Apartheid

Man arrested for waving Palestine flag at joint Jewish-Arab anti-government protest

The protest set out on Thursday afternoon, initiated by “Partnership for Peace” and dozens of other organizations and parties, marking 59 years since the Six Day War.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
JEWS AND Arabs take part in a demonstration against Israeli settlements in the West Bank and to mark the anniversary of the Six-Day War in Haifa, northern Israel, June 6, 2026.
Sally Rooney, left, promotes her novel "Intermezzo" at London’s Southbank Centre, Sept. 25, 2024.

Sally Rooney to issue novel in Hebrew with Israeli publisher who complies with BDS

That move prompted backlash in Israel and beyond, including calls to boycott Rooney’s work, with Israeli bookstore chains reportedly removing some of her books from shelves.

|ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA
Palestinians throw stones at Jewish settlers as they establish a pastoral outpost at the site where Jewish settler Yehuda Sherman was murdered, near the village of Beit Mirin north of Nablus in the West Bank.

‘Settler violence’: A buzzword used to single out Israel - opinion

Settler violence is frequently deployed as a label that implies state responsibility.

|ByALAN BAKER
Palestinians stand at the scene where vehicles and homes were set on fire following an attack by extremist Jewish settlers on the village of Deir al-Hatab, east of Nablus in the West Bank, March 22, 2026.

In the fog of a justified war, Israel does little to stop settler violence - opinion

While settler attacks on West Bank Palestinian villagers and farmers continue to escalate, the government has done little but turn a blind eye.

|ByJOSHUA M. DAVIDSON

Is there apartheid in Israel? - opinion

Israel is a democratic state that offers equal rights to all its citizens, including Palestinian citizens of Israel – who make up about 20% of the population.

JANUARY 14, 2025ByJOEL LEYDEN
SUPREME COURT Justice Khaled Kabub leans forward, acknowledging the applause of others, at a ceremony of newly-appointed judges at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, in 2022.

'The fall of the Oxford Union': The debased debate on Israel and apartheid - opinion

The November 28 debate on Israel and apartheid is likely to be counted among the more notorious episodes in the records of the Oxford Union.

JANUARY 5, 2025ByNEVILLE TELLER
Students and speakers prepare to start an Oxford Union debate.

Biden spotted with book that accuses Israel of settler-colonialism, apartheid

The spotting has drawn mixed reactions from both pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli groups that are unclear as to what message is being sent.

NOVEMBER 30, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US President Joe Biden seen leaving a bookstore in Massachusetts with "The hundred Years War on Palestine," November 29, 2024.

Yoseph Haddad: Taking pride in being Arab Israeli

Love him or hate him, people listen to Yoseph Haddad. And to say that this approach has been effective is an understatement. In Israel, he’s a virtual rock star.

NOVEMBER 16, 2024ByHANNAH BROWN
Yoseph Haddad at a London demonstration calling for support for Israel and the return of the hostages.

Haaretz co-owner Leonid Nevzlin criticizes publisher’s remarks on Israel’s wartime actions

Amos Schocken, the newspaper’s publisher, described Israel’s governance in these territories as a “cruel apartheid regime” and referred to certain Palestinian terrorists as “freedom fighters.”

NOVEMBER 3, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Haaretz newspaper on a shelf alongside The New York Times

President Cyril Ramaphosa: 'We South Africans know what apartheid looks like'

"The violence the Palestinian people are being subjected to is a grim continuation of more than half a century of apartheid that has been perpetrated against Palestinians by Israel," Ramaphosa said.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024ByHANNAH SARISOHN
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the 79th United Nations General Assembly, at UN headquarters in New York. September 24, 2024.

A letter to John Dugard: Time to recognize Hamas's violations of int'l law - opinion

John, it is not too late for you, as an authority on international law, to seek to promote the principles of that code regarding Hamas while there is still time.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024BySHLOMO SLONIM
SOUTH AFRICAN legal team leader John Dugard attends an ICJ session on emergency measures against Israel, following accusations by South Africa that the IDF operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, in January.

'It's apartheid': John Oliver complains Israel is building 'illegal' settlements in the West Bank

“Just because it's a nice place to live doesn't make it any less illegal under international law," Oliver stated in the episode.

JULY 31, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
JOHN OLIVER at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.

The ICJ is using a political escape routes to avoid calling Israel out on apartheid - opinion

The legal caution exercised by the ICJ on the most critical issues – such as avoiding the declaration that the occupation itself is illegal.

JULY 22, 2024By DR. IDO ROSENZWEIG
A VIEW of Kiryat Arba, near Hebron: The ICJ refrained from explicitly declaring the Israeli occupation itself as illegal, the writer notes.

First time since end of Apartheid in 1994, SA ruling party ANC to form unity government with DA

ANC and DA unite in South Africa's new government, marking a historic shift with economic priorities outlined for national unity.

JUNE 15, 2024ByREUTERS
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks after being re-elected as president of South Africa during the first sitting of the National Assembly following elections, at the Cape Town International Convention Center (CTICC) in Cape Town, South Africa June 14, 2024.