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Middle Eastern Bloggers React to Durban II

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The hatred for Israel has clouded many minds. When the revenue from fossil fuels dries up, whom will they blame? What will the children eat? Hatred?

The Anti Israel Faction could not Resist Propagandizing Before the Start of the Conference

"We are concerned about the plight of the Palestinian people under foreign occupation."

"The 2001 declaration prejudges key issues that can only be resolved in negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians."
Hamas makes negotiations difficult by never talking to Israel or recognizing her right to exist.

Legitimate forums have "been contaminated by sweeping statements condemning the state of Israel itself, and portraying some of the most racist and chauvinistic aspects of Zionism as representative of Jewish nationalism as a whole. However, these kinds of discriminatory resolutions have been declining in recent years."
There has been no let-up recently in the Arab Smear Campaign.

"Furthermore, other governments that have as bad or even more racist policies than Israel have not been subjected to as much attention at such conferences."
In fairness, the readers might provide a list of nations that have a higher regard for human rights than Israel.

 

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