European Jewish group calls for new ‘robust’ UN resolution against Iran

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10/Feb/2010 17:54

PARIS (EJP)---The European Jewish Congress has called upon the United Nations Security council to quickly put forward a new and robust resolution against Iran.

“In light of the Iranian regime’s decision to enrich uranium despite international criticism, European Jewish Congress President Moshe Kantor responded by demanding that Western countries immediately apply crippling sanctions,” the Paris-based pan-European Jewish organization said in statement.

“We find it unacceptable that the Iranian regime can flagrantly mock the entire international community by going ahead with a nuclear enrichment process while stating that the West did not accept its supposed overtures,” Kantor said.

He added that “never has the Iranian regime taken such aggressive and obvious steps to obtain nuclear weapons.”

“We must take action as soon as possible, in the form of crippling sanctions that will weaken the resolve of the Iranian leaders.”

Last week’s Iranian decision to enrich uranium comes in the context of the preparation of the anniversary of the Islamic revolution of 1979.

“Those in power (in Tehran) should heed the calls of freedom that come from the streets instead of pursuing the enrichment process. More needs to be done in Washington, Moscow, Berlin, Paris, London and Beijing to not only stop this mad race towards annihilation, but also to give Iran back to the Iranians,” the EJC president said.