Netherlands Boycotts Durban II

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World • Sun Apr 19, 2009 at 1:56 pm PDT • Views: 277

Joining Canada, Israel, Italy, the United States, Australia, and Sweden: Netherlands refuses to attend UN racism conference.

THE HAGUE - The Netherlands joined the United States and Australia Sunday in refusing to attend a UN conference on racism, saying it feared the event would be abused and place religion ahead of human rights.

The Netherlands found a draft final text prepared ahead of the conference “unacceptable”, said foreign minister Maxime Verhagen, as it undermined the goals of the meeting due to open in Geneva on Monday.

“The conference is too important for it to be abused for political ends and attacks on the West,” the minister said in a statement.

“The Netherlands will not be a party to that.”

Verhagen said countries with questionable human rights records were seeking to abuse the gathering “to place religion ahead of human rights and unneccesarily curtain freedom of speech, to negate discrimination against homosexuality, and to place Israel alone in the accused bench”, said Verhagen.

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1 Catttt  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 1:57:46pm

Good news - hope more will do so.

2 Shug  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 1:57:56pm

Would the last sane nation pulling out please turn out the lights

3 brookly red  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 1:58:32pm

Gouda for them.

4 MJ  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 1:58:53pm

Still waiting for the official word from Germany on their non-participation.

5 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 1:59:10pm

Who's gonna be left?

6 Erik The Red  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 1:59:22pm

I neez to sleep. Good night Lizards.

Please rename this racist conference. Durban is a great city.

7 Lib Wingnut  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:00:46pm

Where's ontevreden aubergine when you need him?

8 DEZes  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:00:54pm

re: #5 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Who's gonna be left?

The bigots.

9 MJ  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:01:56pm

JTA is reporting the Germany has pulled out too though it's not official.

[Link: jta.org...]

10 ArchangelMichael  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:02:18pm

re: #5 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Who's gonna be left?

The 57 states of the United States of Blaming Everything on Israel and maybe France.

11 Walahi  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:02:27pm

re: #5 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Our ridiculous govt (UK)...maybe they will bail last minute (fingers crossed)

12 godfrey  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:02:31pm

Isn't Verhagen one of the leaders of Vlaams Belang?

13 brookly red  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:04:01pm

re: #9 MJ

JTA is reporting the Germany has pulled out too though it's not official.

[Link: jta.org...]

sometimes leaks are good...

14 WhiteRasta  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:04:02pm

re: #11 Walahi

I will bet you a cold cup of decaff coffee the UK will attend.

15 godfrey  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:04:07pm

Nope, sorry, CDA.

16 Charles Johnson  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:04:45pm

re: #12 godfrey

Isn't Verhagen one of the leaders of Vlaams Belang?

Nope.

Maxime Jacques Marcel Verhagen (born 14 September 1956) is a Dutch politician. He is the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Christian Democratic Appeal party (CDA) in the fourth Balkenende cabinet.

17 davinvalkri  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:06:07pm

re: #10 ArchangelMichael

Uh, the U.S. isn't going anymore. Is something wrong?

18 godfrey  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:06:09pm

re: #13 brookly red

JPost says Germany announced it.

19 Walahi  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:06:13pm

re: #14 WhiteRasta

That's a bet I think you'll win. Just know that there are many of us here in the UK who've had enough of this insanity that we call a government.

20 godfrey  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:06:43pm

re: #16 Charles

I was a victim of Boolean search results!

21 Opinionated  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:06:55pm

You get the feeling the Pope maybe isn't getting all the news/truth? I give him the benefit of the doubt for now.

Pope Benedict XVI, on the other hand, hailed the meeting, and urged countries to join forces to eliminate intolerance.

The conference is an important initiative, the pope said, because "even today, despite the lessons of history, such deplorable phenomena take place."

But from where they absolutely know the news/truth- and have a repulsive history where Israel is concerned- perfidious albion is true to form.

However, despite Jerusalem's efforts to encourage nations to boycott the conference, Britain announced on Sunday that its representatives will attend.

[Link: www.jpost.com...]

