Elie Wiesel Comes Forward With Major Endorsement of Netanyahu’s Speech to Congress

theblaze.com ^ | 2/13/15 | Billy Hallowell

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As the debate over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s March 3 address to Congress continues, a well-known figure has come out in support of the controversial speech: Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel.

Wiesel, 86, author of “Night,” a famed book that documented his horrific experiences in Nazi concentration camps, will be featured in a full-page newspaper advertorial that will run in both the New York Times and Washington Post, Reuters reported.

He says in the ad that he will attend Netanyahu’s speech — an address that will focus on the dangers of a nuclear Iran — and urges American leaders to put politics aside and consider the difficult issues on the table.

“Will you join me in hearing the case for keeping weapons from those who preach death to Israel and America?” Wiesel writes.

The ad, which consists of an op-ed from Wiesel that also reminds readers of past atrocities against the Jews and of the current threat posed by Iran, goes on to decry the “catastrophic danger of a nuclear Iran.”

“On the day before Purim the Prime Minister of Israel will address Congress on the catastrophic danger of a nuclear Iran. I intend to be there,” Wiesel says. “Should we not show our support for what might be the last clear warning before a terrible deal is struck?”

He continues, “As one who has seen the enemies of the Jewish people make good on threats to exterminate us, how can I remain silent?”

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