Global rights group accuses Israel of 'apartheid' crimes against Palestinians
Foreign Ministry rejects claims by New York-based Human Rights Watch as 'both preposterous and false,' saying the report was initiated by 'a known (BDS) supporter,' referring to Omar Shakir, expelled from Israel in 2019 over propaganda
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Published: 04.27.21 , 08:41
An international rights watchdog accused Israel on Tuesday of pursuing policies of apartheid and persecution against Palestinians - and against its own Arab minority - that amount to crimes against humanity.
New York-based Human Rights Watch published a 213-page report which, it said, was not aimed at comparing Israel with apartheid-era South Africa but rather at assessing "whether specific acts and policies" constitute apartheid as defined under international law.