Sunday links

Durban III news:

France is the latest state to quit the anti-Israel, UN-sponsored Durban III conference.

The organizers of the conference banned UN Watch from attending.

The list of countries boycotting Durban III is (according to Challah Hu Akbar):

1. Israel
2. United States
3. France
4. New Zealand
5. United Kingdom
6. Austria
7. Australia
8. Bulgaria
9. Czech Republic
10. Germany 
11. Italy 
12. Netherlands
13. Canada

And if you are in the New York area on Thursday, don't forget to join the Durban III Clown Parade!
12 to 2 PM at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza.



Which is a theme I had explored earlier:

Other links:

At about the same time I was challenging liberal pundits to write articles on Mahmoud Abbas' intransigence, Jeffrey Goldberg sort-of did. Not nearly as strong as I would like, but at least it is out there.

Martin Sherman says, "I do not think there is a Palestinian nation. I think it’s a colonialist invention."

The London Philharmonic suspends four musicians for using its name in opposing the Israeli concert at the Proms.

Humor from Hurriyet Daily News: Dear Arab Brothers: Yes, you may borrow our Prime Minister.

Guilio Meotti on The Smiling Baby Killer.

Israel was  accepted as an associate member of CERN.

(h/t Benjamin, Silke, Kramerica, Effector)