Jewish Groups Slam New Resolution Put Forth at Durban IV
JNS, Israel Hayom and Cleveland Jewish News included B’nai B’rith International’s condemnation of the resolution adopted by the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) that commemorated...
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September 24, 2021
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...
September 23, 2021
President Op-ed in JNS: The U.N. Should Prohibit Future Durban Debacles
Durban IV, held this year on Sept. 22 and marking the 20th anniversary of the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, turned out to be a debacle....
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September 10, 2021
20 years ago, the UN Durban Conference aimed to combat racism. It devolved into a ‘festival of hate’ against Jews.
B’nai B’rith International’s Honorary President Richard D. Heideman and Director of Latin American Affairs Eduardo Kohn spoke to JTA about their experiences at the 2001 U.N. Durban...
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August 26, 2021
Sharansky, Lévy, Bolton, Stephens, Cotler Headline Televised B’nai B’rith Response to “Durban IV”
“Durban Revisited” – A JBS Series Marking the U.N. Racism Conference’s 20th Anniversary – Tackles Enduring Anti-Zionism and Anti-Semitism (Washington, D.C.,...
July 27, 2021
CEO Op-ed in JNS: U.N. Human Rights Council: When It Comes to Israel, Still Driving on Biased Retreads
(July 27, 2021 / JNS) That “history repeats itself” is not only a shopworn axiom, it is, like other clichés, oftentimes true. The appointment last week of Navi...
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July 26, 2021
Jewish Groups Praise Germany for Skipping UN Anniversary Event Marking Durban Conference
The Algemeiner included B’nai B’rith International’s praise, along with other Jewish organizations, of Germany’s decision to boycott the United Nations’ event marking...
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July 20, 2021
Coverage of B’nai B’rith Co-Sponsored Visit to Israel by Ambassadors to the U.N. and U.S.
B’nai B’rith International is honored to have co-sponsored a visit to Israel by ambassadors to the United Nations and the United States, led by Ambassador Gilad Erdan, along with...
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July 2, 2021
CEO and Director of U.N. Affairs Letter in Financial Times: U.N.’s Israel Bias Outlives Ban Ki-moon’s Exit
The following letter appeared in the Financial Times in response to former U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon’s false claims against Israel. Read in the Financial...