U.S. officially condemns cemetery fiasco

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U.S. officially condemns cemetery fiasco

Oct 08, 2008
By Adam Mullett

STAR POWER: Officials say the U.S. does not understand what is happening in Vilnius.

VILNIUS - Just one week before the national elections, the U.S. government has put pressure on its Lithuanian counterpart to resolve the Snipiskes Jewish cemetery situation. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution that slams the Lithuanian government failing to protect the historic Jewish cemetery in Vilnius. An international furor emanating from the United States began this year when new luxury apartment buildings were completed on top of the old Jewish cemetery in Vilnius. T ...

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