The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/apartheid/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:11:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png apartheid | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/apartheid/ 32 32 Ruth Weiss, who fled Nazi Germany and chronicled South African apartheid, dies at 101 https://www.timesofisrael.com/ruth-weiss-who-fled-nazi-germany-and-chronicled-south-african-apartheid-dies-at-101/ Sun, 07 Sep 2025 14:53:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3635976 Weiss, whose journalism exposed rights violations in Africa, was among a thousand women nominated for Nobel Peace Prize in 2005

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]]> South Africa’s chief rabbi lauds Trump but calls his Afrikaner refugee policy a ‘mistake’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/south-africas-chief-rabbi-lauds-trump-but-calls-his-afrikaner-refugee-policy-a-mistake/ Fri, 16 May 2025 13:18:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3550024 As the US turns away all refugees aside from white South Africans, calling their persecution at home a 'genocide,' Warren Goldstein says the portrayal is a mischaracterization

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]]> After debate, Oxford Union votes Israel is ‘apartheid’ state committing ‘genocide’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-debate-oxford-union-votes-israel-is-apartheid-state-committing-genocide/ Fri, 29 Nov 2024 11:57:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3429486 Controversial event at prestigious UK university results in 278 votes in favor, 59 votes against; Arab Israeli speaker removed after he calls audience 'terrorist supporters'

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]]> Ta-Nehisi Coates’s new book draws on Jim Crow-era US to weigh in on Israel-Palestine https://www.timesofisrael.com/ta-nehisi-coatess-new-book-draws-on-jim-crow-era-us-to-weigh-in-on-israel-palestine/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:40:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3393831 Altercation with CBS host while promoting book sparks controversy at the network; the author rejects claims of bias, saying 'no shortage' of pro-Israel voices in US

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]]> At World Court, South Africa says Israeli ‘apartheid’ surpasses its own sordid past https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-world-court-south-africa-says-israeli-apartheid-surpasses-own-sordid-past/ Tue, 20 Feb 2024 13:18:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3228453 Pretoria's envoy to Netherlands tells International Court of Justice hearing on Israeli rule in West Bank that his country has a 'special obligation' to oppose such a practice

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]]> Ex-Mossad chief: Far-right ministers endangering ‘vital’ settlement blocs https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-mossad-chief-far-right-ministers-endangering-vital-settlement-blocs/ Sun, 10 Sep 2023 03:51:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3092671&preview=true&preview_id=3092671 Tamir Pardo stands by claim that Israel enforcing apartheid system in West Bank, says it 'always had a convincing explanation' until the current government was formed

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]]> Former Mossad chief Pardo says Israel enforcing ‘apartheid’ system in West Bank https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-mossad-chief-pardo-says-israel-enforcing-apartheid-system-in-west-bank/ Wed, 06 Sep 2023 14:33:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3089787 Ex-spymaster, now an outspoken critic of his former boss PM Netanyahu, warns Israel faces existential danger if it doesn't decide borders with Palestinians

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]]> Ben Gvir: ‘Apartheid’ against Jews of Kiryat Arba; they can’t enter 97% of territory https://www.timesofisrael.com/ben-gvir-apartheid-against-jews-in-kiryat-arba-they-cant-enter-97-of-territory/ Tue, 29 Aug 2023 14:45:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3083163 Defending his claims about West Bank rights, far-right leader also asserts 'Arabs can go anywhere,' though they can't enter Hebron-adjacent settlement where he lives

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]]> Departing EU envoy: I won’t accuse Israel of apartheid, but it’s worthy of discussion https://www.timesofisrael.com/departing-eu-envoy-i-wont-accuse-israel-of-apartheid-but-its-worthy-of-discussion/ Wed, 02 Aug 2023 14:11:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3058933 In farewell interview, ambassador to Palestinians laments Abbas's failure to hold elections, suggests mail-in ballot as solution to Israeli opposition to voting in East Jerusalem

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]]> In op-ed, ex-Shin Bet head urges US to intervene like it did in apartheid South Africa https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-op-ed-israelis-call-on-us-to-intervene-like-it-did-in-apartheid-south-africa/ Mon, 31 Jul 2023 06:31:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3062280 Netanyahu 'needs to learn consequences' of upending shared values, say Ami Ayalon and 2 other former officials, asking Biden administration to boost opposition to judicial overhaul

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]]> Israel on verge of apartheid, hopes for peace ‘fading away,’ says former UN chief https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-on-verge-of-apartheid-hopes-for-peace-fading-away-says-former-un-chief/ Fri, 23 Jun 2023 07:20:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3038859 Ban Ki-moon calls for military to exercise restraint amid uptick in violence; ex-Irish president says situation worse than under previous government, as the two visit Israel

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]]> Report: Ex-Human Rights Watch chief denied Harvard fellowship over anti-Israel bias https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-ex-human-rights-watch-chief-denied-harvard-fellowship-over-anti-israel-bias/ Sat, 07 Jan 2023 10:01:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2919218 Dean of Kennedy School said to side with pro-Israel donors and veto Kenneth Roth's position at human rights center; HRW has long been accused of bias against Jewish state

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]]> Pro-Israel advocates decry ‘one-sided’ apartheid panel at New York law conference https://www.timesofisrael.com/pro-israel-advocates-decry-one-sided-apartheid-panel-at-new-york-law-conference/ Sat, 22 Oct 2022 12:25:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2856531 Close to 100 professionals and community leaders allege anti-Israel bias at Saturday event featuring Human Rights Watch's Omar Shakir

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]]> Google employee who led protest against contract with IDF announces resignation https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/30/technology/google-employee-israel.html Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:51:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2827598 Ariel Koren tells NYT that the firm demanded she relocate to Brazil after she circulated petition against $1.2b deal she claimed would contribute to surveillance of Palestinians

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]]> At Abbas’s side, German leader rejects his use of ‘apartheid’ in reference to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-abbass-side-german-leader-rejects-his-use-of-apartheid-in-reference-to-israel/ Tue, 16 Aug 2022 17:58:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2819591 Hosting PA president in Berlin, Scholz says the term -- which Abbas employed to denounce Israel -- does not 'correctly describe the situation'

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