Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni met today with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Jerusalem for an in-depth discussion of the current situation. They also held a joint press conference, the transcript of which follows below. You can also watch the video coverage of the press conference. continue reading…
After the US declined further participation in the Durban Review Conference, it appears several EU countries are also raising some issues with the process. According to the AP via Haaretz, Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen had this to say:
The thematic world conference is used by some to try to force their concept of defamation of religions and their focus on one regional conflict on all of us.[...]We cannot accept any text, which would put religion above individuals, not condemn discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, condone anti-Semitism or single out Israel.
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