Germany rejects use of word 'apartheid' in connection with Israel
"We reject expressions like apartheid or a one-sided focusing of criticism on Israel. That is not helpful to solving the conflict in the Middle East," government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit told a regular government news conference.
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- Published Date: 04:34 | 02 February 2022
- Modified Date: 04:38 | 02 February 2022
Germany rejects the use of terms such as "apartheid" in connection with Israel, said a government spokesperson on Wednesday.
"We reject expressions like apartheid or a one-sided focusing of criticism on Israel. That is not helpful to solving the conflict in the Middle East," government spokesperson Steffen Hebestreit told a regular government news conference.
Amnesty International accused Israel on Tuesday of subjecting Palestinians to a system of apartheid founded on policies of "segregation, dispossession and exclusion" that it said amounted to crimes against humanity.