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World Jewish Congress cancels Golan talk after ‘killing babies’ comment
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After Yair Golan, leader of the left-wing The Democrats party, said that Israel was killing babies in Gaza “as a hobby,” the World Jewish Congress (WJC) cancels a private talk he was scheduled to give to members of the organization.
Golan was scheduled to speak at a closed forum of WJC members on the subject of Israel-Diaspora relations this afternoon, following the closing of the organization’s three-day plenary assembly in Jerusalem, a WJC spokesperson says.
However, his appearance was canceled “in order not to lose focus on the important broad discussions that need to be had,” the spokesperson says.
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