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Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of apartheid. What does it mean?


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here are few words which carry such a grave and devastating meaning than apartheid.

While many associate the word with South Africa, it is actually a universal legal term and a crime against humanity and so one of the most serious international crimes.

On Tuesday Human Rights Watch palestinians-hrw-apartheid-b1838075.html”>became the first major international rights group to accuse the Israeli authorities of being guilty of committing apartheid against Palestinians.



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