Durban Conference

UN to mark 25th anniversary of South Africa's Durban Conference criticized for antisemitic rhetoric

"Durban was not a fight against racism, but a platform for antisemitism and hatred of Israel," said Israeli ambassador to the UN Danny Danon.

Kiribati’s President Taneti Maamau addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York Friday, 25th September 2026; Illustrative.
 PRO-PALESTINIAN SUPPORTERS demonstrate outside the World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa, in 2001.

Israel and the West must stop trying to reform the UN and build something new instead - opinion

The new 9/11 Memorial Wall is seen at One Police Plaza in New York, on September 9, 2026.

Twenty-five years after 9/11: Looking back at the 'Before Times' for American Jewry

Head of Israeli delegation to the World Conference Against Racism, Ambassador Mordechai Yedid, addresses at a plenary meeting 03 September 2001, in Durban.

Twenty five years after Durban, equating Zionism with racism has become mainstream - editorial


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.

 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.

 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

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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

 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.

CARTOONS FIT for the Nazi tabloid ‘Der Sturmer’ were widely distributed at the 2001 Durban conference.

Durban conference: ‘An anti-Israel festival’

A ‘Maariv’ correspondent looks back at his experience at the original Durban conference.

 PALESTINIAN SUPPORTERS and Israeli delegates argue heatedly outside the conference, in Durban, September 2, 2001.

We should not commemorate the antisemitism of Durban - opinion

Seven years after the end of apartheid, a gathering came to Durban to misappropriate it against the Jewish state.

ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTERS emerge after Friday Islamic prayers in Durban, South Africa in 2014.

It’s time to reject racism but disconnect from Durban - opinion

The antisemitic actions in Durban tainted the whole UN Conference and its outcome.

 DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST outside the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) in Durban, South Africa, in 2001.

Erdan, Pompeo, others urge states to boycott Durban conference

The US, Australia, Italy, Croatia, Canada and Germany are among at least 18 countries boycotting one of the events over accusations of antisemitism and anti-Israel prejudice.

Demonstrators protest outside the opening session of the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR), also known as the Durban Conference

The struggle against racism cannot be hijacked by antisemites - opinion

No single one of the 27 member states of the European Union must gratify the Durban Review Conference with its presence. Doing so accords further legitimacy to Israel haters.

 PRO-PALESTINIAN SUPPORTERS demonstrate outside the World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa, in 2001.