[Ha'aretz] Anne Bayefsky - The UN's World Conference Against Racism, scheduled for April in Geneva, is referred to as "Durban II," a follow-up to the infamous 2001 "Durban I" UN racism conference in South Africa. The outgoing administration has not made a decision regarding U.S. participation, which means Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have it in their power to discredit the meeting by staying away. A boycott of Durban II sends a message that the real victims of racism are not alone. A boycott denies legitimacy to a platform for hatemongers and a cover for human-rights abusers. For states to show leadership against racism and intolerance, they must join Canada and Israel and stay away. The writer, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, edits www.EYEontheUN.org.
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