2001-01-26: UN-Hadassah
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| The Jewish Citizen
United Nations unit approves recognition of Hadassah San Diego Jewish Press-Heritage, Jan. 26, 2001 |
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| United Nations, NY (special) --Bonnie Lipton, national president of
Hadassah, announced success Jan. 16 in winning recognition for the women's
Zionist group by the United Nations Economic and Social Council's Committee
on Non-Governmental Organizations.
A determined effort by the United States Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Rep. Nita Lowey, ranking member of the House Foreign Operations Appropriations Committee, helped to overcome opposition from some Arab states, whose representatives revived the "Zionism equals racism" canard. -- Donald H. Harrison |
