44 4 dell■ 4I1Wlb Elilb ANI► MEM Affiri. MIA► delft iamb daft ,rnimh. rr mob aft, 40111• 41.11, AI& DURBAN DGXL 4 , A premier retirement community 4 W ke:f tt Of p I p t;r' aeyae-th, Oti I p 4 4 p 248-352-0208 1 a 24111 Civic Center Drive • Southfield, Michigan 48034 ' d'I : N iorq(CT)11) e p MINI ► 41111P gair IMP molly Nilmor minor `•• Agoo IOW .1111.111P 41111110, it LUXURY SENIOR APARTMENTS Brand New-Now Leasin • One or two bedroom senior luxury apartment homes • Selection of services available • Near shopping and expressways Information Center Now Open Mon-Sun from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. VALTONVCDD AT CHERRY HILL Redefining Retirement Living (734) 981-7100 42600 Cherry Hill Road, Canton Township SINGH. waltonwoodcherryhill@singhmail.com .,.‘ronma Savrcw L LC www.waltonwood.com NO ENTRANCE FEES Offering A Selection Of Services To Fit Your Changing Needs. . 9/14 2001 40 Canton . °- w waltonoodcantonOsing,hmail.com Novi Rochester Hills waltonwoodtwelveoaksPsinghmail.com (734) 844-3060 wah onwoodrochestesinghm if ail.co rn (248) 7 35 1500 - . (248) 375.:-2500- - - g',W, T. from page 38 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. ❑