Source: Yahoo! News
Wire Service: AP
On October 13, 2004 the Associated Press reported, "Declaring it already works hard to combat anti-Semitism, the State Department on Wednesday opposed legislation approved by Congress to document annually attacks on Jews around the world. Congress passed The Global Anti-Semitism Review Act of 2004 over the weekend and sent it to President Bush. The legislation also would set up an office in the department to counter anti-Semitism. 'If it becomes law we will implement it,' State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said. But he said the legislation was unnecessary and that 'separate reports on different religions or ethnicities were not warranted' because the department already issues reports on human rights and religious freedom."