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To: Mani1 who wrote (3134)	9/4/2001 11:34:02 PM
From: chalu2	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23908

In all cases, there is no racism. Turks & Kurds are of the same race, as are most Israelis and most Palestinians. Ethnic and religious strife should not be confounded with "racism" when the dispute is between people essentially of the same race. I would note that in Muslim countries, minority religions are poorly tolerated if at all, and many have tiny and terrified Christian, Hindu or Jewish populations. Travel through the Arab world and you will see some examples of ethnic cleansing at its most thorough. (Anyone here want to hold a Christian revival meeting in Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan next week?)

To: Mani1 who wrote (3134)	9/5/2001 10:15:44 AM
From: goldsnow	Respond to of 23908

Honestly, I have no idea>>> No one has. Just because of the misuse of the catchy terminology "racism" for the political purposes/agenda, the great evil has been trivialised...Amnesty International has a right idea.."Human Rights"..(Violations of the human rights are so prevalent and so outrageous in the countries represented at Durban, that this can't be used against Israel)

To: Mani1 who wrote (3134)	9/9/2001 4:53:33 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

As an American I am unhappy for our unconditional support for a country, that I think is based on racist principles and guilty of serious human right violations against Palestinians. I guess that goes for the Egyptians, Kuwaitis and Saudis as well, eh?? None of them particularly like the Palestinians either... Personally speaking though, and as an American who's family history on this continent can be traced back to the early 1800's (seen the graves), I don't like seeing us provide unconditional support for hegemonic, authoritarian, and undemocratic political regimes. And that would cover almost every nation in the Mid-East EXCEPT Israel. And in some ways, given it's unicameral form of government, it may actually be more democratic than the US in many ways (when's the last time a US government was kicked out by a no-confidence vote?).. There is nothing more "racist" than a nation that lacks the belief of "inalienable" human rights within its very structure. Hawkmoon