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U.N. Race Conference Nears Collapse
DURBAN, South Africa - With two days left to go, the U.N.'s third World Conference Against Racism seemed on the verge of total collapse Wednesday. Delegates remained deadlocked on its two main aims: a final declaration document and a program of action.
The final declaration drafted earlier - which labeled Israel as racist, an apartheid state and guilty of "ethnic cleansing" and genocide - was being held back from publication. U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson, who is responsible for the conference, has angrily said that she is unable to recommend the declaration drafted at an earlier forum of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) for consideration by the conference proper....
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U.N. Race Conference Nears Collapse
DURBAN, South Africa - With two days left to go, the U.N.'s third World Conference Against Racism seemed on the verge of total collapse Wednesday. Delegates remained deadlocked on its two main aims: a final declaration document and a program of action.
The final declaration drafted earlier - which labeled Israel as racist, an apartheid state and guilty of "ethnic cleansing" and genocide - was being held back from publication. U.N. Commissioner for Human Rights Mary Robinson, who is responsible for the conference, has angrily said that she is unable to recommend the declaration drafted at an earlier forum of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) for consideration by the conference proper....
To read the rest of this article, go to NewsMax
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