December 13, 2016 -Toronto:  Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for HolocaustStudies (FSWC) is concerned for the fate of the people of Aleppo, and urges theUN Security Council to end the carnage and reach a political solution to the endlessbloodshed.

“This is simply a horrific human tragedy,” said FSWCPresident and CEO Avi Benlolo. “The United Nations had over five years toaddress Bashar al-Assad’s merciless war against his own people, to prevent hisuse of chemical weapons and to end the slaughter of children in hospitals. Theunbearable suffering of the Syrian people is a direct result of the UN’s myopiaregarding the atrocities committed by Assad. Our hearts and prayers are withthe citizens of Aleppo today.”

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Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) is a leadingCanadian non-profit human rights foundation directly representing over30,000 members. FSWC is committed to countering racism and antisemitism and topromoting the principles of tolerance, social justice and Canadiandemocratic values through advocacy and educational programs includingworkshops, Freedom Day, the Spirit of Hope Benefit, Tools for Tolerance and thewidely acclaimed new Tour for Humanity. FSWC is affiliated with the Simon Wiesenthal Center, aninternational Jewish human rights organization headquartered in LosAngeles, which has won two Academy Awards, has built two Museumsof Tolerance (with a third being built in Jerusalem) and is an NGO at theUnited Nations, UNESCO, OAS, OSCE, the Council of Europe and the LatinAmerican Parliament. Visit us at www.fswc.ca

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