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Breaking News: "France will Join Democracies and Not Participate in Durban IV"

Paris - The French Foreign Ministry has just informed the parties and NGO's that have addressed thisissue

From the official statement: "France will not participate at Durban IV on the 20 September due to the antisemitic elementsattached to the entire Durban process since 2001. France will thus join the great Western democracies: USA, UK, Germany, Canada, Australia...."

The decision has been rendered public this morning 13 August by the Quai d'Orsay (Foreign Ministry)

"This success is due to the parties and NGO's who brought the matter to the attention of the French government, including theWiesenthal Centre,” claimed by the Centre's Director for International Relations, Dr. Shimon Samuels.

For further information contact Dr. Shimon Samuels at csweurope@gmail.com,join the Center on Facebook,or follow @simonwiesenthal for news updates sent directly to your Twitter feed.


The Simon Wiesenthal Center is one of the largest international Jewish human rights organizations with over 400,000 member families in the United States. It is an NGO at international agenciesincluding the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, the OAS, the Council of Europe and the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino).



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