Sabeel October Conference in Boston -- "The Apartheid Paradigm in Palestine-Israel"
Sabeel announced that it will be holding a conference, in conjunction with North American Friend´s of Sabeel October 26-27 in Boston. The conference promotes the "Durban strategy" of demonization, referring to Israel with terms such as "apartheid". Advertised speakers include Desmond Tutu, John Dugard, (UN Special Rapporteur on the situation in the Palestinian Territories), Naim Ateek, and Jeff Halper (head of ICAHD, which is funded by the European Union – see Focus item above).