Genocide in Gaza, Apartheid in the Palestinian West Bank: UN Report

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Jannuary 9, 2026

Prof. Juan Cole

The UN Office of Human Rights, headed by Volker Türk, on Wednesday issued an extensive report on the Israeli military occupation of the Palestinian West Bank in which it for the first time described Israeli policies there as Apartheid. The executive summary says, “The report warns that Israel is violating international law requiring States to prohibit and eradicate racial segregation and apartheid.”

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