SCOUT· 63%1h 03m·2026-08-25·FaithDurban 2001: How Zionism Became a Dirty Word
In August 2001, Jewish delegates arrived at the UN World Conference Against Racism in Durban expecting to fight bigotry. Instead they walked into what Tom Lantos called the most sickening display of hatred for Jews since the Nazi period. Noam traces how Durban revived "Zionism is racism," seeded the modern BDS…
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“be rather suggested to 'have a Look' to the 'Arabic Revolts' in 'the holy Land' the 'First' that was 'in Favor of Zionism' so named, in 'the final Phases of World War 1', and the 'Second' that was 'Against Zionism', and it was 'just before…”
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