UN and NGOs hijacked meetings to launch libel campaign against State of Israel

The 2001 UN World Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa, and its parallel NGO Forum, are identified as the origin of a coordinated campaign to delegitimize Israel. Initially intended to confront racism, the conference became, in the words of the World Jewish Congress, "a hallmark of antisemitism and antizionism."

• The NGO Forum produced a declaration accusing Israel of "apartheid," "ethnic cleansing," and "acts of genocide," and called for its "complete and total isolation."
• Key figures like Holocaust survivor Rep. Tom Lantos described the conference as "the most sickening display of hate for Jews I have seen since the Nazi period."
• This "Durban Strategy" has since been adopted by numerous NGOs, influencing mainstream narratives and leading to increased antisemitic incidents globally.
• The UN continues to hold anniversary events for the Durban Declaration, with a meeting scheduled for September 28 in New York City, which many Western governments are expected to boycott.