The Human Rights Watch Report Charging Israel With the Crime of Apartheid

Summary

Are Israel’s policies over the West Bank and Gaza Strip war crimes? What are the implications of such an accusation? Do these policies come from Israel’s security concerns, or are they pretextual explanations for their repressive treatment over the Palestinian population? Eric Goldstein, acting Executive Director of the Middle East and North Africa Division of Human Rights Watch, talks to RBI Director John Torpey about the latest HRW report that accuses Israel of crimes against humanity. He discusses what that means and how the determination was made, HRW’s efforts to stay impartial in their inherently political work, and what governments response to the report indicate for the future of Israel. You can read the transcript here.

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International Horizons is a podcast of the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies that brings scholarly expertise to bear on our understanding of international issues. John Torpey, the host of the podcast and director of the Ralph Bunche Institute, holds conversations with prominent scholars and figures in state-of-the-art international issues in our weekly episodes.

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