New York – NYS Officials Denounce Henry Kissinger Over Remarks [video]

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    Photo: by Shimon Gifter for VIN NewsNew York, NY – At a press conference today to denounce the anti-Semitic remarks by former United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn), New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Senator Eric Adams, and Holocaust-survivor Edith Cohen gathered outside Kissinger Associates Inc. in Manhattan to demand a formal apology from “pig” and “self-hating Jew” Kissinger to the Jewish community.

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    At the conference, Hikind also called on Mayor Bloomberg to return the 2010 Henry A. Kissinger Prize which Bloomberg received for “his unique and lasting contributions to strengthening the transatlantic relationship.”

    In a letter to Bloomberg, Hikind wrote:

    “As a nationally and internationally renowned and respected political and business figure, it behooves you to distance yourself from the words and deeds of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger who has been quoted as saying, ‘The emigration of Jews from the Soviet Union is not an objective of American foreign policy. And if they put Jews into gas chambers in the Soviet Union, it is not an American concern. Maybe a humanitarian concern.’

    In the wake of the revelation of Mr. Kissinger’s callous and cavalier remarks about the fate of Soviet Jewry, I am respectfully asking you to return the prize and in so doing, send a powerful message to Mr. Kissinger that you do not condone his statements.

    On behalf of an outraged Jewish community and concerned citizens the world over, I urge you to do the right thing and renounce this award.”

    “We all have a duty to stand up to Anti-Semitism, in both our public and our personal lives. Henry Kissinger’s recently revealed remarks, suggesting the genocide of Soviet Jews would not be an American concern, are shocking. Mr. Kissinger should immediately issue an apology which, while decades overdue, is all too necessary given the callousness of his words,” said Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.

    Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer stated “When Russian Jews fled Soviet-era oppression through emigration, they brought with them generations of future New Yorkers. These New Yorkers would go on to transform our society through invention, innovation and creativity. Try – if you can – to imagine where our society would be without the contributions of these brave emigrants. That’s why I was appalled by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger’s comments that the emigration of Russian Jews—after decades of brutal oppression–was not an objective of American foreign policy. And I was infuriated by his additional comments — that even if the Soviets were to put Jews into gas chambers in the Soviet Union “it is not an American concern.” We stand unified in our condemnation of these hateful remarks”.


    Video below exclusive to VIN News, By Shimon Gifter.


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    13 years ago

    This guy is OVERREACTING and is doing exactly what Kissinger did, he cursing out other Jews (Kissinger) because he is afraid from what the Goy would say Just like Henry. Hikind your a good politician (that`s about it), but never judge a man till you stand in his situation.

    Lucky
    Lucky
    13 years ago

    There is Wolf Sender chewing gum during the press conference and Leibish Daskal should stand on a phone book .

    ShayaL
    ShayaL
    13 years ago

    Why should everyone be so surprised? Kissinger is a Jew by culture only. His parents sat Shiva when he married his Shiksa wife. He would sell out Israel in a nano
    second.

    Alteh-Bucher
    Alteh-Bucher
    13 years ago

    Every inetrview that he had he puts Israel in a bad light.

    Yerachmiel
    Yerachmiel
    13 years ago

    Kissinger was a house jew. OK! He didn’t challenge all of Nixon’s anti Semitism. OK. But he should be publicly hounded until he genuinely apologizes for saying MAYBE another holocaust would be a humanitarian issue. He should not be allowed to be in public without Jews protesting. No honorary doctorates, no awards, no speaking appearances, no co-listings, no public respectability at all. A black personality who said it would be OK to reinstate slavery would also be hounded.

    memyself
    memyself
    13 years ago

    even if kissinger has a semi-plausible excuse, why not just APOLOGIZE!!!

    13 years ago

    Assemblyman Hikind, you are the best!

    BaalMussar
    BaalMussar
    13 years ago

    Our own Mr. Al Sharpton. Difference the Black community knows not to agree with theirs.

    13 years ago

    As usual, many of the people who post comments react with emotion and little knowledge. Kissinger never “suggested that Jews be gassed” as one comment above put it, nor did “say the Jews can be gassed” as another person above wrote. He said that IF the Soviets put Jews in gas chambers, it’s not A U.S. policy issue… maybe a humanitarian one, but not an American one per se. That’s a lot different from saying it should be done or even that it will be done. (1973 was 20 years after Stalin and no one thought the Soviets were going to gas Jews. It was a theoretical argument Kissinger was making after meeting with Golda Meir.

    alter
    alter
    13 years ago

    Curtis Sliwa this morning was joking about this protest for something he said 40 years ago.

    heyward
    heyward
    13 years ago

    Hay wait a minute. Were was dov. Eric. Bill. Scott. Until now. Why didn’t they call a press conference the day after kissinger made his callas remarks about the jews and lynch him. Dov your a little late in the game like always.

    Zigzag
    Zigzag
    13 years ago

    Its a joke! If Kissinger was a Democrat they would never have attacked him. Its politics at its lowest.