FILE - This June 30, 2020 file photo, shows the West Bank Jewish settlement of Ma'ale Efrayim in the Jordan Valley. West Bank Jewish Population Stats, a pro-settler group says Israel’s West Bank settler population has grown at a far higher rate than the country as a whole over the last four years, a period coincides with the Trump administration’s unprecedented acceptance of settlement activity. The Palestinians and much of the international community view the settlements as illegal and an obstacle to peace. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)
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The US said Tuesday that it does not believe that Israel’s actions in Palestine constitute apartheid.
Earlier in the day, Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a new report accusing Israel of committing crimes of apartheid and persecution against the Palestinian people in the occupied territories.
Asked at a press conference whether the White House thinks the report is accurate, Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the State Department has its own rigorous process for making atrocity discriminations and reports on human rights abuse issues globally on an annual basis.
“The department has never used such terminology,” said Psaki. “As to the question of whether Israel’s actions constitute apartheid, that is not the view of this administration.”
In the report, the New York-based rights group said Israel’s dual policies, codified in its laws, had privileged Jewish Israelis while repressing Palestinians.
HRW executive director Kenneth Roth said “denying millions of Palestinians their fundamental rights, without any legitimate security justification and solely because they are Palestinian and not Jewish, is not simply a matter of an abusive occupation.”
Israel rejected the report, accusing HRW of being led by BDS, in reference to the pro-Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions global movement. (Anadolu Agency)
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