WJC welcomes Rototom Sunsplash apology

The World Jewish Congress and Federation of Jewish Communities in Spain welcome the Rototom Sunsplash apology.

“This is a very significant and welcome decision, and we thank the organizers for realizing their mistake and for taking the necessary steps to remedy it. However, lessons must be learned from this affair,” say WJC President Ronald S. Lauder and FCJE President Isaac Querub Caro in a joint statement.

Lauder says the whole affair leaves “a sour taste” in his mouth, and slams the “rotten” and “vicious” BDS movement.

“The organizers have done the honorable thing and apologized. However, this affair leaves us with a sour taste in our mouths. It was yet another example of how anti-Jewish attitudes, dressed up as vicious and unfair criticism of Israel, are still widespread, and are especially prevalent in a number of far-left global political parties,” Lauder says.

“This affair also showed that the BDS movement is rotten at its core: Although pretending to fight racism, it is fuelled by anti-Semitism. It’s time people realize that and stop listening to this vicious form of propaganda.”