Israel to boycott UN anti-racism meet
MrBrian
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JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel will stay away from an international anti-racism conference next year, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said on Wednesday, saying the meeting was certain to become "an anti-Israel tribunal."
"Israel will not participate and will not legitimise the (Durban) Review Conference, which will be used as a platform for anti-Israel and anti-Semitic activity," Livni told a conference of North American Jewish leaders in Jerusalem.
"Despite our efforts and those of friendly countries, for whose position we are grateful, the conference appears to be heading once again towards becoming an anti-Israeli tribunal, which has nothing to do with fighting racism," she said
She cited a paper the Asian Group submitted to the preparatory committee which she said "reproduces, almost word by word, the rhetoric of the Tehran Planning Meeting in 2001, a meeting which led to the Durban 1 farce."
"Once again extremist Arab and Muslim states wish to control the content of the conference and derail it from its original mission," she said.
UN Human Rights Commissioner Navanetham Pillay in September urged Israel, the United States and other countries not to boycott the conference, saying the hopes of many victims of intolerance could be dashed "should differences be allowed to become pretexts for inaction."
But Livni on Wednesday urged "the international community not to participate in a conference which seeks to legitimise hatred and extremism under the banner of the 'fight against racism'."
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I should add that Canada has followed along and will boycott it also. Israel wants the world to follow the example set by Canada.
"Israel will not participate and will not legitimise the (Durban) Review Conference, which will be used as a platform for anti-Israel and anti-Semitic activity," Livni told a conference of North American Jewish leaders in Jerusalem.
"Despite our efforts and those of friendly countries, for whose position we are grateful, the conference appears to be heading once again towards becoming an anti-Israeli tribunal, which has nothing to do with fighting racism," she said
She cited a paper the Asian Group submitted to the preparatory committee which she said "reproduces, almost word by word, the rhetoric of the Tehran Planning Meeting in 2001, a meeting which led to the Durban 1 farce."
"Once again extremist Arab and Muslim states wish to control the content of the conference and derail it from its original mission," she said.
UN Human Rights Commissioner Navanetham Pillay in September urged Israel, the United States and other countries not to boycott the conference, saying the hopes of many victims of intolerance could be dashed "should differences be allowed to become pretexts for inaction."
But Livni on Wednesday urged "the international community not to participate in a conference which seeks to legitimise hatred and extremism under the banner of the 'fight against racism'."
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I should add that Canada has followed along and will boycott it also. Israel wants the world to follow the example set by Canada.
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he had a voice that was strong and loud and
i swallowed his facade cos i'm so
eager to identify with
someone above the crowd
someone who seemed to feel the same
someone prepared to lead the way
but if i am wrong in that case i am sorry ..don t get me wrong i respect israel but on the same way i hope for an palestinan country ...
peace!!!
Of course any and all criticism of Israel's racist and criminal activities in the occupied territories is considered anti-Semitic. The Anti-defamation league, along with The Pro-Israel lobby, and others, seek to make Israel beyond criticism.
For anyone interested in just how far this scam has gone, you may want to check out Norman Finkelstein's book 'Beyond Chutzpah - On the misuse of Anti-Semitism and the abuse of history'.
http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Chutzpah-Misuse-Anti-Semitism-History/dp/0520249895/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227261389&sr=8-1
However, seeing as how racism is now over in the US: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/05/us/politics/05elect.html apparently they don't need to attend....