UN Votes for Durban III

In the ongoing campaign to delegitimize Israel the UN voted to authorize Durban III with a General Assembly session planned for September 2011 to commemorate the original Durban conference. The Israeli government issued an official response. The first conference in 2001 titled the “UN World Conference Against Racism” became a focus for hateful anti-Jewish rhetoric and anti-Israel political agendas, prompting both Israel and the United States to withdraw their delegations from the conference. Participants revived the charge that "Zionism is Racism" and copies of the anti-Semitic work The Protocols of the Elders of Zion were sold on conference grounds. Read more about the original conference here. Canada and Israel have announced that they will boycott Durban III. There were 22 other countries that voted against having the conference. Among the countries abstaining were Austria, Belgium, France, Greece, Hungary and Spain. To help understand the international campaign to delegitimize Israel read FAQ: The campaign to defame Israel.