Delegates walk out of UN meet as Iran criticises Israel
GENEVA, April 20 (Reuters) - A number of delegates walked out of a United Nations conference on racism on Monday when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called Israel a racist government.
The United States and its major allies are boycotting the meeting in Geneva over concerns that it would be used as a platform for criticism of Israel.
Ahmadinejad's comments drew applause from some delegations that remained. (Reporting by Jonathan Lynn; Editing by Angus MacSwan)
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