Speech of World Jewish Congress CEO Robert Singer at Rally in Geneva Geneva Rally, 29 June 2015 Release Date: 29-‐June-‐2015 Place des Nations, Geneva -‐Check Against Delivery-‐ Dear Friends, Thank you all for coming here today. We have more than 50 organizations that have united in organizing this rally in support of Israel. We have people here from many, many countries – from Hungary, from Italy, from the Netherlands, from France… And this is not only a Jewish event; we have Christians and others who joined us here today, out of conviction. Let me tell you: It is not a common sight these days in Europe to see so many Israeli flags in one place. And I am glad that so many of you have come here to show your colors. The reason we are here today is to tell the United Nations that it needs to change. It needs to overcome its obsession with Israel. This obsession is destructive, and it stands in the way of an effective human rights policy that is so badly needed. Today, whenever Israel has to make use of its legitimate right to defend its existence against the thousands of rockets fired into its territories, when it tries to destroy the terrorist infrastructure of Hamas and other groups in Gaza, it is immediately accused of committing war crimes by the United Nations. * * * * * * Dear friends, After the Holocaust, the World Jewish Congress played a role in the establishment of the United Nations and in the drafting of its Charter. Article 51 says, and I quote: “Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-‐defense if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations.”
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