‘False, Biased and Anti-Semitic’: Israel Blasts Amnesty Intl. Report’s Accusations of Apartheid
Summary
TLDRAmnesty International's report labels Israel as an apartheid state, accusing it of oppressing Palestinians. Israel vehemently denies these allegations, with Foreign Minister Yair Lapid asserting the report echoes terrorist lies and questions Israel's right to exist. Critics argue the report's definition of apartheid is misused and that it unfairly targets Israel, overlooking other regimes and the Palestinian Authority's own discriminatory practices.
Takeaways
- 📜 Amnesty International has released a report labeling Israel as an apartheid state that oppresses Palestinians.
- 🇮🇱 Israel is denouncing the report, claiming it contains false charges and questions the right of the Jewish state to exist.
- 🗣️ Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid accuses Amnesty of spreading lies propagated by terrorist organizations.
- 🤔 The Israeli government argues that a serious examination would show the report's claims are delusional and disconnected from reality.
- 📚 Amnesty's report is titled 'Israel's Apartheid Against Palestinians: Cruel System of Domination and Crime Against Humanity'.
- 🏛️ The report alleges that Israel has established an institutionalized regime of oppression and domination of the Palestinian population since 1948.
- 📰 A Wall Street Journal editorial calls the report a libel that distorts history, noting Israel's founding as a refuge for Jewish people post-Holocaust.
- 🔍 Amnesty International claims to use the international definition of apartheid, which typically refers to racial separation in South Africa.
- 🏛️ Israeli attorney Ian Hertzberg suggests the report aims to question Israel's legitimacy by exploiting anti-Semitic tropes.
- 🆚 Israeli attorney David Benjamin, who grew up in South Africa, argues there is no comparison between Israeli policies and apartheid.
- 🤝 Benjamin points out the involvement of Arab Knesset members in the Israeli government, challenging the apartheid label.
Q & A
What is the main allegation made by Amnesty International against Israel in their report?
-Amnesty International alleges that Israel is an apartheid state that oppresses Palestinians and has established an institutionalized regime of oppression and domination of the Palestinian population for the benefit of Jewish Israelis.
How does Israel respond to the report by Amnesty International?
-Israel rejects the allegations, calling them false and delusional, and accuses Amnesty International of echoing the lies spread by terrorist organizations and propagating the same lies that seek to destroy the country.
What does Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid claim about Amnesty International's report?
-Yair Lapid claims that Amnesty International doesn't call other corrupt and murderous regimes, such as Syria or Iran, apartheid states, and suggests that if Israel wasn't a Jewish state, Amnesty would not dare make such claims against it.
What is the title of the Amnesty International report on Israel?
-The report is titled 'Israel's Apartheid Against Palestinians: Cruel System of Domination and Crime Against Humanity'.
How does a Wall Street Journal editorial describe the Amnesty International report?
-The Wall Street Journal editorial calls the report a libel that distorts history.
What does Israeli attorney Ian Hertzberg from the NGO Monitor argue about the report's intention?
-Ian Hertzberg argues that the report is aimed at questioning the legitimacy of Israel's existence by using the charge of apartheid, which is an easy way to essentialize and exploit anti-Semitic tropes.
How does Israeli attorney David Benjamin, who grew up in South Africa, compare the situation in Israel to apartheid?
-David Benjamin states that there is absolutely nothing in common between the system of apartheid that applied in South Africa and the current situation in Israel, emphasizing that it is easy to throw around labels but the reality is different.
What example does David Benjamin give to illustrate the difference between Israel and an apartheid state?
-David Benjamin points out that Arab Knesset members are part of the government and even contributed to the change in the Prime Minister, which he argues would not be possible in an apartheid state.
What criticism does Benjamin have regarding the Palestinian Authority?
-Benjamin criticizes the Palestinian Authority for being the worst enemy of the Palestinian people, alleging routine discrimination against Jews and the execution of Palestinians who sell land to Jews.
What is the criticism of Amnesty International for not addressing other issues in the region?
-The criticism is that Amnesty International should be exploring issues such as the Palestinian Authority's actions, Hamas's misuse of international aid, and the lack of elections in the Palestinian territories, instead of focusing solely on Israel.
What is the stance of the international community regarding the libel against Israel mentioned in the script?
-The script suggests that such libel against Israel should not be accepted by the international community, implying a need for a more balanced and accurate representation of the situation.
Outlines
📜 Amnesty International's Israel Report Controversy
Amnesty International has labeled Israel an apartheid state, accusing it of oppressing Palestinians and benefiting Jewish Israelis. Israel vehemently rejects these allegations, with Foreign Minister Yair Lapid stating that Amnesty is echoing lies spread by terrorist organizations. The Israeli government argues that the report is disconnected from reality and is a libel that distorts history. Critics point out that Amnesty does not label other oppressive regimes as apartheid states and suggest that the report's aim is to question Israel's legitimacy. The report's executive summary claims Israel has established an oppressive regime against Palestinians since 1948, which Amnesty defines using the international definition of apartheid. However, Israeli attorneys and experts, including those who experienced apartheid in South Africa, argue that there is no comparison between the two situations and that the label is being used as a smear against Israel.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Amnesty International
💡Apartheid
💡Israel
💡Palestinians
💡Yair Lapid
💡Wall Street Journal
💡Anti-Semitic tropes
💡Knesset
💡Palestinian Authority
💡Hamas
Highlights
Amnesty International labels Israel an apartheid state that oppresses Palestinians.
