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 .
Israel committing crimes of apartheid and persecution - HRW
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Israel is committing the crimes of apartheid and persecution against Arabs in the occupied territories and Israel itself, Human Rights Watch says.
In a new report, it says Israel has a policy to maintain the domination by Jewish Israelis over Palestinians , including those who are its citizens.
Apartheid amounts to state-sanctioned racial discrimination and is considered a crime against humanity.
Israel s foreign ministry has rejected the report as preposterous and false .
It accused Human Rights Watch of having a long-standing anti-Israeli agenda and carrying out an ongoing campaign with no connection to facts or reality on the ground .
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.
UPDATE 1-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 harbouring an anti-Israeli agenda, saying the group had sought for years to promote boycotts against Israel .
Israeli officials fiercely object to apartheid accusations
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April 27, 2021
Palestinian demonstrators stand in front of a Jewish settlement during a protest, in Kafr Qaddum in the Israeli-occupied West Bank November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman/File Photo
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.