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| 2004-06-19 |
Sat Jun 19, 9:44 AM ET By EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Writer UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations is holding its first-ever seminar devoted entirely to Secretary-General Kofi Annan will open the day-long session on Monday, with his fellow "We see this as an important event," said Israel’s deputy ambassador Arye Mekel. "But the benchmark and test of the event will be if it will Hope springs eternal, I suppose. For most of its history, Israel has found itself nearly alone at the United Nations, supported only by the United States and a few other countries, when facing dozens of Felice Gaer, director of the Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights, said "the United Nations has been One lone thinker amidst the mouth breathers, how nice. "The really important thing here is that the secretary-general is holding a conference without a political resolution, and because it’s the right thing to do — and to put the United Nations squarely on the record as The United Nations was created in the wake of the Holocaust. It voted soon after, in 1947, to carve out two countries in Palestine, one Jewish, the other Arab, but the Palestinians’ share was lost In its younger years, Israel was an active member of the United Nations. But after the 1967 and 1973 Mideast wars, a coalition of developing countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia began concerted attacks on Israel. In 1975, the General Assembly voted to equate Zionism with racism The seminar on Monday is the first of a series entitled "Unlearning "It’s the first one ever by the United Nations on anti-Semitism," said Elan Steinberg, executive vice president of the World Jewish Congress. "That certainly has political and moral meaning for a place In addition to a resolution condemning anti-Semitism, the World Jewish Congress wants Annan to appoint a representative to deal with the question of anti-Semitism, and write an annual report on anti-Jewish incidents around the world and efforts to combat them. And hillbillies want to be called "sons of the soil." Steinberg said there has been a 150 percent increase in anti-Semitic incidents over the last two years, with more than one a day in France, which has the largest Jewish community in Europe. Modern day anti-Semitism in France? No, never! Gaer said the number of anti-Semitic attacks has increased dramatically since the U.N. conference on racism in 2001. Israel and the United States walked out of the meeting in Durban, South Africa after the first draft of the declaration included wording that equated Zionism with racism "What we need to see is more moral and political leadership as Annan has She said she also will call on the United Nations to establish a permanent exhibit at U.N. headquarters to commemorate the Holocaust, because "the U.N. was founded on the ashes of the Holocaust." "It is really long overdue for the U.N. to speak plainly about its history and ensure |
| Posted by:Zenster |
| #1 I'm sure all the anti-Semites will attend and see the error of their ways. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-06-19 5:53:54 PM |