Israel's UN Envoy Slams 'Festival of Hate' Over Durban Declaration Resolution
Translated & summarized from Channel 9 by baba
Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon condemned a UN General Assembly resolution supporting the 2001 Durban Declaration, calling it a "festival of hate" that legitimizes antisemitism. The resolution passed on October 12 with 95 votes in favor, five against (including Israel), and 37 abstentions. Danon recalled the original 2001 conference was marked by antisemitic incidents and attacks on Israel, stating the UN should not celebrate its legacy. He vowed to fight antisemitism and hypocrisy at the UN.
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- Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon denounced a UN resolution supporting the 2001 Durban Declaration.
- Danon called the resolution a "festival of hate" that legitimizes antisemitism.
- 95 countries supported the resolution, while Israel and five others voted against it.
- The original 2001 Durban conference was criticized for antisemitic rhetoric and attacks on Israel.
- Danon vowed to fight antisemitism and hypocrisy at the United Nations.
- He quoted Holocaust survivor Tom Lantos describing the 2001 conference as a display of hatred.
Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, expressed outrage over a UN General Assembly resolution adopted on October 12, which calls for the full implementation of the 2001 Durban Declaration. Danon stated that under the guise of combating racism, the UN is legitimizing antisemitism. The resolution, titled "Political Declaration of the High-Level Meeting on the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action," was supported by 95 countries, with five, including Israel, voting against it, and 37 abstaining.
The original Durban Declaration and Programme of Action were adopted at the 2001 UN World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in South Africa. While the documents aimed to combat discrimination and protect minorities, migrants, and refugees, the 2001 conference was marred by antisemitic rhetoric and attacks on Israel. The parallel NGO forum's declaration accused Israel of apartheid and genocide, leading Israel and the United States to walk out of the intergovernmental conference.
Danon recalled that during the 2001 conference, images of Hitler were distributed, Zionism was equated with racism, and Jewish participants faced physical violence. He also noted that at the recent UN event, Iran's representative referred to Zionism as a "doctrine of superiority." "The Durban conference was supposed to fight racism, but instead became a platform for antisemitism and hatred of Israel," Danon stated. "Twenty-five years later, the United Nations continues to celebrate this shame and tries to rewrite history."
"Israel will not support a resolution that legitimizes antisemitism under the guise of fighting racism," Danon declared. "The legacy of Durban does not deserve further recognition, further celebration, and further legitimization. It is time to wash this stain from the reputation of the United Nations once and for all." He also shared a quote from Holocaust survivor and former US Congressman Tom Lantos, who described the 2001 Durban Conference as "the most sickening and blatant display of hatred toward Jews I have seen since the Nazi era."
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