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Israel committing crime of apartheid against Palestinians: Human Rights Watch
In a photo taken on Aug 27, 2014, a Palestinian family walks past the collapsed remains of a building that was destroyed in fighting between Hamas militants and Israel.PHOTO: AFP
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By Rami Ayyub
JERUSALEM, April 27 (Reuters) - 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.
Israel s foreign ministry rejected the claims as both preposterous and false and accused HRW of harbouring an anti-Israeli agenda, saying the group had sought for years to promote boycotts against Israel .
The word “apartheid” has undoubtedly become a centerpiece of the mainstream public debate around Israel-Palestine this past year and today, the once-taboo term may have received one of its biggest endorsements yet.
Human Rights Watch, a leading organization monitoring rights abuses worldwide, released a major report on Tuesday arguing that Israel is committing the crimes of apartheid and persecution both defined by the Rome Statute as crimes against humanity on both sides of the Green Line. The 213-page report, which is accompanied by graphics co-produced with Visualizing Palestine, details the ways in which Israel is intentionally pursuing the domination of Jews over Palestinians in all parts of the land, as well as in the diaspora, regardless of their legal status.
Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of apartheid crimes against Palestinians Reuters 1 hr ago
By Rami Ayyub
JERUSALEM, April 27 (Reuters) - 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.
Israel s foreign ministry rejected the claims as both preposterous and false and accused HRW of harboring an anti-Israeli agenda, saying the group had sought for years to promote boycotts against Israel.