Have the Durban conferences been discredited?

Thomas von der Osten-Sacken, a German Middle East expert, who co-launched an initiative in 2009 to convince Germany to boycott Durban II, told The Jerusalem Post on Friday that the Durban process only “resonates very marginally.” He said the “most important countries” boycotted Durban III, adding that in comparison to Durban I and II, the current conference is largely unimportant.Germany withdrew its participation at the 11th-hour in 2009. Nine European countries, including the major EU democratic engines – France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Poland and Germany – skipped Durban III because the event codifies hate and anti-Jewish and anti-Israeli sentiments.
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