July 14, 2006 - New York -  In an effort to further expose the state-sponsored antisemitic ideology promoted by the Iranian government, the American Jewish Committee's Berlin office has published "Antisemitism Made in Iran," a collection of articles and essays analyzing the regime's use of anti-Jewish and anti-Israel propaganda around the world.

"The publication is intended to create more public awareness of a campaign of hatred that can only be stopped by uniting forces in civil society," said Deidre Berger, Director of AJC's Berlin office. "Our goal is to offer insights into Iranian political ideology, thus explaining more fully the clear and present danger to global security from a nuclear armed Iran."

The publication grew out of cooperative engagement between AJC Berlin and the "Berlin Campaign against International Al Quds Day," a German organization that campaigned against a "holiday" that was first proclaimed by Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979 for the "liberation" of Jerusalem (Al Quds) and the destruction of the State of Israel. Supporters of Iran's regime use Al Quds Day to demonstrate in the streets of Teheran, Berlin, London and other cities worldwide, chanting slogans coined by the Iranian regime calling for the annihilation of the State of Israel.

"It is a disgraceful international display of hatred, which until recently has often gone unrecognized by the general public," Berger said.  The Berlin Campaign group achieved success in 2005 after contacting several dozen universities and other institutions that falsely listed Al Quds Day as a religious holiday on interreligious calendars. After being informed about the antisemitic nature of Al Quds Day, many of the publishers contacted, from Harvard University to www.interfaithcalendar.org, deleted the reference.

"Antisemitism Made in Iran," contains dispatches from authors based in Berlin, London, Beirut, and New York who chronicle how the Iranian regime directs a global campaign of hate. The publication also offers a brief overview of an anti-Israel conference held in Teheran in April, 2006 where Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad repeated previous assertions doubting the Holocaust. Berger said preparing the book gave her an opportunity to connect with the large "number of Iranians at home and abroad who actively oppose antisemitic propaganda. Supporters of democracy within the Iranian society and among Iranian exiles are an essential part of the process of attaining peace in the Mideast."

"Antisemitism Made in Iran" is available in German and English on AJC's website, www.ajc.org. A French language version will be published soon.