FILE - In this March 7, 2019, file photo, settlers jump on a trampoline as an Israeli solider stands guard in the Israeli controlled part of the West Bank city of Hebron. Israel's premier human rights group has begun describing both Israel and its control of the Palestinian territories as a single "apartheid" regime, using an explosive term that the Israeli government and its supporters vehemently reject.
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s education minister is banning groups that call Israel an “apartheid state” from lecturing at schools — a move that targets one of the country’s leading human rights groups after it began describing both Israel and its control of the Palestinian territories as a single “apartheid” system.
Education Minister Yoav Galant tweeted late on Sunday that he had instructed the ministry’s director general to “prevent the entry of organizations calling Israel ‘an apartheid state’ or demeaning Israeli soldiers from lecturing at schools.
Israel has long presented itself as a thriving democracy in which Palestinian citizens, who make up about 20% of its population of 9.2 million, have equal rights. Israel seized east Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in the 1967 war — lands that are home to nearly 5 million Palestinians and which the Palestinians want for a future state.
That won't backfire. It's a terrific idea.
Just give the Palestinians their inalienable rights already!
Israel is the only ‘democracy’ in the Middle East, so this is completely normal.
Turnabout is fair play, n’est ce pas?
Human right groups, not far right groups!
It’s wrong to call it an “apartheid state”. Israel is a terrorist state.
MattLech hit dogs etc
MattLech Thats something an apartheid state would do
MattLech I bet Ben Shapiro says nothing about this.
MattLech How to accidentally prove you're an apartheid state...ban any education of your youth that makes the argument that you're an apartheid state...If you weren't one, you wouldn't need to ban dissenting opinions on the matter.
Apartheid and criminal regime
seems like theres a larger issue here, wrt israel being an apartheid state
Israel: 'we are so NOT an apartheid state that if you call us an apartheid state we'll show you just how much of an apartheid state we can be; even though we aren't.'
Just an extension of the Netanyahu corporation that's all.
“We’re not oppressive you guys! Stop saying that! Anyway off to oppress”
'The only democracy in the Middle East' strikes again
Hey mtaibbi and sullydish is this cancel culture. Pls help
duncanmccue CBCIndigenous cbcradio CBCNews PnPCBC CBCTheNational CP24 CTVNews globalnews CharlieAngusNDP AndreaHorwath theJagmeetSingh if you support Israel, you support Apartheid. If you support IsraeliApartheid you’re a Racist & complicit in CrimesAgainstHumanity
It’s called occupation. Not control.
CrednesCodPeace Why not just burn all the books like somebody else did
Because this is how democracies respond to criticism, right?
Trump say that ... The American intellectual says all decisions of Trump are correct, except serving Israel, which is a duty religious racist !!!!! crazy_world
Sounds like something that would happen in GB too if a group wanted to go round schools here telling the same lie that Britain was an apartheid state. Democracy for all is more powerful in Israel.
So it’s forbidden to mention Israel’s uninterrupted program of Colonization, Ethnic Cleansing, Dispossession, Expulsion, Annexation of lands & resources, Military Occupation, Apartheid & Siege?
If Palestinian residents aren’t allowed to be citizens and travel freely throughout the country then what else could it be? There is no other word but apartheid.
HagaiElAd Fascism in action. Apartheid Israel knows it's true. ApartheidIsrael Palestine
HE must be Joking an Uneducated minister, ministering education in an apartheid state. He need to read more to know exactly what is apartheid state!
Good. They don't know what apartheid means and are spreading misinformation.
Speeking of an authoritarian state.
Yes, just like White ruled Apartheid South Africa did. But the Israelis have been banning critics, like Chomsky & others, for ever anyhow.
Hence confirming the apartheid
You guys have all got a severe case of verbal diarrhea Wipe up now
But it is
JustinTrudeau it's apartheid. When is anyone going to enforce the UN Declaration on Human Rights? The Palestinian children are in poor health, the farms, homes, lands are being taken without compensation using the Israeli excuses of 'permits'. That's theft. Unacceptable! 😡
How is Israel different from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the other repressive neighbouring countries? Gaza is the largest prison on the planet, the occupied West Bank is a Bantustan. Israeli Jews refuse to accept that Palestinians are Semites too.
Well, maybe if they stopped *acting* like an apartheid state, people might stop *calling* them an apartheid state...
You mean to say they weren't ALREADY banned? :')
BarakRavid ISRAEL IS THE BEST COUNTRY ON WORLD 🇮🇱
Yeah, apartheid states always do that.
Well.....there is another way to address that criticism. It starts with listening.
I’ve never been to S.Africa- but I’ve been to Palestine, and I consider the situation apartheid.
Uh, what? I’ve been to Israel. Twice. 1994 & 1998.
Wether he likes it or not Israel is an apartheid state no body can change that except Israel themselves. not too late to do the right thing
I hate to say, but if it walks & quacks like a duck... Apartheid state it is!
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Talking about killing free speech.. this is easy example
If you can't beat them, censor them.
BarakRavid So by doing this they are just proving THEY are an Apartheid atate. Nice.
Arab-Israeli citizens have rights, protections, opportunities and privileges that do not exist in any other Mid-East Arab state. Democracy, civil rights, equitable rights for women, LGBTQ+ protections...Gaza/West Bank Arabs sadly chose their unsettled status and social exclusion.
The attractive looking, silver tongued, charismatic and capable statesman, continues to push his Peace Plan for Israel, a lifelong ambition. Peace in the Middle East has been the prize, his eye has been on. more than all else. Is this the Dove that Heaven has sent? melchizedek
That is the result of appointing a general to be in charge of education. Everything is a war field to these guys. The Israeli administration has been plagued by high military officials for too long.
Sounds exactly like the actions of an apartheid state
So much irony, I'm getting Hemochromatosis.
Imo Isreal is an apartheid state.
Ha! Das glaube ich gerne, denn de facto und de jure ist Israel ein Apartheidstaat 🤣
ahhh yes,,, Democracy
Censorship only strengthens the claims. But I suppose they must since they have no intention of altering the policies earning them that status.
Stop being apartheid then.
They are correct. It is entirely racially motivated so that would not by definition, be the correct term to use.
Yes its apartheid State.
This is the US soon.
But they are
When will DrRPNishank do the same in our country?
Fact is,Israel was an ally of Apartheid South Africa, reasoning as former Israeli leader, Yitzhak Rabin did, that Israel was a state with few friends, so they couldn't be choosy. Yet, this fact has largely been ignored by the USA press. But, why?
Israel created ghetto's,like in Warsaw in the war. Very disheartening. I think the world has cognitive dissonance about this.
Good way to show everyone that you actual are an apartheid state
'Prohibit the admission to schools of organizations that work in conflict with the goals of state education or in a manner that disgraces IDF soldiers,' ok boomer the odd document here btw :
So basically confirming they’re an apartheid state, got it.
Well it is.
The truth hurts
Israel is an apartheid state
Sounds like something apartheid South Africa would do.
There are 50+ muslim countries where non-muslims are second class citizens. If Israel is an apartheid state, all those muslim countries are.
sounds like something an apartheid state would do
Thank you can we do the same in American universities that receive tax money?
communism mix with capitalism
Where’s the right wing “cancel culture & freedom of speech” mob now ?
What the hell is wrong with Israelgov ?
Its long overdue. Israel has put up with such vitriol for long.
So...they admit it is? Cool.....
Sounds like what an apartheid state would do. Great!
Waiting for the 'Freedom of speech' lobby to attack in 3,2...
They should probably stop being an apartheid state then
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