency of the European Union, was "very
instrumental in pushing for the recent European decision to declare Hamas a
terrorist organization," Foxman said.
In Italy, Jewish attitudes toward Berlusconi are divided. On the one hand,
there is his record of support for Israel and anti-terrorism efforts. On the
other hand, Berlusconi's government coalition includes a right-wing party that
was formed out of the neo-fascist movement and another right-wing party
notorious for xenophobic positions.
So while there is widespread appreciation of the government's policy regarding
Israel, Jews who oppose the current administration distrust Berlusconi's
sincerity on Jewish issues.
"I saw that announcement of the ADL award and it made my flesh crawl," said
one Jew from Rome who asked not to be named.
Berlusconi has a history of gaffes that have infuriated both allies and
opponents during his two years in office. Earlier this summer, he touched off a
miniature crisis when he compared a German member of the European Parliament to
a guard in a Nazi concentration camp.
Berlusconi Honored Despite Pro-Facist Remarks
http://www.jewishtimes.com/2175.stm
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Have You been wondering why the "liberal" pro-Zionist circles in the West
havenīt been attacking Italy after the last election result and why they havenīt
vehemently protested against its new "fascist"-influenced government, the way
Joerg Haiderīs Austria was attacked the year before? Well, here comes an article
from Israel that will shed some light on this discrepancy and explain why
Zionists and their state of Israel suddenly donīt make their voices heard
"against neo-fascism" the way they are known to do.
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Party, Berlusconi's coalition includes political forces that many Jews deeply
distrust. These include the National Alliance, which has its roots in
neo-fascism, and the Northern League, which once aimed to separate northern
Italy from the rest of the country and is known for its overt anti-immigrant
policies.
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B'nai Brith is the Jewish branch of Scottish Free Masonry, whose mystical
philosophies and oaths are anti-American, occult and anti-humanity. The ADL has
proven themselves to be a "civil rights" fraud. They are a seditious and racist
terrorist cabal. They have been caught in numerous spy scandals and many cases
of malfeasance. To those who have studied this evil group of supposed citizen
activists, one will eventually conclude that the ADL is anti-Jewish to the very
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cry but, in utter mockery and unparalleled disdain.
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