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Israel’s Minister for Strategic Affairs Michael Biton said “the distorted reality presented by Human Rights Watch is part of its ongoing political and obsessive campaign against Israel in recent years.”
4SHARES Human Rights Watch has published a new report that recycles old, debunked charges to portray Israel as engaging in, among other things, apartheid, a crime against humanity. The report, A Threshold Crossed – Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution, is far from the first attack against Israel by Human Rights Watch. Unfortunately, the organization has a long history of anti-Israel agitation and propaganda, perhaps best illustrated by the facts about Joe Stork, who served for many years as HRW’s Deputy Director of Middle East issues. Before being hired by HRW, ...
Play audio 1XChange playback rate from 1 to 1 Mute audio Apartheid is deemed a crime against humanity by the Rome Statute, which established the International Criminal Court. The definition has three elements: an intent to maintain domination by one racial group over another; systematic oppression of the group; and inhumane acts. Open gallery view A right-wing activist and a Palestinian demonstrator go head-to-head in Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem, this monthCredit: Ohad Zwigenberg The Rome Statute and customary international law define the crime of persecution as severe deprivation of fund...
Crimes Against Humanity Should Trigger Action to End Repression of Palestinian (Jerusalem) – Israeli authorities are committing the crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The finding is based on an overarching Israeli government policy to maintain the domination by Jewish Israelis over Palestinians and grave abuses committed against Palestinians living in the occupied territory, including East Jerusalem. The 213-page report, “A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution,” examines ...
Discrimination against Palestinians constitutes apartheid Human Rights Watch report concludes that, from an international law perspective, Israel has indeed crossed the line about an hour ago Updated: 49 minutes ago John Reynolds Palestinians wave the Palestinian flag as they protest at Damascus Gate of the Old City, in Jerusalem, 26 April 2021. Protests became nightly since the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in anger over police blocking off access and ...