Defense Minister Ehud Barak commented on the UN conference on racism, dubbed Durban II, at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting, saying, "It's an upside-down world, when the president of Iran can be a guest of honor at an anti-racism conference.
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Yosef, the son of Rebbe Yehoshua ben Levi saw a vision of Heaven as he momentarily stood on the threshold of death. His father said to him, 'What did you see?' He said, 'I saw an upside-down world. Those who are on the top in this world are lowly up there, while those on the bottom here are on top up there'. [Gemara in Bava Basra 10]
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