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Human Rights Watch: Israel commits crime of apartheid, UN must apply sanctions

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https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/hrw-issues-first-israeli-apartheid-accusations-calls-for-un-sanctions-666443

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HRW issues first Israeli apartheid accusations, calls for UN sanctions
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    Further reading from NYT article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/world/middleeast/israel-apartheid-palestinians-hrw.html

    US-based NGO Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of the crime of apartheid for the first time in the organization’s 43-year history.

    Israel met the legal definition for crimes of apartheid as set out by the Rome Statute, it said in a 213-page report scheduled to be released on Tuesday entitled, “A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution.”

    Further reading from NYT article here: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/27/world/middleeast/israel-apartheid-palestinians-hrw.html

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