On the follow up of the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the end of World War II, Jesse JACKSON adresses members of the European Parliament. He speaks on the opening of death camps, racism, antisemitism, denuclearization, The following transcription is the result of an automatic process. Check Against delivery.

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JACKSON, Jesse

Adress by Jesse JACKSON, Civil rights activist and baptist minister

SOUNDBITE (English), Jesse JACKSON, Thank you very much. I love my country. It holds deal to a democracy that continues to grow and mature. It is imperfect. And yet it holds hope for a free world. That democracy has elasticity and thus there's room for many points of view. I shall share with you an American perspective, born of my experience.

SOUNDBITE (English), Jesse JACKSON, They become the Strasbourg because it is a city, a reconciliation between France and Germany. We thank the peace movement for keeping the light of freedom burning. Being good enough to invite us to participate in this significant event at this historic moment.

SOUNDBITE (English), Jesse JACKSON, I accepted the invitation on behalf of the Rainbow Coalition. A progressive political organisation in America. That is seeking to move our nation from a history of racial battleground to economic commonground and on the moral high ground.

SOUNDBITE (English), Jesse JACKSON, Red, yellow, brown, black and white, we all precious in God's sight, and it is even clearer today that we must see to learn to live together as brothers and sisters or surely we will die apart as fools.

SOUNDBITE (English), Jesse JACKSON, This morning, I, along with Dr. Bruno Kreisky and distinguished delegation of European citizens, visit a concentration camp. I have seen in my life and times, electric chairs, gas chambers, assassinations. But I have never experienced the trauma of the human heart, as I did the day up, I'm looking at a death camp.

SOUNDBITE (English), Jesse JACKSON, One can never go to a death camp and return the same. We must say to the policies of genocide, never again. But also why in the first place? We must look at the scene to be reminded, less we forget.

SOUNDBITE (English), Jesse JACKSON, We must study the source and the scope so as to be determined to end the death germ of fascism. An ever germ of fascism is a combination of insecurity, fear, hatred and genocide.