At Durban II I came face to face with a different kind of evil: the evil of a president of a great nation extending a hand of friendship to Ahmadinejad.
Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.29.2009 | World
The Saudi-based Islamic group Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) spoke out Tuesday against "Faith Fighter" -- an online video game that pits...
AP | FRANK JORDANS | Posted 05.25.2009 | World
GENEVA — The U.N.'s top human rights official hailed the global body's second racism conference as a success Friday, despite what she called a d...
Bernard-Henri Lévy | Posted 05.22.2009 | World
I call for another Conference, truly antiracist, truly faithful to the ideals of the United Nations. Let's forget about Durban II. Let's prepare for Geneva III.
Haaretz | Posted 05.22.2009 | World
Over 100 countries at the United Nations-sponsored global summit on racism on Tuesday unanimously approved a declaration calling on the world to comba...
Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 05.22.2009 | World
Only time will tell if the world's got the guts to deal with the menacing smirk and threats of Mahmoud Ahamdinejad.
AP | BRADLEY S. KLAPPER and ALEXANDER G. HIGGINS | Posted 05.22.2009 | World
GENEVA — A day after Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad caused an uproar with a speech attacking Israel at a U.N. conference on racism, the U...
Roberto Lovato | Posted 05.21.2009 | World
As one who dedicated a significant part of his adult life to the cause of Central Americans, meeting Eli Wiesel served as a deeply personal reminder of the profoundly serious issues being discussed at Durban.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.21.2009 | World
The Obama administration's decision to skip Geneva is more than disappointing. It's yet another opportunity the US blew to struggle against global racism.
Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.21.2009 | World
The United Nations Durban II anti-racism conference in Geneva this week hit snags early on due to an anti-Israel tirade by Iranian President Mahmoud A...
Haaretz | Posted 05.21.2009 | World
Dozens of Western representatives at the UN-sponsored Durban II conference against racism walked out during Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's ad...
Jerusalem Post | Posted 05.21.2009 | World
Swiss President Hans-Rudolf Merz on Monday defended his meeting with his Iranian couterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and said criticism was unjustified. "S...
Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 05.20.2009 | World
President Obama got it right when he finally decided not to participate in Durban II, the UN "Anti-Racism" Conference in Geneva.
Marc R. Stanley | Posted 05.20.2009 | World
Right wing groups, like the RJC, should be commending President Obama for his policy on Durban, not waging misleading attacks.
YNet | Yitzhak Benhorin | Posted 05.18.2009 | World
Declaration for next week's UN conference on racism in Geneva omits references to Israel, Zionism, Middle East conflict and other divisive issues, but...
AP | ELIANE ENGELER | Posted 05.18.2009 | World
GENEVA — Concerns are high that next week's United Nations anti-racism conference may descend into contentious debate over Israel that marred th...
Earth Times | Posted 05.17.2009 | World
Germany is likely to stay away from a UN meeting against racism next week in Geneva amid western concerns that the event may take on anti-Semitic over...
Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 05.15.2009 | World
It's inconceivable to stand in silent tribute to 6 million dead Jews while simulatenously empowering a man who wants to do away with 6 million live Jews in Israel.
Jerusalem Post | Posted 05.14.2009 | World
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will attend next week's UN anti-racism conference, dubbed Durban II, according to state news agency IRNA. IRNA ...
Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 05.08.2009 | World
Despite cosmetic changes to the Durban conference, there is every reason to believe we are in for yet another hate fest. Let's hope that this farce will not generate new tragedies.
Inter Press Service | Haider Rizvi | Posted 04.26.2009 | World
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 26 (IPS) - Amid calls for Washington to increase its engagement with the international community, U.S.-based rights groups and c...
Haaretz | Posted 04.18.2009 | World
A senior Foreign Ministry source said Wednesday that Israel rejects the latest draft of the closing statement for the "Durban 2" anti-racism conferenc...
AP | Posted 04.17.2009 | World
United Nations officials said Tuesday that Muslim-backed references to 'defamation of religion' and criticism of Israel have been dropped from a draft...
Haaretz | Shlomo Shamir | Posted 04.06.2009 | World
Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel on Thursday said the passing of resolutions attacking Israel at the upcoming "Durban II" conference on racism would only ha...
Yediot Ahronot | Roni Sofer | Posted 04.05.2009 | World
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini told Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni that his country would not participate in the international anti-racism con...
Alan Dershowitz | Posted 05.29.2009 | World