Amnesty calls Israel an ’apartheid state’; Palestinians welcome, Israelis cry ’anti-semitism’

Amnesty International accused Israel on Tuesday of subjecting Palestinians to a system of apartheid founded on policies of “segregation, dispossession and exclusion“ that it said amounted to crimes against humanity. The London-based rights group said its findings were based on research and legal analysis in a 211-page report into Israeli seizure of Palestinian land and property, unlawful killings, forcible transfer of people and denial of citizenship. Israel accused Amnesty UK of using “double standards and demonization in order to delegitimize Israel“. However, the Palestinians have praised the report. Watch this video for more. #Israel #Amnesty #Palestine #HumanRights #Report #UK