Visit our website: HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------------------------- SOUTH AFRICA: Human rights forum resolves that Zionism equivalent to racism Monday, September 3, 2001 http://www.sltrib.com/2001/sep/09032001/nation_w/128695.htm DURBAN -- Pro-Palestinian groups scored a victory Sunday when a human rights forum coinciding with the World Conference Against Racism equated Zionism with racism and called for international sanctions against Israel. But Jewish, Christian and international human rights groups rejected the forum's final resolution, which was presented to U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson to be included in a final declaration by the U.N. conference. Pro-Palestinian groups effectively lobbied a majority of groups attending the forum to equate Zionism -- the movement that founded Israel as a homeland for the Jewish people -- with racism. Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories was also decried as colonialism, a potent political label in much of the world. The forum ran parallel to the world racism conference, which started Friday and runs eight days. © Copyright 2001, The Salt Lake Tribune ------------------------------------------------- This Discussion List is the follow-up for the old stopnato @listbot.com that has been shut down ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9spWA Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: archive@jab.org T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
