[R-G] Against Israel's Boycott of Durban II: Position of the Union Juive Francaise pour la Paix

[Suzanne de Kuyper]

Fascinating that the USA is mentioned only once as joined with Israel
against Durban11.  The rest of the article focuses only on Israel.  That is
skewing informatioon so that it says what it is not.  Real news. The full
discussion of both deniers and the reasons they may be joined for
intolerance, hate crimes, racial war.
Suzanne de Kuyper



On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 11:36 PM, Sid Shniad <shniad at sfu.ca> wrote:

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>   [1]http://www.alternativenews.org/news/english/against-israels-boycott
>   -of-durban-ii-position-of-the-union-juive-francaise-pour-la-paix-20081
>   202.html
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>   2 December 2008
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>   FRENCH JEWISH UNION FOR PEACE
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>   Against Israels Boycott of Durban II: Position of the Union Juive
>   Francaise pour la Paix
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>
>   In April 2009 the United Nations Review Conference, dubbed Durban II
>   after the 2001 World [2]Conference against Racism, Racial
>   Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance held in Durban,
>   South Africa, will be conducted in Geneva. This conference is intended
>   to review implementation of the recommendations taken seven years ago
>   concerning the fight of countries against racism and discrimination.
>
>
>   (20 November 2008) During its yearly conference, the [3]Union Juive
>   Francaise pour la Paix published a statement in response to the
>   decisions of the Israeli and American governments to boycott the
>   upcoming conference. Following is the translation of this document:
>
>
>   It is now official: the state of Israel calls for the boycott of the
>   fourth World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination,
>   Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, to be held in Geneva on 24-28
>   April 2009.
>
>
>   This conference is meant to coordinate various meetings to evaluate
>   the implementation of the 2001 Durban conference recommendations, so
>   that countries throughout the world can more effectively fight against
>   racism, racist discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance. At the end
>   of seven years, the UN official responsible since August of this year
>   to monitor the fight against racism came to the conclusion that
>   little, very little, has been done by countries.
>
>
>   The Foreign Minister of Israel justified the Israeli refusal to
>   participate in the upcoming conference by noting that The documents
>   prepared for the conference indicate that it is turning once again
>   into an anti-Israeli tribunal, singling out and delegitimizing the
>   state of Israel." The conference, she continued, "has nothing to do
>   with fighting racism. The minister called on other states to follow
>   Israels decision.
>
>
>   The UJFP calls upon all democratic organizations and peoples to
>   contact state institutions and the (French) President to ensure that
>   France will guarantee the existence of this conference and take an
>   active part in it.
>
>
>   The neoliberal social and economic model has resulted in
>   institutionalized violence: aggressive wars against nations,
>   destruction of the protections of human rights, a banalization of
>   racist phenomena in developed states through policies of persecution
>   of immigrants, state xenophobic policies, the legislation of laws
>   violating fundamental freedoms and as a result, we witness a phenomena
>   of religious and ethnic reactionaryism.
>
>
>   In the wake of these threats and heavy damages, and with no illusions
>   concerning the immediate results of this same conference, the UJFP
>   concludes that the conduct of the Fourth World Conference against
>   Racism is essential to provide a clear signal that the persecuted from
>   throughout the world are beginning to fight for the return of their
>   rights and provide a system of alternative values such as solidarity
>   amongst peoples, cooperation, the distribution of resources and the
>   right to development and growth.
>
>
>   The UJFP calls upon the State of Israel to give an account to the
>   international community on the numerous racist steps it takes against
>   its Arab citizens and the war crimes it has committed against the
>   Palestinian people over the last 60 years.
>
> References
>
>   1.
> http://www.alternativenews.org/news/english/against-israels-boycott-of-durban-ii-position-of-the-union-juive-francaise-pour-la-paix-20081202.html
>   2. http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/racism/DurbanReview/index.htm
>   3. http://www.ujfp.org/
>
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