Both Israel and the United States voted Thursday against the United Nations budget to protest the allocation of funds to the World Conference against Racism, historically known for its tolerance of virulent antisemitism.When the conference was first held in Durban, South Africa in 2000, participants sold copies of the antisemitic trope, Protocols of the Elders of Zion. At the time, both the US and Israel withdrew their delegations from the event, dubbed the Durban Conference.“Twenty years ago, the Durban conference convened with the worthy goal of combating racism. But, like many UN initiative…
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