ad ine j ad ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Gold ▁led ▁an ▁international ▁effort ▁by ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁Center ▁for ▁Public ▁Affairs ▁to ▁advoc ate ▁that ▁UN ▁member ▁states ▁take ▁legal ▁measures ▁against ▁President ▁Mah m oud ▁A hm ad ine j ad ▁of ▁Iran ▁on ▁grounds ▁that ▁he ▁viol ated ▁the ▁anti - inc itement ▁cla uses ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Gen o cide ▁Convention , ▁with ▁his ▁repeated ▁statements ▁about ▁" w ip ing ▁Israel ▁off ▁the ▁map ." ▁Gold ▁led ▁a ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁a ▁conference ▁held ▁joint ly ▁with ▁the ▁Conference ▁of ▁Pres idents ▁of ▁Major ▁American ▁Jewish ▁Organ izations ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁County ▁Bar ▁Association ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Spe akers ▁included ▁former ▁Canadian ▁Justice ▁Minister ▁Ir win ▁Cot ler , ▁Prof . ▁Alan ▁D ers how itz ▁of ▁Harvard ▁Law ▁School , ▁and ▁the ▁US ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁UN ▁John ▁Bol ton . ▁Senator ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ▁sent ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁conference . ▁ ▁Gold ▁led ▁an ▁Isra eli ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁a ▁second ▁conference ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁which ▁was ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Lord ▁David ▁Tr im ble ▁and ▁supported ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Labour ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party . ▁Form er ▁Isra eli ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Benjamin ▁Net any ahu ▁joined ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁team . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁effort ,