Article: Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations urges denial of visa to Yasir Arafat. (Seymour D. Reich) (includes text of statement by Seymour D. Reich)

CHAIRMAN OF THE CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS OF MAJOR AMERICAN

JEWISH ORGANIZATIONS URGES DENIAL OF VISA TO YASIR ARAFAT

NEW YORK, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Seymour D. Reich, chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations today called on the administration not to grant a visa to Yasir Arafat to visit the United States to address the United Nations.

The Conference of Presidents is an umbrella group of 46 major national Jewish organizations. Reich is also president of B'nai Brith International.

The text of his statement follows:

The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish ...

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