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240 将犹太复国运动等同于种族主义引发争论
Controversy Erupts Over Moves to Equate Zionism with Racism
Sonja Pace
Cairo
26 Jul 2001 17:07 UTC
A 1)controversy is developing over a move by Arab and Asian nations to 2)equate Zionism with racism. The move comes ahead of a global conference on racism scheduled for Durban, South Africa beginning next month Aug. 31 to Sept. 7).
The head of a Cairo-based human rights organization says that while Israel's treatment of Palestinians is an important issue, there is also concern about racist attitudes in various Arab nations, including 3)discrimination against 4)minorities.
When representatives from the United Nations and human rights organizations meet in Durban next month, Arab 5)delegates want to make sure Israel's treatment of its Arab minority and of Palestinians is on the 6)agenda for discussion.
A draft declaration prepared in part by Arab nations says Israel's continued occupation of Palestinian areas is a form of 7)racial discrimination that is against international law and a serious threat to peace and security. The document also makes a connection between the Nazi 8)genocide of Jews during the Holocaust, and the Israeli treatment of Palestinians.
Israel and the United States strongly object to those parts of the draft declaration and U.S. officials have said they may 9)boycott the Durban conference unless the language is removed.
Representatives from more than 60 human rights groups met in Cairo last week in preparation for the Durban conference on racism. Bahedeen Hassan, ead of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, told VOA that Arab countries will not give in to Israeli or U.S. pressure. He said Israel's treatment of its own Arab minority and of the Palestinians must not be 10)ignored. "The main concern is the Israeli racism ... against the Arabs inside Israel, who do not enjoy the same status of the Jewish in Israel ... and also the Israeli racism against the occupied territories in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem," he said.
Mr. Hassan says Arab nations want the international community to 11)apply diplomatic and economic pressure against Israel, much as they did against the white minority government in South Africa during the 12)apartheid 13)era.
But Mr. Hassan says Arab governments must also address problems of racism and discrimination within their own countries. He singled out Syria, Kuwait, Algeria and Sudan. "We have concerns inside Arab countries, especially the discrimination against the Kurds, against the people in south Sudan, the question of the cultural rights of the Amazigh (Berbers) in Algeria, the discrimination against women, discrimination against people who don't enjoy any nationality in some Gulf States, especially Kuwait," he said.
Kuwait has denied citizenship to more than 100,000 ethnic Arabs born within its borders, while other Arab states have denied citizenship to their Palestinians 14)residents. Gulf Arab states have been accused of mistreating and discriminating against Asian guest workers, and Libya is 15)accused of mistreating African immigrants.
The Sudanese government is accused of human rights 16)abuses against the mainly Christian population in the south of the country, and Syria, Iraq and Turkey have been cited for human rights violations against their Kurdish minorities. Algeria's ethnic Berber minority has staged massive demonstrations in recent months to protest against police 17)brutality and to push for official recognition of the Berber language and culture.
The organizers of the Durban conference have 18)ambitious hopes. They want to use the conference to put the spotlight on racism and discrimination throughout the world. And then they want concerted action by the international community to end the racism. But the whole conference could be derailed by the focus on Israel. U.N. human Rights Commissioner Mary Robinson says it is time to put political posturing aside and start 19)compromising. Officials will attempt to iron out differences at a preparatory meeting in Geneva next week.
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(2) equate[I5kweIt]vt.使相等vi.等同
(3) discrimination[dIskrImI5neIF(E)n]n.辨别,识别力, 辨别力, 歧视
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(19) compromise[5kRmprEmaIz]n.妥协, 折衷v.妥协, 折衷
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