Israel denounces the report as false charges and claims it questions the right of the Jewish state to exist.
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid accuses Amnesty of propagating lies spread by terrorist organizations.
Amnesty's report is titled 'Israel's Apartheid Against Palestinians: Cruel System of Domination and Crime Against Humanity'.
The report alleges Israel has established an institutionalized regime of oppression and domination of the Palestinian population since 1948.
A Wall Street Journal editorial calls the report a libel that distorts history.
Amnesty International says it is using the international definition of apartheid, typically referring to racial separation in South Africa.
Israeli attorney Ian Hertzberg argues the report aims to question the legitimacy of Israel's existence.
Attorney David Benjamin, who grew up in South Africa, says there is no comparison between Israeli policies and apartheid.
Benjamin points out that Arab members of the Knesset are part of the ruling coalition, contradicting claims of discrimination.
Critics argue the Palestinian Authority discriminates against Jews and executes Palestinians who sell land to them.
The Palestinian Authority is accused of being an actual apartheid state with a president 18 years into a four-year term without elections.
Critiques suggest Amnesty International should focus on Hamas' misuse of international aid for weapons and tunnels instead of Israel.
The report is criticized for not being accepted by the international community due to its perceived bias and inaccuracies.
Amnesty's methodology and conclusions are challenged by experts and officials alike.
The debate over the report's findings reflects the ongoing and deeply contentious Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The report's impact on international perception of Israel and its policies is a point of contention.
Transcripts
a new report from amnesty international
labels israel an apartheid state that
oppresses palestinians israelis are
denouncing the false charges and
claiming the report questions the right
of the jewish state to exist israel's
foreign minister says amnesty is
propagating the same lies spread by
terrorist organizations seeking to
destroy that country chris mitchell has
the details
israel is rejecting what it calls false
allegations in the amnesty report
instead of seeking the truth
amnesty echoes the same lies shared by
terrorist organizations
five minutes of serious examination
would be enough to know that the
so-called facts in the report published
by amnesty this week are
delusional
and disconnected from reality
israeli foreign minister yair lapid
charging that amnesty doesn't call syria
iran or other corrupt and murderous
regimes apartheid states i hate to use
the argument that if israel wasn't a
jewish state no one at amnesty
would dare make such a claim against it
but in this case there's simply no other
explanation the report is entitled
israel's apartheid against palestinians
cruel system of domination and crime
against humanity
amnesty's executive summary says israel
has established and maintained an
institutionalized regime of oppression
and domination of the palestinian
population for the benefit of jewish
israelis wherever it has exercise
control over palestinian lives since
1948 a wall street journal editorial
calls that quote a libel that distorts
history israel was founded in the wake
of the holocaust with broad
international support the report is a
denunciation of the very existence of
israel as a refuge for the jewish people
amnesty international says it's using
the international definition of
apartheid but apartheid typically refers
to the system of racial separation that
gave white superiority over blacks in
south africa until the early 1990s
israeli attorney ian hertzberg from the
ngo monitor says the report is aimed at
questioning the legitimacy of israel's
existence the charge is powerful because
it is an easy way to essentialize and
exploit anti-semitic tropes to transform
the conflict into one of from one of
disputed land and arab rejection of
jewish presence in the middle east to
one of jewish racism israeli attorney
david benjamin grew up in south africa
he says there's no comparison i was
certainly a witness to the iniquities of
that terrible system
and uh let me be absolutely clear i've
been living in israel for the last 30
odd years
and there is absolutely nothing in
common between the system of apartheid
that applied in the old south africa and
the current situation in israel
it's quite easy to throw around labels
and you can use the label apartheid
as a smear against the modern state of
israel but here's the reality
get elected to the knesset the very
report we're talking about
talks about knesset members and how
somehow they're discriminated against by
the israeli government well they're part
of the government that same block of
arab knesset members is the reason
benjamin netanyahu is no longer prime
minister they joined the ruling
coalition so if that is somehow
apartheid you get to be part of the
ruling coalition i just don't get it if
you want to look at an apartheid state
look at the palestinian authority
they're the worst enemy of the
palestinian people and they routinely
discriminate against jews here's a prime
example if you're a palestinian and you
sell land to a jewish person
you are subject to execution this isn't
some vigilante thing you go to court and
they sentence you to death
that's the regime in the palestinian
authority with a president who is 18
years into his four-year term he has yet
to call elections why isn't amnesty
international pointing a light at that
or pointing a light at hamas and what
hamas does with international aid and
how it diverts it into weapons and
tunnels to the detriment of the people
living in gaza
these are the things that should be
explored this kind of libel against
israel should not ever be accepted by
the international community
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