A new report by @HRW shows that Israel is committing the dual crimes against humanity of #Apartheid and #Persecution of the #Palestinian people. https://www.ipsc.ie/apartheid/crimes-against-humanity-human-rights-watch-says-israel-committing-apartheid-and-persecution-and-demand-international-sanctions

The report, ‘A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid & Persecution’, is the latest in a long line of human rights orgs levelling such charges against Israel & also calls for intl #sanctions against the Israel & individuals implicated in these crimes.

IPSC Chairperson Fatin Al Tamimi welcomed the report, stating: “Human Rights Watch is to be commended for publishing such a scrupulously forensic report, which echoes the points we #Palestinians have been making for decades."

"The report makes clear is that the oppressive regime Israel imposes upon the Palestinian people is neither accidental nor temporary, but rather calculated, systematic & permanent. It is Apartheid, designed to ensure Palestinians remain in a position of perpetual subjugation.”

“In particular we welcome the report’s recommendations for action, aimed at national, international and supranational governments and institutions. In the IPSC we have long argued that there must be a political and economic price attached to Israel’s systematic oppression...

...of Palestinians and denial of their rights, so to see such clear calls for concrete international actions and sanctions is refreshing. We will certainly be pushing for the Irish government to act on these recommendations, as will a great many people in Ireland.”