Tag Archives: Durban conference

How a UN vote 50 years ago equating Zionism with racism forever altered discourse on Israel

When a small group of lawmakers gathered at the US Capitol Visitors Center on Tuesday for a B’nai B’rith event, it was to show support for Israel — and to mark 50 years since the UN passed its notorious Resolution 3379 declaring “Zionism a form of racism.”The measure was passed on November 10, 1975, the 38th anniversary of Kristallnacht. Read more » »

B’nai B’rith Pans Reaffirming of Durban Declaration that Tarred Israel Alone as „Racist”

Salutes 35 Countries Declining Participation In U.N. Commemoration (Washington, D.C., Sept. 24, 2021)–B’nai B’rith condemns the resolution adopted on the occasion of the “high-level meeting” of the United Nations General Assembly commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA). Read more » »

Yehuda Lancry, Israel’s U.N. Ambassador During Durban Conference, Addresses French-Language B’nai B’rith Program

September Summit Will Mark 20th Anniversary of Racism Conference Tarred by Anti-Semitism (Washington, D.C. Read more » »