(Jerusalem Post) Gil Shefler - Italy and the Netherlands on Saturday joined the growing coalition of states that plan to boycott Durban III, the controversial UN conference on racism set to take place in September. "The Durban Process has been transformed from a forum for debate on and coordination of international action against racism, discrimination and xenophobia, into a tribunal for accusations against Israel," said Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini. Israel, the U.S., Canada and the Czech Republic have already announced they will not attend.
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