Does Israel have an apartheid system?
South African Judge Richard Goldstone, writing in The New York Times in October 2011, said that while there exists a degree of separation between Israeli Jews and Arabs, “in Israel, there is no apartheid. Nothing there comes close to the definition of apartheid under the 1998 Rome Statute”.
What happen in Israel?
What’s happening now? Tensions are often high between Israel and Palestinians living in East Jerusalem, Gaza and the West Bank. Gaza is ruled by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which has fought Israel many times. The threatened eviction of some Palestinian families in East Jerusalem has also caused rising anger.
What is the history of Israeli Apartheid?
In the 1990s, the term “Israeli apartheid” gained prominence after Israel, as a result of the Oslo Accords, granted the Palestinians limited self-government in the form of the Palestinian Authority and established a system of permits and checkpoints in the Palestinian Territories.
Can Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip be compared?
Opponents of the analogy reject the comparison of Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip with apartheid South Africa, arguing that as the two territories are not part of sovereign Israel and governed by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas government in Gaza, they cannot be compared to the internal policies of apartheid South Africa.
What is the policy of Hafrada in Israel?
In Israel, the term is used to refer to the general policy of separation the Israeli government has adopted and implemented over the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The word has been compared to the term “Apartheid” by scholars and commentators, and by some that hafrada and apartheid are equivalent
Is Israel a settler colonial society like South Africa?
It is argued that, like South Africa, Israel may be classified as a settler colonial society, in violation of international law. The analogy has been debated by some scholars and lawyers, United Nations investigators, the African National Congress (ANC), human rights groups and by several Israeli former politicians.