this piece, by Karen Pollock, appears in the Jewish Chronicle
Sitting at the Conference floor of the United Nations on Monday I was overwhelmed. I watched in utter disbelief as the High Commissioner introduced the President of Iran amidst strange excitement and anticipation among the audience as he made his way to the podium. It was [...]
There are a number of British NGOs attending Durban II to help fight racism worldwide. However, some of the NGOs and their representatives have formed unusual alliances. The photo below, for example, is of two groups that have been cooperating during the conference.
Despite the open antisemitism of the New Black Panther Party, Neturei Karta [...]
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“Side by Side: Tackling Racism Together”
Fringe Meeting at the Durban Review Conference
The Jewish Human Rights Coalition UK, along with UK Muslim activists and the Head of the British student movement, called yesterday for enhanced cooperation in combating racism at a fringe meeting during the Durban Review Conference in Geneva.
Over 200 senior NGO activists [...]
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UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband held a series of telephone calls with representatives of the Jewish Human Rights Coalition (JHRC-UK) on the eve of the much-anticipated Durban Review Conference last Friday afternoon.
In three separate conversations, Henry Grunwald QC (President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and Chairman of the Jewish Leadership [...]