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In Response to New Neset Activity, Yeudis in Kalistan Organize
Anantonese Yeudi Interest Committee seeks to represent Kalistan Abroad
Kaliburg, Grand Duchy of Ananto
November 8, 5661


David Romero, former SP Deputy from Ananto, is New Face of Yeudi Community in Kalistan

The Neset, the Beiteynese backed Yeudi Diaspora in Terra has announced its interest in reaching out to nations around the world to restore their influence and trade connections and to increase ties to Northern Seleyan Nations now that the War in Rildanor appears to be disrupting trade. In response, more than 150 leaders of the Yeudi diaspora in Ananto and Kalistan met last week in Eshar to found a new organization to speak on behalf of the Yeudi diaspora in Kalistan. The Organization, now called the Anantonese Yeudi Interest Committee, seeks to represent Kalistan's Yeudi population to the world.

"There are nearly 3 million citizens in Kalistan who identify with the Yeudi Faith and Culture here in Kalistan," said Mr. David Romero, who was elected President of the Committee last week in Eshar. "And we speak with one voice on this topic: Kalistani Yeudis were welcomed here while they were being run out of other nations. Even when our Government was being actively undermined and attacked by the Government of the State of Beiteynu during the recent war, the Government of Kalistan told us we were not associated with their crimes. And its time that we made it clear. The Neset has never had our back, they have never stood up for us. It was Beiteynese designed weapons handed to the militant fascists in Kundrati that killed more than 2000 Yeudis during the chemical weapons attacks here. Yeudi sailors died when the 4th Fleet was destroyed by the same Yishelem backed fascist state. They died sailing under the Kalistani Flag. We know where our loyalties lie, and it is not with some Majatran state which supplies weapons that indiscriminately kill us in our sleep."

Romero said that the Neset's influence is based on the myth that Yeudis are a persecuted minority around the world. "This is not true," said Romero. "They say this to create a sort of rally round the flag effect, and lots of people fall for it I guess. But in Kalistan, we have never been persecuted. How many times does the Empress need to say we stand with our Yeudi Citizens before people believe it? We may be a minority in Kalistan, certainly: We only represent 3% of the total population. But Yeudis thrive here, right along with everyone else. We are allowed to practice our faith and our cultural traditions freely and without hindrance. And Yeudis have risen to the highest levels of Government, business, entertainment, community life etc, without any restrictions whatsoever. So what is the Neset even talking about? Minority? Yes. Persecuted? Not here in Kalistan. Yeudis from around the world would do themselves a favor and relocate to Kalistan, who by the way, still possesses the Hulanevek Diamond."

In its first week since its founding, the AYIC has received numerous statements of support and encouragement, as well as many contributions, from a cross section of Kalistani Society. "We even got a check for ₭1 million Imperial from House Ananto to encourage our formation," said Romero. "Specifically, the letter was hand signed by Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress her self, who said she had been following our proceedings and was encouraged by our community's willingness to stand up to represent Kalistani Yeudis back to the Neset. We speak with one voice and she said it was imperative that she help us build that voice internationally." The AYIC charter states that AIYC should represent Yeudis in Kalistan and in any other nation which wishes to affiliate, to promote Yeudi Diaspora Solidarity, and specifically to shift Beiteynese policies more toward the benefit for Kalistan, Northern Seleya, and the Anantonese Ocean region specifically.

"Beiteynu no longer has the moral claim over our loyalties," said Romero. "The 150 men and women who met this week in Eshar are representatives of all sectors of Kalistani Industry, Cultural production, and Community Life. We have current and former Deputies (Romero himself, a Leader in the Ananto Growers' Syndicate and a former Socialist Deputy in the National Assembly, for example), we have Members of Civil Society, we have rabbis and Students. All have decided that it is finally time to break the last thread that ties us back to that fallen state of Beiteynu and set our own course going forward, to represent our own interests and to return the loyalty to the Government that has stood with us each and every time."

Romero said that the new organization will send representatives to other nations with large Yeudi populations, places like Valruzia, for example, who has one of the largest Yeudi populations outside of Beiteynu. "Northern Seleya is the first priority," said Romero. "But all states with Yeudi populations are welcome to work with us to coordinate policy and action that is beneficial to our community in our respective states, and to develop stance on foreign policy positions that reflect a non-Beiteynu centric focus."

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