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March 2, 2009

Obama Administration to Boycott UN Racism Conference
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The Obama administration has announced that the United States will
boycott the World Conference Against Racism in Geneva next month, unless
its final document drops all references to Israel and reparations for
slavery. Israel and Canada have already announced plans to boycott the
UN conference. In 2001, Bush administration diplomats walked out of the
conference in Durban, South Africa after delegates proposed a resolution
likening Zionism to racism. AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs
Committee, praised President Obama’s decision. The group said, “The
event, which has again proven to be a celebration of racism and vile
anti-Semitic activity, is further evidence of the U.N.’s inability to
demonstrate any semblance of fairness or objectivity on these issues
when it comes to the Jewish State.”



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