{
  "id": 4600020,
  "title": "Durban 2001: How Zionism became a dirty word - Sponsored Content",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/durban-2001-how-zionism-became-a-dirty-word-sponsored-content",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T07:57:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
    "slug": "the-times-of-israel",
    "url": "https://toi.li/rUkUD3"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The UN World Conference Against Racism, held in Durban, South Africa in 2001, was intended to combat bigotry but instead became a platform for intense anti-Israel sentiment. According to The Times of Israel, it was described as the most sickening display of hatred for Jews since the Nazi period.\n\nThe conference included a draft document that equated Zionism with racism, specifically targeting Israel's right to exist, although this language was eventually not included in the final declaration. The Jerusalem Post reported that the US and Israel walked out of the conference due to the contentious atmosphere.\n\nThe NGO forum, however, did issue a declaration accusing Israel of being an \"apartheid state\" and speaking of genocide and racist crimes. The conference's focus was supposed to be on combating racism, but it became consumed by criticism of Israel and Zionism.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Twenty five years after Durban, equating Zionism with racism has become mainstream - editorial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/twenty-five-years-after-durban-equating-zionism-with-racism-has",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:08:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}