Chancellor Merkel has the moral obligation to protest against Ahmadinejad

The Iranian government and the U.N. have confirmed that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (below) will take part in next week’s "Durban Review Conference on Racism" in Geneva. The draft Conference document was drastically altered last month in an attempt to dissuade the U.S. and other Western countries from joining Israel and Canada in boycotting the event. Now offensive materials shall not be permitted. 

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Before its amendment, the Durban II draft text included references to “apartheid Israel” and questioned the validity of a Jewish state, challenging its “law of return,” which allows any Jewish migrating to Israel to become a citizen. The document still endorses in its entirety the outcome document from the previous racism conference, held in Durban, South Africa in 2001. That document accused Israel of racism and genocide against the Palestinian people under foreign occupation, urging mandatory sanctions. 
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (above) has a moral obligation to lead a walkout against Ahmadinejad, said Simon Wiesenthal Center ( SWC) associate dean Rabbi Abraham Cooper on Tuesday. Outside of the official Durban II venues, planned events include a mass demonstration on Saturday and a conference with the theme “United Against Apartheid, Colonialism and Occupation: Dignity and Justice for the Palestinian People.” SWC international relations director Shimon Samuels wrote to the mayor of Geneva, Manuel Tornare, urging him to ensure that planned events do not abuse the hospitality of both your city and your country.” Senior White House officials informed prominent members of the Jewish community that the US will boycott the World Conference against Racism next week in Geneva unless a draft conference document viewed as hostile toward Israel is amended. The Jewish leaders said they were relieved.