Durban Conference

NGO Monitor founder Gerald Steinberg to step down after 25 years, Olga Deutsch to succeed him

Steinberg will transition to the role of president emeritus, while long-time Vice President Olga Deutsch will become CEO and president in the group's first-ever leadership transition.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Outgoing President of NGO Monitor, Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg.
Volker Turk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, addresses the UNHRC on his report on the human rights situation in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, and the obligation to ensure accountability and justice at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland.

The UN’s new Durban resolution is reinforcing racism - opinion

Surprisingly, Hamas’ October 7 massacre against Israel and the increased antisemitism that has followed the attacks are not mentioned in the resolution draft.

|ByDIANA KRIEF , ANDRIA SPINDEL
Nelson Mandela’s oldest grandson, Mandla Mandela, speaks during a protest by Palestinian supporters calling for Miss South Africa, Lalela Mswane, to withdraw from the Miss Universe pageant in Israel on November 19, 2021.

Is Israel an apartheid state? A narrative's origins in South Africa

Can Israel really be regarded as an apartheid state in the way that South Africa was when it was ruled by the Afrikaner Nationalist Party?

|BySANDRA LEE BRAUDE
MARCHING IN Cape Town, South Africa, August 21, 2001, ahead of the Durban conference. Thousands from the city’s Muslim community joined in.

The Durban Conference perpetuates hate - opinion

Intended to explore ways to end racism and promote awareness of intolerance, the Durban Conference devolved into a public display of anti-Jewish rhetoric.

|ByRICHARD D. HEIDEMAN

Swedish foreign minister in Israel marking thaw in relations

Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde will be the first Swedish foreign minister to visit Israel since Sweden recognized a Palestinian state in 2014, sparking a diplomatic row.

OCTOBER 17, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
Sweden's Foreign Minister Ann Linde arrives for the EU foreign ministers meeting at the European Council building in Brussels, Belgium May 10, 2021.

How the EU and US allow anti-Israel NGOs to thrive in the UN

The anti-Israel Durban conference was held two weeks ago, where NGOs launched a campaign to delegitimize Israel.

OCTOBER 13, 2021ByOLGA DEUTSCH
PROTESTERS BRANDISH anti-Israel signs outside the Durban Conference opening session, August 31, 2001.

UNHRC approves Durban resolution, 10 nations oppose over antisemitism

Israel had worked behind the scenes to sway UNHRC members to oppose the resolution and to refuse to allow the pro-Durban resolution to pass by consensus

OCTOBER 12, 2021ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
SEATS NORMALLY occupied by the United States delegation are empty one day after the US announced its withdrawal from the UN’s Human Rights Council, at the United Nations in Geneva on June 20, 2018

UK, Germany to let UN Durban resolution pass after boycotting last month

The resolution in Geneva reaffirms support for the 2001 Durban Declaration which singles out Israel as a perpetrator of racism.

OCTOBER 10, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
THE UN Human Rights Council meets in Geneva, February 2020.

20 years since Durban: Most sickening display of Jew-hate since Nazis

Antisemitism that shocked even a Holocaust survivor marked the 2001 World Conference Against Racism, which the UN honored with a 20th-anniversary event this week.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
MARCHING IN Cape Town, South Africa, August 21, 2001, ahead of the Durban conference. Thousands from the city’s Muslim community joined in.

Sweden, Latvia, Denmark bring final Durban IV boycotter count to 37

At the Durban conference, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki compared the Palestinians’ situation to that of black South Africans under apartheid.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
The sun shines behind the United Nations Secretariat Building at the United Nations Headquarters. New York City, New York, U.S., June 18, 2021.

Durban IV: A diplomatic win for Israel that cannot be wasted - editorial

Rather than needing to lead a boycott of world conferences on racism, the Jewish state should have a special place at the table.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021ByJPOST EDITORIAL
MARCHING IN Cape Town, South Africa, August 21, 2001, ahead of the Durban conference. Thousands from the city’s Muslim community joined in.

Peace and quiet outside of UN during controversial Durban conference

The bustling Turtle Bay streets were no louder than usual • “I expected more chaos and constant protests,” said Julia Arber, who lives a block from the UN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021ByHALEY COHEN
The United Nations.

34 countries boycott Durban IV Conference

The Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that 11 countries planned to boycott the conference that hadn't yet made their plans public, in addition to the 20 that had announced they would not be attending

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
Demonstrators protest outside the opening session of the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) in Durban August 31, 2001.

Recalling the 2001 Durban Conference 20 years later

For one of the few times in my career, I was unable to maintain my diplomatic facade.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021ByEFRAIM A. COHEN
CARTOONS FIT for the Nazi tabloid ‘Der Sturmer’ were widely distributed at the 2001 Durban conference.