Report: United Kingdom withdraws from Durban III

[shira]

British Prime Minister David Cameron decided that the UK will not take part in the UN-sponsored Durban III anti-racism conference on September 22 because he did not want the UK to engage in an event with anti-Semitic association, The Jewish Chronicle reported Wednesday.

“No one should be in any doubt: This government is 100 percent committed to tackling racism both at home and abroad,” Cameron said. “But those aims cannot be met by accepting this invitation.”

Cameron added that in the past, the World Conference on Racism saw “open displays” of “deplorable anti- Semitism,” and said it would be “wrong” to engage in such events. “That’s why the UK will play no part in this conference.”

Nine of the UN’s 193 member nations have joined Israel in pulling out of Durban III, including Germany, the US, Canada, Italy, Austria, Australia, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands.

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[shira]

1. Now, if only 10 of 193 countries aren't participating in this UN hate fest...

...what does this tell us about the vast majority of UN member states that will gladly participate in it?

:shrug:

[King_David]

2. A lot nt