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(JNS) — A new report by NGO Monitor debunks the accusation of apartheid against Israel and assesses whether apartheid, as previously defined, is

Apartheid as a crime against humanity has reached customary international law status, which means that it is law that is considered binding on states under international law even if a state has not ratified an applicable treaty prohibiting apartheid

“Our report is for legal professionals, academics, practitioners and government officials, but it is also for those who are looking for answers to the false and often malicious charges by NGO and U.N. Rapporteurs who grossly misrepresent the Arab-Israeli conflict, the legal basis for Israel as a Jewish state, and the nature of [its] democracy and legal system,” said Anne Herzberg of NGO Monitor.

Those who care about the ever-deepening Israel-Palestine conflict would do well to focus their attention on the harsh facts on the ground

The February 1st Amnesty International report on Israel’s treatment of Palestinians broke a new ground. Amnesty became the first major international human rights organisationto state explicitly that since its establishment in 1948, Israel has always practiced apartheid against Palestinians living under its rule.

The February 1st Amnesty International report on Israel’s treatment of Palestinians broke a new ground. Amnesty became the first major international human rights organisationto state explicitly that since its establishment in 1948, Israel has always practiced apartheid against Palestinians living under its rule.

Amnesty International is not alone. B’Tselem, Human Rights Watch and the UN also agree about Israeli apartheid.

The likening of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to white-ruled South Africa is growing more widespread in the US mainstream

A new report by Amnesty International UK set to be published on Feb. 1 accuses Israel of “apartheid” and “institutionalized and systematic discrimination against Palestinians.” Amnesty said it has “concluded that Israel has perpetrated the international wrong of apartheid as a human-rights violation and a violation of public international law.” The report accuses “almost all…

In a report to be released tomorrow, Feb. 1, and obtained by the Jewish news outlet Forward, the global human rights organization Amnesty International describes Israel as an "apartheid" state, primarily because of its treatment of Palestinians in the so-called occupied territories.  A spokesman for Israel denounced the report as "pure antisemitism."