EU Commission president reinstates anti-Semitism conference

[Gimel]

European Union Commission President Romano Prodi decided Wednesday evening to reinstate the European conference on anti-Semitism that he had cancelled on Tuesday.


A press statement issued by the European Commission in Brussels hinted that Prodi indicated preparations for the conference will be resumed.

"I believe we should confirm our desire to re-establish as soon as possible a fruitful cooperation with the Jewish organizations and, on this basis, to resume the preparations for the seminar. There are signs that things are moving in the right direction," said the statement.

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Italy was ready to host seminar
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini told World Jewish Congress leaders earlier on Wednesday that if Prodi stood by his decision to suspend the conference, Italy would host the conference.

Frattini also criticized as "childish" the decision to cancel the EU anti-Semitism conference.

According to sources in the World Jewish Congress, Germany is also willing to host a conference on anti-Semitism.
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http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/380094.html

[cspiguy]

1. antisemitism covers anti-arab discrimination, too

lest they forget.

[bluesoul]

2. And there's plenty of anti-Arab discrimination

and feelings around the world...

[Resistance]

3. It is too bad

there is so much pretending going on, that criticism of Israeli aggression is based in 'anti-semitism'. If it weren't for that, I think people would view these conferences with less suspicion. You know, you just have to wonder: is this conference serious - will it address real anti-semitism? Or is it a show being put on by the same ultranationalists and Israeli apologists who want us to believe that the BBC is anti-semitic for investigating alleged Israeli war crimes in the O.T.

Know what I mean?

[Gimel]

5. Plenty of evidence

of bias in the BBC reports. Call it by another name, but there it is.

[cantwealljustgetalong]

4. oops, there it is...

word grab...