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Greek Flag Desecrated

Cross Replaced by Nazi Swastika

Help Stop Hate Propaganda!

On March 30, 2008, billboards displayed in Skopje displayed a defaced Greek flag, having replaced the Cross that appears in the upper left-hand corner of the flag with a Nazi swastika.

click here for full print version of billboard

This provocative act on the part of the citizenry of FYROM is enabled by the government of FYROM’s condoning and dissemination of hate propaganda toward Greece.

Greece, a key NATO ally and EU member, will oppose FYROM’s membership into NATO unless a mutually agreeable solution is found by this week’s NATO Summit in Bucharest. It will become increasingly difficult for Greece to negotiate a mutually acceptable name with FYROM should the latter become a NATO member and eventually an EU member.

Take Action: The Next 48 Hours are Critical!

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1 Help AHEPA Place A Full Page Ad in the Washington Post

AHEPA is asking for donations to place a full page in the Washington Post, alerting Members of Congress and supportive organizations to this atrocity. As the cost for this ad falls outside AHEPA's operating budget, we need your help to make this possible. Please stand with us against hate.

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2 Help Educate Your Members of Congress on this Important Issue

There is currently a resolution in Congress to oppose the use of such propaganda to influence the process of finding an acceptable name for FYROM. Help educate your Members how this resolution would help prevent future desecrations of the Cross and Greek flag.

House Resolution 356

Sponsored by Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] House Cosponsors (114)

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) should stop the utilization of materials that violate provisions of the United Nations-brokered Interim Agreement between the FYROM and Greece regarding "hostile activities or propaganda" and should work with the United Nations and Greece to achieve longstanding United States and United Nations policy goals of finding a mutually-acceptable official name for the FYROM.

Senate Resolution 300

Sponsored by Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] Senate Cosponsors (4)

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) should stop the utilization of materials that violate provisions of the United Nations-brokered Interim Agreement between FYROM and Greece regarding "hostile activities or propaganda" and should work with the United Nations and Greece to achieve longstanding United States and United Nations policy goals of finding a mutually-acceptable official name for FYROM.