World Conference Against Racism
Al-Haq was an active participant in the World Conference against Racism held in Durban in 2001. In 2002, the organization issued a substantial report based on its conference concept paper. The conference would turn into an argument about equating Zionism with racism and whether or not the Western world should apologize for a history of African slavery. Both the U.S. and Israel withdrew their delegations in reaction to anti-Semitic language.
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