Four Days until Day One of Conference

Yet again, the anti-Israel bloc continues to single out the State of Israel and is attempting to divert this conference into another platform to de-legitimize and censure the Jewish state. In addition, radical Islamic states are attempting to insert protection against “defamation of religion,” which would be a contradiction to the universal human right to freedom of speech.


Speaking of contradiction, isn’t this one? Arab countries including some on the Durban Review committee (Libya, Pakistan, Egypt, Iran, Syria) deny freedoms of religion, sexual orientation rights, and women’s rights, among others. These are some of the very rights the Conference is trying to or supposed to protect! And these countries are some of the world's worst offenders! And Israel's record on these human rights is second to none. I agree with myself; this is a contradiction.

In the previous paragraph, I mentioned Iran. Recent news from various and respected organizations say that next week I will be in the company of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He has confirmed that he will be attending the Conference. Rumors are that he will be addressing same on Tuesday, April 21st. He and his friends may not realize this, but Tuesday is Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day. Wouldn't that be strange irony; the world's most ardent Holocaust denier speaking on the day the world remembers the six million Jews killed by the Nazis? And what will be the topic of his remarks? Probably the usual, including the Holocaust never happened, the world should destroy Israel and every Jew, and the Jews control the US and all of Europe. Maybe I'll get a chance to chat with him or at least ask him a question.


In review, the anti-Israel lies and the “defamation of religion” verbiage are the two main “problems” with the Conferences, both back in Durban and now in Geneva, and with the document born from Durban and to be modified, approved, and implemented in Geneva.


If you get a minute, please check out some of the following web addresses:


http://www.ajc.org/
http://www.bostonfreedomforum.org/
http://www.ngo-monitor.org/
http://www.eyeontheun.org/ http://www.unwatch.org/ http://www.davidproject.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=50&Itemid=73 http://www.theisraelproject.org/site/c.hsJPK0PIJpH/b.672581/k.9AD8/For_freedom_security_and_peace_in_Israel_and_the_Middle_East.htm http://www.theisraelproject.org/site/c.hsJPK0PIJpH/b.672631/apps/s/content.asp?ct=6707357

I know these are a lot of web addresses, but I think you'll find them worthwhile.

For security reasons, I am unable to tell you of the programs and events I will be attending in advance. I promise, however, to tell you all about them after the fact.

Please check back here often. I will try to update this daily with stimulating and concise dispatches. Thank you for reading this blog.