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Determined to thwart a repeat of 2001, pro-Israel groups fight hard at Durban II

Jewish students debate a British Muslim activist outside the U.N. anti-racism conference in Geneva, April 22, 2009. (Michael J. Jordan)

Eight years ago, pro-Israel groups were caught off-guard by the anti-Israel focus of the 2001 Durban conference. This time, Jewish and pro-Israel groups appeared to have the upper hand. Read more »

What's behind Harman allegations?

U.S. Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), a Jewish lawmaker in a fight for her political life following allegations that she agreed to intervene on behalf of two former AIPAC staffers charged with relaying classified leaks, sent a letter to the U.S. attorney general asking for the release of any tapes of classified conversations. Read more »

Op-Ed: At Durban II, little has changed

Eight years later, not much has changed from the original U.N. anti-racism conference, but global racism and intolerance still must be addressed and a vigilant effort continued, two B'nai B'rith officials write. Read more » Breaking News The U.S. Congress introduced a bipartisan measure to place U.S. sanctions on companies helping to supply Iran with gasoline. Natan Sharansky headlined a pro-Israel rally opposite the U.N. compound in Geneva, where the Durban Review Conference was completing its third day. The United States will not deal with any Palestinian government that includes Hamas as long as the terrorist group does not meet criteria for recognition, Hillary Rodham Clinton said. Joseph's Tomb was discovered vandalized by hundreds of Jewish worshipers who arrived for a prayer service. Hamas systematically killed and tortured its opponents, Human Rights Watch reported. The excavation of what likely is the largest mass grave of Nazi Jewish victims in Germany is being excavated. A group of skinheads in Argentina celebrating the 120th anniversary of Adolf Hitler's birth was arrested. Several hundred residents of an Arab-Israeli town rioted when security forces arrived to demolish an illegal structure. The U.S. military chief of staff used Holocaust Remembrance Day to deliver a message about responsibility to his troops. Joe Biden said the United States must see genocide prevention "not just as a moral imperative" but also as a "national security priority." The leaders of a congressional task force will introduce a resolution condemning rising anti-Semitism in the United States and around the world. A top Egyptian official met in Jerusalem with Israel's foreign minister, despite Egypt's threats to boycott the right-wing lawmaker. A technical problem prevented Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal from taking part in a question-and-answer session with British lawmakers. Rita Levi Montalcini, the oldest living winner of the Nobel Prize, turned 100 years old.