I World Durban II from page A21 Leading Jewish groups from Europe and the U.S. slammed Ahmadinejad's speech, saying it vindicated the decision of many Western countries not to attend in the first place. "We applaud the nations that walked out of the conference as the Iranian president launched into his bigoted and distorted tirade said Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations' Chairman Alan Solow and Executive Vice Chairman Malcolm Hoenlein in a statement. "We regret that U.N. Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon did not join [the walkout] and instead remained on the dais while President Ahmadinejad spewed his vile rhetoric and incite- ment," they said. According to European Jewish Congress President Moshe Kantor, Ahmadinejad's speech made "abun- dantly clear" what "conference organiz- ers Iran, Libya, Pakistan and their allies had in mind as they planned Durban II!' El_ Obama Defends Boycott Of Durban Conference Committee applauded the decision by the United States not to attend. Washington/JTA —President Obama said the U.S. would have been "putting an imprimatur on something we just don't believe" if it had participated in the Durban II conference. A statement Saturday by the State Department commended conference organizers for additional improve- ments to a draft outcome document that removed explicit criticisms of Israel, but said the document remained unac- ceptable because it endorsed the 2001 Durban Conference, which singled out Israel for criticism. The new document's inclusion of the endorsement, which does not specify Israel or the Palestinians, "has the same effect as inserting that original text into the current document and re-adopting it." Obama said he did believe in the U.N. and its ability to effectively deal with transnational conflicts, noting that the U.S. is pursuing a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council for the first time. The American Israel Public Affairs Pizza Donation Keeps On Giving After David Glass won a bidding war for a 14-inch kosher cheese pizza on April 16, it turned out that he really didn't even want a pizza. Glass bid $202.50 in an eBay auction for the first pizza baked at Jerusalem Pizza after Passover ended, with the total amount given to Yad Ezra kosher food pantry in Berkley. And although Glass is a regular customer of the Southfield res- taurant, that night the donation was all he was interested in. "He didn't even take the pizza:' said Jerusalem Pizza owner Brian Jacobs. "He told me to put it on the counter for other customers to eat." Glass' winning offer was the highest of 18 bids made during the 10 days the item was on auction. 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