Apartheid

Genocide, apartheid, war crimes: What these claims against Israel mean - opinion

What I have witnessed does not resemble genocide, apartheid, war crimes, or a disproportionate response. It resembles the opposite: a democracy fighting, under enormous restraint, against an enemy.

People take part in the National March for Palestine - hands off Gaza, a pro-Palestinian protest calling for the government to "end the genocide and stop arming Israel", in London, Britain, January 31, 2026.
People take part in the National March for Palestine - hands off Gaza, a pro-Palestinian protest calling for the government to "end the genocide and stop arming Israel", in London, Britain, January 31, 2026.

Israel not conducting genocide, not guilty of apartheid, new academic study shows

Husam Zomlot, head of the Palestinian Authority's mission to the United Kingdom, gestures during a ceremony after Britain announced on Sunday its recognition of a Palestinian state at the mission's headquarters in London, Britain, September 22, 2025; illustrative.

PA's UK Embassy praises Foreign Sec. Miliband's ban on trade with West Bank settlements

Gaza GenoLIE logo.

The genocide lie (GenoLIE): An unconventional weapon of mass destruction - opinion


'Apartheid doesn't exist, idiots': Father of freed hostage Emily Hand hits back

Regarding claims that Israel is an apartheid state, he said: "Has anyone of you come to see apartheid in this country? It doesn't exist, you idiots!”

 Emily Hand meets her father, Thomas Hand, after being released on November 25.

Netanyahu rejects claims Israel's war in Gaza has 'genocidal intent'

The statement has been interpreted by some as a statement meaning to wipe out every citizen of Gaza and was even used as evidence during the ICJ hearing by South Africa.

 The memorial for Dutch Jews at the Hague.

After dedicating award to Israel, South African cricket player investigated for hate speech

In response to his pro-Israel comments, the local Palestine Solidarity Alliance filed a complaint with the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee, which launched an investigation.

Protestors call for the severing of diplomatic ties with Israel during a march in Cape Town, South Africa, May 15, 2018

Rashida Tlaib's 'coexistence' is a laughable contradiction - opinion

Israel is the sole island of freedom, human rights, and peaceful coexistence amid a sea of tyranny, dehumanization, and violent oppression. 

 US REP. Rashida Tlaib (left) kisses Rep. Cori Bush as they take part in a protest outside the US Capitol in Washington last month, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Israel 'worse than Nazis,' Gaza is a concentration camp - former UK MP

Chris Williamson, a former Labour MP, has claimed that Israel is an apartheid regime and that the IDF killed Israeli civilians in Hamas' October 7 attack.

Official portrait of Chris Williamson

South Africa to call in Israeli envoy for formal reprimand

South Africa criticized the ambassador this week over public comments he made but did not specify what he had said.

 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa replies to questions in parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, May 11, 2023.

Why has South Africa's gov't backed Hamas, abandoned its Jews? - opinion

Government leaders have reached out to Jewish communities. They have spoken in synagogues, offered condolences, and expressed their love and support. Not in South Africa.

 People hold Palestinian and South African flags during a demonstration in support of Palestinians at Three Anchor Bay in Cape Town, South Africa, October 22, 2023.

Israel’s apartheid caused Hamas massacre, kidnapping, says US Rep. Tlaib

Israel’s Ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog condemned the statement.

 REP. RASHIDA TLAIB attends a pro-Palestinian rally in Dearborn, Michigan, in 2021.

UK's Labour erases apartheid claims from anti-Israel event, Corbyn irate

Renaming a Palestinian Solidarity Campaign event, to exclude accusations of apartheid against Israel, has ruffled more than a few feathers.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators attend a protest following a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in London, Britain May 22, 2021.

Israel is not an apartheid state, former South African defense minister says

Mosiuoa Lekota: "In Israel, you won't find the same divisions between Jews and non-Jews that we used to witness during apartheid."

 Former South African defense minister Mosiuoa Lekota looks on during an interview with Reuters at his residence in Midrand