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Durban NGO Declaration Labels Israel Genocidal, Calls Sanctions

8/30/2026

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The 2001 Durban Conference in South Africa relaunched the Zionism-is-racism campaign.
Gerald Steinberg, founder of NGO Monitor, said the meeting introduced coordinated anti-Israel language such as genocide.
Over 12,000 delegates and 7,000 NGOs drafted a declaration labeling Israel a genocidal state.
The NGO declaration called for reinstating UN Resolution 3379 and imposing apartheid sanctions on Israel.

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The 2001 Durban Conference in South Africa relaunched the Zionism-is-racism campaign.
Gerald Steinberg, founder of NGO Monitor, said the meeting introduced coordinated anti-Israel language such as genocide.
Over 12,000 delegates and 7,000 NGOs drafted a declaration labeling Israel a genocidal state.
The NGO declaration called for reinstating UN Resolution 3379 and imposing apartheid sanctions on Israel.