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Language Of Rate
Following is the disputed language in the draft declaration of the World
Conference Against Racism that prompted a walkout by the United States
and Israel:
"We express our deep concern about practices of racial discrimination
against the Palestinians as well as other inhabitants of the Arab occupied ter-
ritories, which have an impact on all aspects of their daily existence such that
they prevent the enjoyment of fundamental rights, and call for the cessation
of all the practices of racial discrimination to which the Palestinians and the
other inhabitants of the Arab territories occupied by Israel are subjected.
"We are convinced that combating anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and
Zionist practices against Semitism is integral and intrinsic to opposing all
forms of racism and stress the necessity for effective measures to address the
issue of anti-Senlitism, Islamophobia and Zionist practices against Semitism
today in order to counter all manifestations of these phenomena.
"The World Conference recognizes with deep concern the increase of
racist practices of Zionism and anti-Semitism in various parts of the world,
as well as the emergence of racial and violent movements based on racism
and discriminatory ideas, in particular the Zionist movement, which is based
on racial superiority"
US. Secretary of State Colin Powell:
"You do not combat racism by conferences that produce declarations con-
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taining hateful language, some of which is a throwback m the days of
'Zionism equals racism,' or supports the idea that we have made too much
of the Holocaust, or suggests that apartheid exists in Israel, or that singles
out only one country in the world, Israel, for censure and abuse."
Palestinians should have their own
state; they've lived there so long," said
29-year-old Ira, who works for an
international refugee organization.
"Look at all the NGOs here from
around the world, and nobody's sup-
porting Israel except for the Jewish
group. I'm just wondering how come
Jews aren't questioning themselves."
Small Protest
It may have been muted, but there was
a trickle of support for Israel to be
found at the conference.
After the Jewish caucus stormed out
of the Saturday meeting that formally
labeled Israel racist and apartheid, a
Nigerian delegate was seen approach-
ing a Jewish activist to offer her words
of encouragement.
"I study history, and I know that
was the Jewish homeland," said Annie
Davies, executive director of the
Lagos-based Development
Information Network.
"The world has a tendency to take
sides with the weaker party, but it's not
like the Palestinians were sitting in the
corner, minding their own business,"
said Davies, who added she had refused
Related editorial: page 30
Related commentary.- page 31
to sign a petition of support for the
Palestinians. "They're taunting and pro-
voking Israel, and looking for trouble."
Unfortunately, such voices were few.
"What you have here is the paradox
of an anti-racism conference that is
itself racist," said Rep. Tom Lantos, D-
Calif., the top Democrat in the
American delegation.
The only Holocaust survivor in
Congress and a co-founder of its
human rights caucus, Lantos said sev-
eral delegates had expressed their dis-
gust with the proceedings.
However, "many don't have the guts
or backbone to say publicly what
they're saying to me privately," Lantos
said. "I'm not naming names, but it
would be a long list, including many
Europeans. They say there's a price to
be paid for telling it like it is, and
they're afraid to pay it."
Lord Janner, a member of the
British Parliament and head of the
World Jewish Congress delegation,
also had harsh criticism.
"This is the nastiest and most chaot-
ic conference I've experienced in my
long life of public service. It is dis-
graceful, and a slur against the Jewish
people," Janner said. ❑
— JTA Correspondent
Matthew E. Berger in New York
contributed to this report.