The Reality of Israeli Apartheid Must Be Recognized

A Palestinian boy and an Israeli soldier in front of the Israeli West Bank Barrier (Wikimedia Commons)

An op-ed by Jason Horowitz headlined “Stop Calling Israel Apartheid” appeared in the Times of Israel blog section today. This is my response.

While discussing the recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report concluding that Israeli policy constitutes the crime of apartheid, Jason Horowitz never articulates a strong personal position on whether he agrees with this assessment. The…