Friday, 27 February 2009

JTA Breaking News Alert

February 27, 2009

U.S. pulling out of Durban II conference

The Obama administration has decided to boycott the so-called Durban II conference out of concerns for anti-Semitism. Multiple sources on a conference call with the White House on Friday told JTA that the Obama administration had opted not to attend any further preparatory meetings ahead of the planned U.N. conference against racism in Geneva in April.

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