SJP Fall 2013 Newsletter Vol. II
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Why is Israel scared of accusations of apartheid?
Why is Israel scared of accusations of apartheid? By: Nathan Feldman Recently, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) released a human rights report on Israeli practices that concluded, from Reuters, that “Israel has established an apartheid regime that dominates the Palestinian people as a whole”. This report, published by Richard Falk, is the first of its kind originating from the UN. Soon after, the Israeli government, the Trump administration, and the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres pressured Rima Khalaf, the head of ESCWA, to rescind the report. She refused and instead resigned in protest through a series of actions thoroughly outlined by Glenn Greenwald of The Intercept (article linked at bottom). Now, my personal view is that this report is both accurate and long overdue, and it was a pleasant surprise that a UN age...
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