Wiesel summed up his mission and what should be the driving creed of American Foreign Policy in 1986 when accepting the Nobel Peace Prize: "Whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor. never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor. never the tormented." On the cornerstone of the Holocaust Museum here in Washington are his words: "For the dead and the living. we must bear witness." Wiesel defended Soviet Jews. Cambodian refugees. the Kurds. and the victims of ethnic cleansing in Bosnia. He was Israels most vocal supporter. although he was criticized by the left for his friendship with and support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. When Mr.
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