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Israeli foreign minister Shimon Peres is accusing the Human Rights Forum meeting in Durban, South Africa,

of promoting hatred and anti-Semitism.

The Forum of Non-Governmental Organizations is meeting at the same time as a UN conference against racism.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports. The declaration was adopted by a meeting

of 3,000 NGOs that coincides with the United Nations Conference Against Racism in Durban, South Africa.

It accuses Israel of, quote, systematic perpetration of racist crimes, including war crimes, acts of

genocide, and ethnic cleansing.

Israeli foreign minister Shimon Perez reacted angrily, calling it an outburst of hate,

anti-Semitism, and anti-Zionism. Jewish delegates at the meeting walked out in protest.

Israeli officials fear a similar declaration will come out of the UN conference in Durban.

Israel, the U.S. and Canada, sent only junior representatives to Durban to protest what they see as anti-Israel bias.

Israel's Haaret's newspaper has reported that Israel is considering leaving the Durban conference if anti-Israel language is included.

Linda Gradstein, NPR News, Jerusalem.

Officials in Macedonia say the Parliament will resume debate tomorrow on a peace agreement

with ethnic Albanian rebels.

Yesterday, it's suspended talks, saying the rebels were preventing refugees from returning

to their homes.

More than 100,000 people have been displaced by the fighting.

Under a NATO-sponsored agreement, the rebels agreed to turn in their weapons in exchange for increased rights.

United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan is touring the Democratic Republic of Congo. He's hoping the talks with officials there will help to bring an end to the

country's civil war. NPR's Ivan Watson reports. Upon his arrival in the capital, Kinshasa,

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