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Publication Date: August 2002
Publisher: Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Author(s): Irwin Cotler
Research Area: International relations; Population and demographics; Social conditions
Keywords: International Relations; Antisemitism; Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Type: Other
Abstract:
The 2001 Durban World Conference Against Racism was intended to be a space in which all countries of the world came together to create an agenda to combat racism. However, the conference focused on the Tehran platform, which depicted Zionism as a violent movement promoting racist supremacy. Cotler discusses the problematic nature of the conference and warns against the dangers of international support for a sanctioned culture of hate and a language that promotes genocidal antisemitism.