E/CN.4/2001/21 page 18 3. Other information 37. The Special Rapporteur further notes that the worsening of the Israeli-Arab conflict at the end of 2000 unleashed a series of attacks and anti-Semitic acts throughout the world, especially in Europe. This information confirms the results of the Consultation on Anti-Semitism in Europe Today and the Declaration of Concern and Intent, adopted on 27 March 2000 following a seminar organized by the Secretary-General of the Council of Europe with the cooperation of the American Jewish Committee and the European Union of Jewish Students. The declaration gives poignant expression to the concerns of participants at the consultation. It includes the following passage: “Noting with distress that Jews still suffer from prejudices and are victims of a deeply rooted anti-Semitism in most Council of Europe member and other States; distressed by the recent desecration of many Jewish cemeteries, synagogues, and Jewish communal buildings and other property in several Council of Europe member and other States; condemning the continuance of threats against the Jewish population and institutions in several Council of Europe member and other States; gravely alarmed by the development throughout Europe of extremist groups and the dangerous indifference of the majority towards these developments; deeply troubled by the electoral success of far right parties and, in some cases, their presence and participation in coalition governments; noting with concern the resurgence of anti-Semitic feelings in countries when a debate on overlooked Holocaust assets is taking place; deeply alarmed by the continued activities of proponents of Holocaust denial and Holocaust relativism …” B. Racist violence, activities of far-right, neo-Nazi and skinhead organizations and other racist acts 38. The Oslo Anti-Racist Centre in Norway informed the Special Rapporteur of the following facts: “Police in Stavanger have charged five youths aged 16-20 with racist violence in the latest wave of attacks against immigrants. A fast-food bar run by a Kurd was vandalized Tuesday and two Africans were stabbed on Saturday. Stavanger police say they are giving high priority to such hate crimes, which they believe are linked to a neoNazi movement in western Norway. Nazi propaganda was found in the home of some of those charged in the stabbing case. Six men aged 19-26 are being held in prison in connection with the stabbing. One of the stabbing victims was from Algeria and another from Eritrea. The Kurdish kiosk owner is from Turkey, and has been the target of repeated vandalism and threats in recent months. Two boys were denied entry to Galleriet restaurant in Drammen by the doorman because ‘they were of foreign origin’ whilst their Norwegian friends were welcome to enter. Vikram Gupta (24) from India and Hoa Hien Lam (25) from Viet Nam have lived in Drammen all their lives but never experienced such a situation. When Lam and Gupta asked the doormen why they weren’t allowed to come in, they said that the police told them so because some immigrant gangs fought inside Galleriet. One of the doormen