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Pierre BESNAINOU
Pierre
Besnainou
ear Friends,
I am presenting myself as a candidate for the presidency of the European Jewish Congress. It is my
intention, should you honour me with your vote of
confidence, to continue to work closely with each
of you. I believe that it is only through total unity
between our communities and institutions that will
we have a strong voice as European Jews.
Therefore I present to you my program, in which
many of you will find the ideas that you have yourselves suggested and I am committed to implementing with your support.
My program, simply stated is as follows: It is my
wish that the people of Europe reconcile with the
Therefore I propose :
Let's remain
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The first mission of the European Jewish
Congress is to take an active role in bringing
Peace-making
Fighting antisemitism
t is no longer a question, it is a fact: Europe,
free and even less so, resigned. Vis-a-vis with antiSemitism, we must fight, to be on all fronts, to occupy
all grounds and all platforms, and not to accept that,
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1. Medbridge Field Trip to Israel of
Parliamentarians in Jerusalem October 2003.
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European
the supervision of all demonstrations, all resur That the European Jewish Congress publishes