Jewish group wants UN adviser Brahimi fired 

The American Jewish Congress has called on the United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan to fire his chief adviser for comparing Ariel Sharon to an assassin. Congress chairman Jack Rosen called Lakhdar Brahimi’s comments “scandalous and false.” Brahimi, an Algerian and a former Arab League official who has a history of anti-Israel statements, reportedly told Europeans to place additional pressure on Israel and Prime Minister Sharon “when he assassinates people”. “By repeatedly showing himself to be bigoted and biased against Israel, Mr. Brahimi has fatally undermined his own credibility, and usefulness, at the United Nations", Rosen said. Advocates for Israel have complained to Annan before about Brahimi, but the secretary general has said Brahimi was speaking for himself and not on behalf of the United Nations when making such comments.