22 callahan23  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:08:59pm

re: #4 MJ

Still waiting for the official word from Germany on their non-participation.

I am desperately waiting for exactly that to happen. Wanted to go protest that farce but couldn't find a group of like-minded to join.

23 ArchangelMichael  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:09:25pm

re: #17 davinvalkri

Last time I checked there wasnt 57 states here and I know the US isnt going. I figured people here were smart enough to realize that meant "Islamic Nations"

I'll keep it noted I need to be more literal.

24 Walahi  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:10:35pm

UK willing to hang on to the last minute for Durban II

Though it makes sense. Labour loves to curtail individual freedom. All the more fuel to strengthen the Nanny State. And why not? Nanny knows best.

25 Mich-again  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:10:38pm

Geeze, who's gonna pick up the bar tab?

26 ArchangelMichael  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:10:47pm

re: #23 ArchangelMichael

And yes Im looking at you Freetoken...

27 davinvalkri  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:11:00pm

re: #23 ArchangelMichael

Ah. Whoops. Sarc tags. My bad.

28 pre-Boomer Marine brat  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:12:33pm

Good news.
---> and now on to the next good news

29 SixDegrees  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:13:01pm

re: #24 Walahi

UK willing to hang on to the last minute for Durban II

Though it makes sense. Labour loves to curtail individual freedom. All the more fuel to strengthen the Nanny State. And why not? Nanny knows best.

I think they're still hoping to retool some of the offensive wording that led so many others to bail.

It's now become obvious to everyone, however - if it wasn't already - that the real intentions of one group of attendees are odious, and no amount of semantic doctoring is going to change that fact.

Here's hoping Britain throws in the towel soon.

30 Walahi  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:17:09pm

re: #29 SixDegrees

I think they're still hoping to retool some of the offensive wording that led so many others to bail.

It's now become obvious to everyone, however - if it wasn't already - that the real intentions of one group of attendees are odious, and no amount of semantic doctoring is going to change that fact.

Here's hoping Britain throws in the towel soon.

I wish that were the case but Durban II affirms the first conference and outlines a plan of action. In other words, the offending material is not negotiable and this was evident from the get-go.

But I do hope that the UK's intentions are good...

31 Opinionated  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:18:14pm

Not feeling that there is enough anti Semitic hate at the official Durban II, lunatic Jews are having their own forum, where they found a target:

Forum slams 'Israeli swimming pools'

A parallel meeting to Durban II which was organized by the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network, the International Coordinating Network on Palestine and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Committee, kicked off at a Geneva hotel Sunday, one day ahead of the United Nation's conference on racism.

[Link: www.jpost.com...]

32 Colonel Panik  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:18:49pm

re: #26 ArchangelMichael

And yes Im looking at you Freetoken...

I dinged you up to counter Freetoken's downding.

I knew you were referring to the both the OIC, and Obama's gaffe about "I've been to all 57 states".

Good one.

33 calcajun  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:24:07pm

Who boycotted Durban in the past? Is this a new trend?

34 Walahi  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 2:31:51pm

UK residents-

Find your MP and let him/her know that this is a travesty. Remember to mention that other countries have withdrawn and that this is shameful.

35 Cato the Elder  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 3:03:20pm

Edamer right, Netherlands!

36 CTUCandyVendor  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 3:04:43pm

This is the dividing line. Nations need to take a stand on their core values and be counted. The media needs to honestly evaluate the true agenda behind this farce.

37 Not Sold In Stores! Act NOW!  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 3:38:47pm

What if they had a party and no one came? The UN is a joke, a very bad joke. On top of that, US tax dollars fund this odorous cesspool of not so veiled hatred of all things free. If the plug was pulled on this free ride for thugs, who would cry?

38 krypto  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 5:07:32pm

Could someone please clarify this? What specifically is this "curtail freedom of speech" aspect of the boycott or Durban 2. Is that the old attempt to criminalize "blasphemy," such as criticizing Islam for example?

39 Darth_K  Sun, Apr 19, 2009 8:19:07pm

Well this is a surprise. Maybe Theo Van Gogh's murder is finally putting some sense into them?


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