WASHINGTON DC — The United States on Wednesday voiced
disagreement with
Human Rights Watch’s allegation that Israel is committing
“apartheid” against the Palestinians but said it was committed to condemning
abuses.
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“It is not the view of this administration that Israel’s
actions constitute apartheid,” a State Department spokesperson said.
President Joe Biden’s State Department, however, said it
would not “offer public evaluations of reports by outside groups” — a shift
from Donald Trump’s administration which loudly berated advocacy groups that
criticized ally Israel.
The spokesperson renewed a call on both Israel and the
Palestinians to “refrain from unilateral actions that exacerbate tensions”
including settlement activity and incitement to violence.
Human Rights Watch in a report Tuesday said that Israel is
“committing the crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution,” saying
Israel had an “overarching” policy to “maintain the domination of Jewish
Israelis over Palestinians.”
Israel, which is facing an investigation at the
International Criminal Court opposed by the United States, denounced the report
and accused the New York-based group of having an anti-Israel agenda.
Israel’s ambassador to the United States said the report was
full of “lies and fabrication” that were “bordering on anti-Semitic.”
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