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tion of all links (diplomatic, econom-
ic, social, aid, military cooperation
and training) between all states and
Israel" and the "launch of an interna-
tional anti-Israel apartheid move-
ment" through "a global solidarity
campaign network of international
civil society, U.N. bodies and agen-
cies, business communities, and to
end the conspiracy of silence among
states, particularly the European
Union and the United States."
While the "apartheid" tag is new,
some Jewish activists suggested it is
merely an escalation in the Palestinian
diplomatic offensive against Israel.
"No doubt, the language adopted
here is another brick in the wall for
those using international human-
rights mechanisms to delegitimize or
even dismantle the Jewish state," said
Stacy Burdett, the Anti-Defamation
League's associate director of govern-
ment affairs. "This movement has
always existed. But our opponents
have demonstrated an unprecedented
sophistication and cunning."
While the language may have
changed, the intent remains the same,
said Irwin Cotler, a Canadian parlia-
mentarian and human rights lawyer.
"In a world in which human rights
has emerged as the secular religion of
our time, Israel, portrayed as the
worst of human-rights violators, is
the new anti-Christ," said Cotler,
who worked closely with the Jewish
caucus in Durban.
"Classical anti-Semitism was dis-
crimination against or denial of the
right of individual Jews to live as
equal members of a free society," he
said. "The new anti-Jewishness is dis-
crimination against or denial of the
right of the Jewish state to live as an
equal member of the family of
nations."
The declaration was so harsh that
U.N. High Commissioner for
Human Rights Mary Robinson said
she would not recommend it to gov-
ernmental delegates as a guideline for
their own declaration.
However, Robinson said she also
was determined that the final declara-
tion recognize the Palestinians' "suf-
fering" — indicating her belief that a
racism conference was the proper
context for Palestinian complaints.
While some observers and activists
dismissed the NGO declaration as
irrelevant, the Palestinians and their
allies will be able to claim that the
"voice of civil society" has spoken,
since roughly 8,000 NGO delegates
from around the world were on
hand. ❑