At a press conference today to denounce the anti-Semitic remarks by former United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, Assemblyman Dov Hikind, 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.
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.”
{Noam Amdurski-Matzav.com Newscenter}
I agree with Dov, however don’t hold your breath on Lord Mike giving any award back!
we must always be pro-active in these matters, and we are grateful to our pro-active and devoted advocates
Give t up. Why dredge up a thirty plus year old story. Go do something important. He is not the only self hating jew and he is no longer a threat. Get a life and deal with it.