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Joel Pollak Recalls 2001 Durban Conference: ‘The Case Against Israel Is a Case Against Jews’

“The case against Israel is a case against Jews,” Joel Pollak said of the 2001 U.N. World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa.

Robert Kraychik

20 Sep 2021, 3:56 PM PST

A policeman, center, watches as Rabbis Yisroel Dovid Weiss, right, and Dovid Da Feldman, left, join a demonstration at the UN Racism Conference in Durban, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2001, protesting the US and Israeli pullout from the conference. The countries pulled out Monday denouncing efforts to condemn Israel …

Biden Administration Cites Antisemitic Durban Conference as Positive Precedent

The Biden administration led over 150 other countries in a statement Friday that positively recalled the 2001 United Nations World Conference Against Racism — a meeting in Durban, South Africa, marred by antisemitism and radical anti-Israel rhetoric.

Joel B. Pollak

21 Mar 2021, 6:23 AM PST

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (R) talks with Cuban President Fidel Castro (L) during the opening session of the World Conference Against Racism August 31, 2001 in the coastal city of Durban, South Africa. (Photo by PPO/Getty Images)