How is Israel an apartheid state?
Let’s start with Israel’s medical apartheid during the COVID pandemic. Israel has continuously excluded Palestinians from its vaccination programs, claiming that it’s the PA’s responsibility to vaccinate them. This is denied by article 56 of the 4th Geneva convention which clearly states that the occupying power (Israel) has the duty of ensuring preventative measures against the spread of contagious diseases and epidemics. So as the occupying power in the WB and Gaza, Israel must vaccinate the citizens there. Don’t want to vaccinate Palestinians? Withdraw and stop ruling over them. Next, demographics. Israel is built on Jewish supremacy, and that wouldn’t be possible without establishing Jewish majority. In Jerusalem, Israeli authorities have placed a 30% cap on the allowed Palestinian population, issuing thousands of “eviction” and demolition orders while encouraging Jewish immigration to Jerusalem. Since 1967, Israel has revoked the residency of 250,000 Palestinians. Don’t get ...