Israeli Human Rights Group Says The Country Pursues Nondemocratic 'Apartheid Regime'
The highly charged reference to South Africa's former policy of white rule has long been a Palestinian critique of Israel's treatment of its Arab citizens and the occupied territories.
by Daniel Estrin
Jan 12, 2021
2 minutes
A prominent Israeli human rights group has intensified its criticism of the country's policies toward Palestinians, saying Israel pursues a nondemocratic "apartheid regime" and "Jewish supremacy" in both Israel and the Palestinian territories.
The Tuesday by B'Tselem reflects a recent shift by critics within Israel, widening their focus beyond the country's half-century military occupation of Palestinian territories to policies stretching back to Israel's founding, and endorsing highly chargedparallels to South Africa's former regime of white rule.
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