The prominent watchdog group's new analysis finds the oppression of Palestinians has reached a 'threshold.'
Human Rights Watch said Tuesday that the policies and actions of the Israeli government against the Palestinian people amount to systematic "apartheid" and unlawful persecution that must be stopped.
The accusation of persecution is based on "the widespread confiscation of privately owned land, the effective prohibition on building or living in many areas, the mass denial of residency rights, and sweeping, decades-long restrictions on the freedom of movement and basic civil rights," the publication says.
Israel has used its control over parts of the Mountain Aquifer in the West Bank to serve its own citizens and settlers, in contravention of international humanitarian law which prohibits occupiers from exploiting natural resources for its own economic benefit. While 80% of the Mountain Aquifer's water recharge area lies beneath the West Bank,
Despite the establishment of a "Joint Water Commission" as part of the Oslo Accords, the World Bank in 2009 noted that Israel has retained "virtually all the power," including veto power, over the West Bank's water resources. While approving virtually all requests for Israeli-proposed projects to serve settlers, the JWC has rejected many Palestinian-initiated projects, including all requests to drill in the Western Aquifer Basin.
Among the recommendations the report lays out are for the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged crimes against humanity. The United Nations must also take action by establishing an envoy position focused on ending persecution and apartheid worldwide, and businesses operating in the OPT must stop contributing to any actions that facilitate the deprivation of Palestinian rights such as the demolition of their homes.the report's claims as "both preposterous and false.
The specific label of apartheid, the group notes, is accurate based on the Apartheid Convention and Rome Statute's definitions. ;“Your rights shouldn;’t depend on who you are. But, in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, it defines everything. https://t.co/b7uzsCXI45 #Courage2FightApartheid;𠇚mong the discriminatory actions detailed in the report is Israel's allocation, of lack thereof, of water to Palestinians. From the report:
Palestinian extraction levels have largely remained at pre-Oslo levels while the population has increased.
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