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Determined to thwart a repeat of 2001, pro-Israel groups fight hard at Durban II

Eight years ago, pro-Israel groups were caught off guard by the anti-Israel focus of the 2001 Durban conference. This time, Jewish and pro-Israel groups appeared to have the upper hand.

Measure to extend Iran sanctions introduced

The U.S. Congress introduced a bipartisan measure to place U.S. sanctions on companies helping to supply Iran with gasoline.

Geneva, Day 3: Things said and not said

After the theatrics of the first day and the drama of the second, the third day of the Durban II conference was dominated by member states highlighting the issues of discrimination they care about — and ignoring those they’d rather disregard.

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