US may boycott racism conference BBC News
The US is likely to boycott a UN racism conference, reports suggest, saying a text drawn up for the event criticises Israel and restricts freedom of speech.
...In 2001, US and Israeli delegates walked out of a similar conference in Durban, South Africa, when a draft document likened Zionism to racism.
The 2001 draft expressed "deep concern" at the "increase of racist practices of Zionism and anti-Semitism".
It talked of the emergence of "movements based on racism and discriminatory ideas, in particular the Zionist movement, which is based on racial superiority".
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...US officials say they are also concerned that some sections of the draft - which call for restrictions on the defamation of religions - could threaten free speech.
The US is likely to boycott a UN racism conference, reports suggest, saying a text drawn up for the event criticises Israel and restricts freedom of speech.
...In 2001, US and Israeli delegates walked out of a similar conference in Durban, South Africa, when a draft document likened Zionism to racism.
The 2001 draft expressed "deep concern" at the "increase of racist practices of Zionism and anti-Semitism".
It talked of the emergence of "movements based on racism and discriminatory ideas, in particular the Zionist movement, which is based on racial superiority".
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...US officials say they are also concerned that some sections of the draft - which call for restrictions on the defamation of religions - could threaten free speech.
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