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Euroasian Jewish News
On January 28-29, 2004, sessions of the World Forum against anti Semitism, founded by Natan Sharansky, Minister for Jerusalem an
29.01.2004
On January 28-29, 2004, sessions of the World Forum against anti Semitism, founded by Natan Sharansky, Minister for Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs, took place in Inbal hotel (Jerusalem).
 Approximately 100 of representatives and members of international Jewish and Israeli organizations, universities and research centers from 12 countries of the world participated in the work of the Forum. A delegation of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress included Mikhail Chlenov, EAJC Secretary General, President of the VAAD of Russia; Joseph Zisels, EAJC General Council Chairman, President of the VAAD of Ukraine; Jeremy Jones, EAJC Presidium member, President of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry.
 On January 29, morning session of the Forum was devoted to the attack of terrorists, which had happened in Jerusalem before – about 9 o’clock in the morning by local time. As a result of the attack 10 men died and more than 40 were injured. At 11 o'clock in the morning the participants of the Forum visited the site in the center of Jerusalem where passenger bus exploded and expressed their opinion concerning the developments to journalists.
 That day, at the session of the Forum in the afternoon, Natan Sharansky, Minister for Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs informed the participants of the forum about the decision of Shevchenkivsky regional court of Kiev which prescribed to stop publishing the newspaper "Sil’ski Visti" because it published the materials which "…are aimed at inciting national and religious enmity between Ukrainian and Jewish people".
 Mikhail Chlenov, EAJC Secretary General, addressed the session a report on problems of Jewish-Moslem relations.
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