Durban III: The Monaco Factor
There’s no point in expecting decency from the longtime dictatorship of Cameroon — which, while serving at the UN as a grandee of Durban III, has reportedly failed to end slavery on its own turf, and has fostered a system that human rights watchdog Freedom House describes as a sinkhole of cronyism, discrimination against women, and “a transit center for child trafficking.”
But what about Cameroon’s Durban III partner, Monaco? Yes, the Monaco of glamor, fashion, and oh-so-up-market Western civilization? The Monaco of the late Grace Kelly, of charity balls, of fancy royal photos and the recent wedding of Prince Albert. Monaco, with its tiny population of just under 36,000, enjoys a lovely rating by the U.S. State Department as a place where in 2010 there were no reports of anti-Semitic attacks or discrimination against any religion.
Surely, if Monaco carries on lending its name and reputation to Durban III, Monaco’s good name is due for quite a downgrade. This is a conference that the U.S., Canada, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic have all decided to spurn because, in the words of the U.S. government: “The Durban process included ugly displays of intolerance and anti-Semitism.” Does Monaco really want to make its mark at the UN as a high-end caterer to anti-Semites?
By the same token, little Monaco could do the world a big favor — by wising up and pulling out of Durban III. As “co-facilitator” of the General Assembly preparations to date, Monaco could punch well above its weight, should it decide even at this late hour to do a U-turn and boycott the conference. Unlike the quisling project of arranging the panel discussions and place settings for Durban III, backing away from the entire “commemoration” would be an act of genuine leadership, and — frankly — self-respect. Is anyone at the State Department making that case to the eminences of Monaco?
So the Germans, and the French are still anti-Semites? Guess there is nothing new under the sun.
You omitted perfidious Albion (UK) from your list.
Certainly, Monaco should pull out. But frankly, the US should use our national prerogative to prevent the Durban III conference from being held in Manhattan, which is the plan.
I dare the UN to move its HQ elsewhere if we declare that this conference will not be hosted on our soil. There is no doubt what its character will be, after all. Durban I and II make that both clear and inevitable, as does the build-up to the pitched confrontation over a Palestinian statehood resolution at the same time as the Durban III conference.
The UN is nothing without the US. This is one situation in which we ought to remember that America’s security and standing aren’t derived from our membership in the UN. It’s the UN’s standing and meaning that derive from our membership in it. We should act accordingly.
So the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Spain, Potugal, Greece, Australia and New Zealand are all comfortable with this hatred for Israel. I hope that their citizens feel ashamed of the position their governments have taken.
Unfortunately the majority of citizens in these enlightened countries are in full agreement on this issue with their government. This sentiment of anti-semitism is well spearheaded by countries like Norway and Ireland – who else can make a case against terrorism in their own country and in the same sentence praise and even justified it (it was the Jews/Israelis own fault)when it is carried out in Israel. The world is allowing itself to be duped by the “Palistinians” because they figure they can keep their hands clean while the “Palistinians” finish hitlers work.
The Workers Youth League which ran the camp in the island of Utoya in Norway, attacked by Breivik recently, had a leader by the name of Lars Gule who was also a member of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine which carried out the Maalot massacre of school children in Israel.
Frontpage has a report Something Rotten in Norway
so nothing new from Oslo.
Let it go ahead here and televise it….maybe then we will get rid of the UN and our contributions to the UN budget. Bring on every liberal Democrat to comment on the proceedings and continued US funding….interspersed of course with the UN’s political opponents.
State should (but won’t) tie any funding given to those countries that plan to participate to opposition to the anti-Antisemitism. Let the Saudis and the Iranians pass out dollars to these non-democratic countries. Obviously our policies (and money) have little impact on their anti-American/anti-Israel policies.
Anthony – as a Brit, yes, I certainly do. But in fairness to the majority of ordinary Brits – and others whose governments are attending – I would be very, very surprised if many had even heard of the Durban conferences, much less the nature of them.
