Israeli author David Grossman says Israel’s West Bank control has become ‘apartheid’

Prominent Israeli author David Grossman suggests Israel’s military rule over the West Bank has turned into an “apartheid” regime, in an interview with Army Radio.

“Maybe it should no longer be called an ‘occupation,’ but there are much harsher names, like ‘apartheid,’ for example,” he says.

Speaking about the Israeli government that took office earlier this year and is led by Naftali Bennett, Grossman says it is “good and important.”

“But it cannot do the most important thing: cure Israel of the sick evil that is the occupation,” he says.

Grossman has previously used the word “apartheid” to describe Israel’s control of the West Bank.

He was honored with the Israel Prize, the country’s top civilian honor, in 2018, in recognition of his contributions to Hebrew literature. His works, which have been translated into dozens of languages and often address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, have won other prestigious awards such as the Man Booker Prize and the Jewish Book Council’s National Jewish Book Award.