New Pulls Out of Durb'n 3

Forget all their issues with the Mossad: New Zealand has pulled out of Durban III.

In a statement issued to The Jerusalem Post on Friday, McCully said: "We remain concerned that the commemoration of the 2001 Durban Declaration could re-open the offensive and anti-Semitic debates which undermined the original World Conference. For these reasons, we have decided not to participate.”

He added that "New Zealand is fully committed to combating racism and we agree the UN should lead discussions on the elimination of racism. That is why we engaged constructively in the preparatory discussions in New York. However, in the end, the text is not one that we could support.”

The New Zealand Foreign Affairs Ministry statement said “New Zealand joins a growing list of countries, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Israel and the USA, that have also indicated they will not participate in the event.

New Zealand did not participate in the Durban Review Conference held in 2009.”

On the other hand Denmark, Romania and France are still in, and Hungary is likely to be in as well.

Read the whole thing.

Labels: Denmark, Durban III, France, New Zealand, Romania

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 5:38 AM