I join with the Simon Wiesenthal Center in urging the United States not to grant a visa to Iran's former President Mohammad Khatami for an address at the prestigious Washington National Cathedral. If you want to join the petition drop me a note I'll send you the link. Your petition will be sent to Gondoleeza Rice.
Ok, here's the full letter to sign I join with the Simon Wiesenthal Center in urging the United States not to grant a visa to Iran's former President Mohammad Khatami for an address at the prestigious Washington National Cathedral. Granting former President Khatami a visa at this time, coming on the heels of both Iran’s proxy war in Lebanon and it’s refusal to drop its nuclearization program will be viewed by the Mullahs as a reward for their policy of confrontation and hatred toward the United States and her allies. There are some who argue that former President Khatami is a moderate but when he said in February 2005, “…if you delve a little deeper and exchange the words of Bush and Bin Laden, you will be unable to distinguish between the two,†- those are not the words of a moderate. When he called Israel, “A parasite in the heart of the Muslim world,†- it was not a voice of moderation speaking. Mr. Khatami has been invited to speak on his “Dialogue of Civilizations†initiative and on his views of the role of the three Abrahamic faiths. Yet, as far as the Jewish people are concerned, he has always denied the validity and centrality of Israel to Judaism, a fact embraced by the overwhelming majority of world Jewry. So, with whom is he dialoguing? We know that some argue that it is in the best interest of the United States to open a dialogue with Iran. However, that regime’s refusal to compromise and continued sponsorship of international terrorist groups like Hezbollah and Hamas are proof positive that now is not the time. I, therefore, urge you, Secretary Rice not to grant former President Khatami a visa to come to the United States.