Christians United for Israel is urging its activists to sign a petition calling for the indictment of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad by the International Criminal Court on charges of "incitement to genocide."
"Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a clear record of incitement to genocide as defined under the Genocide Convention and its application to date," reads the petition directed at UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice. "He has sought to dehumanize Israelis and demonize Jews. He has repeatedly called for Israel’s destruction in direct and stark terms. He is getting close to acquiring the nuclear arms with which to make good on this genocidal threat. And, through his active support of Hezbollah and Hamas, he has clearly demonstrated that he is prepared to turn his talk of killing Israelis into deadly action."
The petition was distributed to CUFI activists Thursday evening and by Friday morning already had 10,000 signatures.
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