Anti-Semitism in the United Nations
July 2, 2008
ABC Radio National
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In September 2001, the United States and Israel walked out of the United Nations sponsored Conference Against Racism in Durban, over what they called hateful and anti-Israel language in a draft declaration. Both the U.S. and Israel alleged anti-Semitism was behind much of the anti-Israeli rhetoric.
According to Professor Anne Bayefsky, an international legal scholar and human rights activist, this conference was indicative of a human rights system corrupted beyond recognition. She argues that the United Nations hijacks the language of human rights to discriminate and demonise Jews.
Guests
Professor Anne Bayefsky

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Kris Short