U.S. Director of Amnesty International to Women’s National Democratic Club: Israel Should Not Exist As a Jewish State

On the heels of Amnesty International accusing Israel of practicing apartheid, Paul O’Brien , the organization’s U.S. director, recently told a Women’s National Democratic Club audience that Israel should no longer exist as a Jewish state. Even the characterization of Israel as an “apartheid state” has been widely denounced by a range of Jewish organizations and the U.S. State Department, among others.
 
Quote: “It is not uncommon today to see critics of Israel accusing it of being an apartheid state. Whether such a description is being used to describe Israeli policies towards Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, or towards Arab citizens of Israel, the label is inaccurate, offensive, and often used to delegitimize and denigrate Israel as a whole. Moreover, the use of this inaccurate and highly charged label is also counterproductive to resolving issues related to injustices within Israeli society or the complex Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”
 
Source: Jewish Insider (introduction), Anti-Defamation League (quotation)
 
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