Round-up

1. The Netherlands says it will stay away from a United Nations conference on racism scheduled for next spring unless draft documents disproportionately critical of Israel are amended. The announcement is the latest indication that a boycott campaign may slowly be picking up steam.

Canada and Israel already have declared they will stay away; the European Union is considering its position, while Australia and New Zealand have expressed concern.

Good.

2. Meanwhile, not to make any real connection here, but here's a troubling case of racism from Israel itself (that is, one Israeli individual, not Israel as a whole, lest anyone think I'm an antisemite or anti-Zionist).