[PRePublic]

European states consider boycotting Durban 2 summit http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1067540.html

[BobL]

Quite a spiritual journey for Obama, now seeming to figure out that attending a conference of hate and racism might not be such a good idea after after all.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

[Carling]

So much for the appeasement approach. Perhaps Baby Obama is learning that there really are bad guys in the world that might get in the way of him becoming the world's president. Drinking beer at NBA games means nothing to the families being murdered in other parts of the world in the name of a "religion".

[section9]

Let us give credit where credit is due:

This is a case of Hillary putting her foot down. If it were up to Obama, they would have attended. Fortunately for him, Hillary and Bill have a tad more understanding of the importance of the Jewish vote.

Best,

Chris

[Will88]

The Obama administration announced Friday that it is boycotting the Durban II conference on racism unless there are significant changes to what the State Department called “unsalvageable” anti-Israeli resolutions.

I hope there is no unless because we should have no part in these hatefests staged by the Arabs and others. I'd been afraid the new administration might participate in this charade.

[Star Traveler]

Durban I was “World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance”

It’s not the first time that the Muslim terrorist nations try to say that “Zionism” (a “national homeland for the Jews”) is *racism*. The Muslim terrorist nations tried to jam that idea (Zionism = racism) down the throats of other nations at the U.N. That was finally overturned.

Now, they’re at it again. They also refuse to *discredit* the idea that the Holocaust never happened — which happens to be a “popular theme” with the Muslim terrorist nations.

It’s time to stop the racism, terrorism, repression of religion and “world-takeover” notions of the Muslim terrorist nations...

[hinckley buzzard]

The Anti-Defamation League and the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations praised the American government for backing out of the conference

Talk about scoring cheap points. We should never have been within smelling distance of that gang of cut-throats to begin with.

[NorCoGOP]

The Obama administration announced Friday that it is boycotting the Durban II conference on racism unless there are significant changes to what the State Department called “unsalvageable” anti-Israeli resolutions.

If it's unsalvageable, why demand changes in the first place?

That's like demanding a mechanic fix "like new" the car that just came out of a crusher...

[SunkenCiv]

The Obama Administration Double-Deals On Israel
forbes | 3/2/09 | Anne Bayefsky
Posted on 03/01/2009 10:24:49 PM PST by Nachum
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2197088/posts

The forked US tongue on ‘Durban 2’ (Obama selling out Israel behind our backs)
UK Spectator | March 02 2009 | Melanie Phillips
Posted on 03/02/2009 2:03:08 PM PST by knighthawk
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2197567/posts

[justiceseeker93]

Notice that the Anti-Defamation League (Abe Foxman and company) leaped at the opportunity to praise the "Osama" Obama Administration, even though its decision not to participate is still tentative.

They probably had to wait so long to praise this Administration on anything that they couldn't control themselves.