The World Jewish Congress has criticized Greece’s delay in adopting tougher anti-racism legislation aimed at curbing neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, owing to disagreement within the Greek government coalition.
“It is very worrying that the mainstream parties in Athens are apparently unable to find a compromise on this important matter,” WJC president Ronald Lauder said in a statement late on Tuesday.
“Hate mongers and extremists such as the leaders of Golden Dawn are not only a threat to minorities such as the Jews; they are a threat to democracy as a whole. Hence, they ought to be fought vigorously by all democratic forces, and with the full force of the law,” Lauder said, according to the AFP news agency.
The WJC represents Jewish communities outside Israel.
(source: israelnationalnews)
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