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Never Again?
actual event. Of the remaining 50
New York
members, half were from the
n Jan. 24, the United Nations
Organization of the Islamic
marked the 60th anniversary
Conference.
of the liberation of the
U.N. member states delivered 41
Auschwitz death camp with a day-
speeches over the course of the day.
long special session of the U.N.
Only five of those speeches men-
General Assembly, followed by the
tioned Israel. Even the speeches of
opening of an exhibition.
the United States, the European
Throughout the event, the words
Union, Canada and Australia failed
"never again" were repeated many
times. But what exactly did they
to refer to Israel.
Nobel laureate and Holocaust sur-
mean to U.N. members and offi-
vivor Elie Weisel, who
cials?
spoke at the outset, men-
Here is the cynical
tioned Israel once; citing a
response: They meant that
number of examples of
the Secretary-General Kofi
steps that the allies might
Annan has been seriously
have taken, he added, "If
weakened by the Oil-for-
Britain had allowed more
Food scandal and ongoing
Jews to return to Palestine,
congressional and criminal
now Israel, their ancestral
investigations, as well as
land ... it would have pre-
the sexual abuse of
vented or reduced the
refugees in the Congo by
scope of the tragedy."
U.N. peacekeepers and the
Weisel also called for
mishandling of sexual-
AN NE
condemnation and prose-
harassment charges in-
BAYE FSKY
cution of suicide-terrorism
house.
Spe cial
as a crime against humani-
A secretary-general seek-
Comm entary
ty (without mentioning
ing to serve out his
the context).
remaining two years in
An evening reception brought
office finds throwing something
hundreds of Jews to the public
toward the Jews, in the form of
entrance of the U.N. where an
commemorating a 60-year-old catas-
exhibit containing photographs and
trophe, a relatively inexpensive
artwork from Yad Vashem was
means of redemption.
unveiled. Walking through it, one
The scope of the exercise was
comes across the word "Israel" on
strictly controlled. The Europeans
one occasion, in the last sentence,
agreed to promote the special session
which reads:
on the condition that there were no
"Most of the Holocaust survivors
resolutions and no final declaration
immigrated to the state of Israel
— in other words, no lasting state-
after its establishment in 1945 fol-
ment of purpose or resolve. They
lowing a resolution of the United
were not prepared to do battle with
Arab and Muslim states over texts or
Nations."
When the exhibit was opened, the
outcomes.
assembled crowd sang Hatikva, the
Not a single substantive U.N. doc-
Israeli national anthem — although
ument was distributed. The ground
this breach of U.N. protocol is said
rules for the special sessions of the
to have been approved on the
General Assembly for the previous
grounds that the song was for all
decade were completely different —
victims of the Holocaust.
this one would be "commemorative"
The rules of the game were articu-
only.
lated by U.S. Deputy Secretary of
One hundred thirty-eight U.N.
Defense Paul Wolfowitz while speak-
members agreed with the proposi-
ing on behalf of the United States:
tion to hold the special session, and
"We have agreed today to set aside
one more decided to speak at the
contemporary political issues, in
order to reflect on those events of 60
Anne Bayefsky is a senior fellow at the
years ago in a spirit of unanimity."
Hudson Institute and a visiting professor
And except for an indirect com-
at Touro and Metropolitan Colleges in
ment by Jordan and a direct refer-
New York. Her email address is
ence to Palestinians by Venezuela
anne@hudson.org This article first
during the day's speeches, the game
appeared in National Review.
plan was followed.
O