Durban Conference

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

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.

|ByLAHAV HARKOV

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.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021ByROWAN POLOVIN
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.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021ByFELICE GAER
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.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021ByHALEY COHEN
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.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021ByMOSHE KANTOR
PRO-PALESTINIAN SUPPORTERS demonstrate outside the World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa, in 2001.

No Western state bid for speech, leading role at Durban

Declaration for anniversary conference does not roll back anti-Israel content; Romania joins boycott.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
PROTESTERS BRANDISH anti-Israel signs outside the Durban Conference opening session, August 31, 2001.

Does the Durban conference matter for Israel?

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Yaakov Katz and Lahav Harkov

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
PRO-PALESTINIAN SUPPORTERS demonstrate outside the World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa, in 2001.

Letters to the Editor September 13, 2021: Jail fail: Killers on the lam

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

The first Durban Conference devolved into a ‘festival of hate'

Nine Jewish officials who were at the 2001 conference speak about the watershed moments that left them in shock.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Demonstrators protest outside the opening session of the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR), also known as the Durban Conference

New Zealand, Cyprus to also boycott Durban IV conference

The declaration passed by countries participating in the 2001 conference in Durban only mentions one country by name as a perpetrator of racism: Israel.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
ARGUMENTS FLARE outside the 2001 World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa, infamous for equating Zionism with racism.

Italy, Croatia bring countries boycotting Durban conference to 14

Countries that boycotted Durban conferences in the past but have yet to state their position this year are Poland and New Zealand.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021ByLAHAV HARKOV
Demonstrators protest outside the opening session of the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR), also known as the Durban Conference