The planning continues for the 2009 U.N.-sponsored anti-racism conference, a followup to the anti-Semitic, Israel Hatefest which took place in Durban, South Africa, back in 2001. Unlike six years ago, both the United States and Israel are keeping a very low profile, reasoning (correctly) that it is likely that the 2009 conference will be more of the same: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?c=JPArticle&cid=1188128150156&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull. After all, let's keep in mind which country is running the show: LIBYA. That would be like Vladimir Putin chairing a conference on democracy or Hugo Chavez leading a discussion on capitalism.
For more on this subject, read this excellent Op-Ed from Hillel Neuer, the head of U.N. Watch: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/08/25/challenging_the_uns_darker_side/.
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