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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 intern...

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 und...

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 Reuters | 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 pu...

Israeli officials fiercely object to apartheid accusations Reuters 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 apar...

SHARE Top Palestinian officials on Tuesday welcomed a report by Human Rights Watch that accused Israel of committing the crime of "apartheid" by seeking to maintain Jewish "domination" over Palestinians and its own Arab population. The explosive allegations were fiercely denounced by Israel. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for international action on what he said were “war crimes”. "It is urgent for the international community to intervene, including by making sure that their states, organisations and companies are not contributing in any way to the execution of war crimes and ...