Hijacking Anti-Semitism

[Behind the Aegis]

Not content just to “Hijack Human Rights” in the so-called U.N. Human Rights Council, now it’s proposed to hijack anti-semitism.


Diplomats preparing for a U.N. conference on racism sparred over definitions of anti-Semitism.

The 2001 U.N. World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa, was marred by vehement anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism. Jewish groups are concerned that organizers of the 2009 conference in Durban again will use the parley to demonize Israel.

On the third day of a two-week preparatory forum this week in Geneva, Algerian diplomat Idriss Jazairy said the definition of anti-Semitism should include bias toward Arabs because they are a Semitic people. Jewish groups see such statements as attempts to cover up hatred of Jews.

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[question everything]

1. If the committee on human rights has representatives from Syria

and other countries not known to champion human rights, that what should you expect?

It is clear that Israel transformation from a victim to an occupier "released" the European countries from their guilt feelings about years of Anti-Semitism that ended up in the Holocaust. Having a large Arab population not being treated as equal is a factor, too.

So why not talk about "bias" against Arab people in France, for example?

We visited the Holocaust Museum in D.C. a few weeks ago, so everything is in a sharper focus now.