Judging from reports, and unlike the first Durban conference, I gather it’s the opponents of antisemitism, repression and single-minded Israel-bashing who are on the offensive at Durban II in Geneva.
See Zvika Krieger’s blog posts for The New Republic here and here.
After Ahemedinejad finished his speech, he immediately went downstairs to give a press conference. But waiting for him in front of the press conference room, blocking the doors, were hundreds of protesters chanting “Shame! Shame! Shame!” and holding signs like “Respect Bahais and Minorities” and “Iran Funds Hamas and Hezbollah.” Standing amidst the protesters were Holocaust survivor Elie Weisel and Iranian dissident (famously pictured on the cover of TIME) Ahmad Batebi.
Actually it was the cover of The Economist.
Update: Here’s a video of Ahmadinejad speaking while delegates walk out. The shame is that the the hall wasn’t virtually emptied of delegates.
