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Oct 04 2008

The UN: Closed on Muslim Eid Holiday, Open on Yom Kippur

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Via EyeOnTheUN:

“Equality” at the United Nations under the management of the Organization of the Islamic Conference

  • October 8-9, 2008: The only two substantive planning sessions for the UN’s so-called “anti-racism” conference – known as Durban II – were deliberately planned over major Jewish holidays, including the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur.
  • September 30, 2008: By contrast, in order to observe the Eid holiday to mark the end of Ramadan, the United Nations shut down totally in both New York and in Geneva.

The real double-standards:

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EYEontheUN is an independent UN monitor headquartered in New York and is dedicated to making transparent the UN’s record on its fundamental promise-to identify, condemn, and protect against human rights violations and confront and respond to threats to international peace and security.

Anne Bayefsky, Editor of EYEontheUN, is a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute and Director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust.

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