2.19.2009

Obama officials meet US Jews to explain their Durban II policy

Who's your daddy? - Ed.

Officials from the Obama administration met with U.S. Jewish leaders on Monday to explain why the government has decided to participate in planning the controversial World Conference Against Racism, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported.

Jerusalem fears that the "Durban II" summit, set to be held in Geneva this April, will be used by Arab nations and others as a forum to criticize Israel as was its predecessor in 2001.

The closed-door talks were led by the White House and the State Department, according to the JTA, and the content of the meeting was off-the-record.

Read more @ Haaretz
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1064922.html

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