May 05, 2021
Why Human Rights Watch Designating Israel’s Crimes as Apartheid Is a Very Big Deal
The report reflects the power of decades of work in defense of Palestinian rights.
RNW / Flickr
Human Rights Watch is the best-known and arguably the most influential among Washington elites of any of the many human rights organizations in the United States. So when HRW issues an unsparing, 200-plus page legal and factual report concluding that Israeli government authorities are guilty of the crime of apartheid, it is a very big deal.
The key findings are that it is Israel’s “intent to maintain the domination of Jewish Israelis over Palestinians across Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
…
Read the full article at Common Dreams.
Originally in Common Dreams.
Subscribe to our newsletter
Further reading
Articles | Sep 09, 2026
What George W. Bush Could Have Said After 9-11
Bush could have immediately given a very clear and unequivocal speech to his nation and to the world that might have gone something like this.
Articles | Sep 09, 2026
The Supreme Court’s Midterm Chaos Is Voter Suppression
A functioning democracy requires rules voters and states understand before ballots are cast, not legal ambiguity that keeps results tied up in legal battles after the election.
Articles | Sep 09, 2026
The Struggle Against Industrial Expansion in Cancer Alley
Communities in Louisiana are fighting, including against their own governments, to block new polluting projects.
