The United Nations opens its first global racism conference in eight years on Monday. The U.S. and at least six other countries will boycott the event out of concern that Islamic countries will demand that it denounce Israel and ban criticism of Islam. These nations still refuse to recognize that they are victims of racist immigration policies which threaten to destroy their native populations. Their only concern is for Israel.

President Obama said the language of the U.N.'s draft declaration risked a reprise of the Durban conference of 8 years ago, during which "folks expressed antagonism toward Israel in ways that were often times completely hypocritical and counterproductive."
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