Many people accuse Israel of being an Apartheid state with respect to Arab Israelis. In the case of Israel, proper, I think that this is a mistake: if Israel were Apartheid, there would be no Arab Judges, Members of Parliament, University Professors, Honored Doctors, or, indeed, Winners of The Voice (popular Israeli singing contest) and Beauty Queens. In the (sadly) Occupied Palestinian Territories, the horrible "Dividing Wall" is often called the "Apartheid Wall". I can understand the use of this term, but still, though I do not like that Wall, I am not convinced that the term itself is correct. What puzzles me is that though many Arab countries actively enforce Apartheid laws, specifically against Palestinians, we barely hear about them, while Israel is constantly called Apartheid. The following article is about Lebanon; it could be about Egypt, or even Jordon. It makes no sense, now, to talk about Syria. "Lebanon is not the only Arab country that openly enforces Apartheid laws against Palestinians. What is disturbing about the Apartheid laws in Lebanon and the mistreatment of Palestinians by Arab countries is the silence of the media, the international community and human rights groups -- even UNRWA, which is supposed to look after the well-being of Palestinian refugees."
Posted on: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 12:27:59 +0000
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