I’m with J.E.Dyer – There is nothing in the U.N. that America needs; absolutely nothing. The U.N. should be forcibly moved from our shores and go and display their willful arrogance and one-world-order schemes elsewhere. They are literally scum. This is ONE place that we could save tons of money, and in the process stop aiding and abetting our enemies.
Give ‘em the boot.
It makes perfect sense for Monaco to host Durban III. It’s economy was revived by catering to Arab-oil money. While it seeks other monies, most notably from Russian oligarchs, Monaco is just making sure that one of its financial benefactors keep their ill-gotten gains in country. Follow the money…
It’s interesting that all UN conferences dedicated to fighting racism is always filled with racists. And we still belong to this organization why? I still can’t think of much the UN HAS done over the past 30 years that HAS helped fight racism, let alone provide peace and stability in this world. And before all you crying liberals out there moan about all the good humanitarian programs the UN is part of, ALL of these programs could probably be done much more cheaply and efficiently through private organizations, like the International Red Cross or Doctors Without Borders. Just think what these organizations could do if they had the financing that the UN has.
Nope, the UN is a bloated, overpaid, bureaucracy that solves little and costs way, way, more than it’s worth. So you want to fight racism at the UN? OK, I’ve got a nice project for them. How about the people at this meeting make it a priority to stop the Northern Sudanese Muslims from slaughtering the Southern Sudanese Christians? There’s a nice case of racism for you, but I doubt any, ANY, of the Muslim nations at this miserable little meeting will say anything, let alone do anything, about it. If a conservative President and Congress are elected in 2012, the very first order of business should be to stop any money from going to the UN and only give it to international relief organizations. Everything else the UN does is just a costly waste of time.
If you are a jaded Conservative, then you may believe that countries do not have friends, only interests. If you are any sort of a Marxist, then you are required to believe the same thing in spades. Israel could emit pure heavenly light and contain the door to the land of eternal personal happiness. It would still garner opposition to its existence, given that it is (not yet) an oil exporter. Attitudes toward Israel will change when it begins supplying the West with oil and natural gas in 2012. If current reports are correct, it will rival Saudi Arabia in both the quantity and quality of its product.
Anthony, why does Norway surprise you? When Norway gained its independence from Sweden in the 19th Century, the Norwegians would not allow Jews to live there. Norway was the only Scandinavian country to actively cooperate with the Nazis, and deported nearly 1/2 of its Jewish population. Those who survived were forced to pay exorbitant fees to reclaim their property from the Aryans it had been awarded to. Norwegian officials have written newspaper columns ranting that Judaism is a murderous and racist religion that preaches the enslavement, murder and exploitation of non-Jews, that this is why Israel behaves (in Norway’s view) so inexcusably, and that Jews are the cause of anti-Semitism by clinging to that religion and by marrying other Jews. That’s just the short list.
i have had the displeasure of spending time with some UN delegates from third world countries. Their first question is always-” Whats in it for me? ” Their second question is, ” Where do we eat? “. Their third question is always, ” Can you get me a blonde? “.
The UN is a cesspool of back room deals, drugs, and debauchery.
Some people get it-
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/house-moves-to-restrict-us-foreign-aid/2011/07/20/gIQA66xuQI_story.html
Mr. Yakov, with respect, I must say I think you are guilty of being too kind.
Isn’t Obama outsourcing America to the UN?
History is sometimes a good teacher for life. Italy is not of course an hawkish pro-Israel and Anti arabs country and its past is not immaculate in terms of Anti Semitism, nevertheless its position is reasonable and only good sense. Durban conference has never helped to find any possible solution to fight racism – indeed it is only a good tribune for any forms of Antisemitism. Could we expect that France, Germany and UK will join its position ?
A small suggestion:
stop calling it Anti- Semitism. Even a busted clock is right twice a day and Arafat made the point years ago that many if not most Isrealis were born in Europe and the US ( at least to start with). Arabs are technically Semites too. So the phrase anti- Semitism is self neutering.
Call the thing by its right name. What you got here is Jew haters. So call ‘em Jew haters already. Because hate is what they’re all about, not ethnicity.