New York, NY, October 1, 1999 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today called on political leaders to denounce Pat Buchanan’s anti-Semitism and bigotry.

Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:

We find it extremely disturbing that Pat Buchanan continues to find mainstream political acceptance when his views place him far outside of the mainstream. He promotes views that are decidedly racist, anti-Semitic, isolationist and nativist. He is an outspoken Holocaust revisionist. As an Israel basher he seeks to undermine America’s longstanding ties to Israel, a strategic ally.

Many of these views permeate his new book, which only turns up the volume of his extreme rhetoric and bizarre theories on Hitler and World War II. We have written letters to Sen. John McCain, Elizabeth Dole, Gary Bauer, Steve Forbes, George W. Bush, Alan Keyes and Orrin Hatch calling on them to denounce Pat Buchanan’s anti-Semitism and bigotry. The League calls on leaders in the political mainstream to denounce Buchanan’s views.

The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry.