apartheid
Global rights group accuses Israel of apartheid, persecution
Middle East
April 27, 2021
Global rights group accuses Israel of apartheid, persecution
JERUSALEM (AP) — One of the world’s best-known human rights groups said Tuesday that Israel is guilty of the international…
Israel moves to rein in rights group over ‘apartheid’ use
Middle East
January 18, 2021
Israel moves to rein in rights group over ‘apartheid’ use
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s education minister is banning groups that call Israel an “apartheid state” from lecturing at…
Israeli annexation plan draws apartheid comparisons
Middle East
June 24, 2020
Israeli annexation plan draws apartheid comparisons
JERUSALEM (AP) — Benjamin Pogrund spent decades battling apartheid as a journalist in South Africa. Since moving to Israel two…
Israel begins demolition of Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem
Middle East
July 22, 2019
Israel begins demolition of Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem
Israel began demolishing part of a Palestinian village on the outskirts of Jerusalem on Monday, despite intense international criticism and…
Trump, land fears boost South Africa’s ‘white state’
World
November 21, 2018
Trump, land fears boost South Africa’s ‘white state’
PRETORIA (Reuters) – When US President Donald Trump pledged to investigate large scale killings of white farmers in South Africa…
South Africa’s Soweto township celebrates iconic street snack
Food
September 10, 2018
South Africa’s Soweto township celebrates iconic street snack
South Africa’s kota is a tasty, inexpensive and uniquely homegrown street sandwich created out of the bitterness of apartheid…
Israel: Arab-led rally protests nation state law in Tel Aviv
Middle East
August 13, 2018
Israel: Arab-led rally protests nation state law in Tel Aviv
Tens of thousands of Israeli Arabs and Jews have staged a second large rally in Tel Aviv to denounce the…
US: Myanmar violence is ‘ethnic cleansing’
World
November 22, 2017
US: Myanmar violence is ‘ethnic cleansing’
The United States is declaring that the violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar constitutes “ethnic cleansing.” Secretary of State Rex…
Rohingya Muslims subject to apartheid: Amnesty report
World
November 21, 2017
Rohingya Muslims subject to apartheid: Amnesty report
Myanmar has subjected Rohingya Muslims to long-term discrimination and persecution that amounts to “dehumanizing apartheid,” Amnesty International said Tuesday in…
‘D’ Day for South Africa’s president over corruption claims
World
August 8, 2017
‘D’ Day for South Africa’s president over corruption claims
South Africa’s parliament began debating a motion of no-confidence in the country’s president, Jacob Zuma, Tuesday in a vote that…