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Germany Rejects HRW Report on ‘Apartheid Israel’
Germany has expressed its rejection of a recent report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) describing Israeli practices toward Palestinians as amounting to “the crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution.” German government spokesman Steffen Seibert […]

The US is Shielding Israel from Apartheid Claims and Itself from Complicity Charges
By Ramona Wadi The Palestinians mentioned apartheid in connection with Israel long before B’Tselem used the description. Now it is the turn of Human Rights Watch (HRW) to — rightfully, if belatedly — accuse Israel […]

HRW Findings on Israel’s Apartheid Crimes Brings Justice For Palestinians One Step Closer
By Iqbal Jassat In a dramatic escalation representative of global outrage against Israel’s tsunami of crimes against Palestinians, a new report has made scathing findings on them. New York-based Human Rights Watch, (HRW), released a […]

HRW Israel, Palestine Director: International Community ‘Blinded to Reality’
Human Rights Watch’s Israel and Palestine director, Omar Shakir, spoke with The New Arab’s Arabic-language sister site, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, about the ground-breaking report which has been widely shared on social media. HRW has said that […]

Historic HRW Report: Israel Committing ‘Crime of Apartheid’ against Palestinians (FULL REPORT)
Human Rights Watch said Tuesday that Israel is committing the crime of “apartheid” by seeking to maintain Jewish “domination” over Palestinians and its own Arab population, an explosive allegation fiercely denounced by Israel. Currently under […]

Reports: Human Rights Watch Will Accuse Israel of ‘Crime of Apartheid’
Israel’s status as an apartheid state is likely to be cemented further with a new report by Human Rights Watch concluding that the occupation state has crossed the threshold to be classified as such. The […]

HRW Urges to Provide COVID Vaccines to Palestinians
Human Rights Watch on Sunday called on the Israeli authorities to provide coronavirus vaccines to the more than 4.5 million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reported. In a statement, […]

HRW’s Omar Shakir Deported from Israel over BDS Support (VIDEO)
A senior Human Rights Watch (HRW) official who has been expelled from Israel over his alleged support for promoting boycotts of the country will continue carrying out his work from a neighboring country, according to the […]

HRW: Israeli Banks ‘Pillage’ Palestine through Settlement Program and May Be Guilty of War Crime
Deep involvement of Israeli banks in the building of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank may amount to the war crime of pillage, HRW has said. While the settlements are condemned worldwide, Israel keeps […]

HRW: Israeli Banks’ Role Abets Land Seizures, Rights Abuses
Most of Israel’s largest banks are providing services that help support, maintain, and expand unlawful settlements by financing their construction in the occupied West Bank, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The […]

HRW: Israeli Army Demolishing of West Bank Schools Could Amount to War Crimes
Human Rights Watch has issued a statement on April 24, 2018, stating that Israel has repeatedly denied Palestinians permits to build schools in the West Bank and demolished schools built without permits, making it more […]

HRW: Gaza Killings Unlawful, Calculated
By Human Rights Watch Senior Israeli officials who unlawfully called for use of live ammunition against Palestinian demonstrations who posed no imminent threat to life bear responsibility for the killings of 14 demonstrators in Gaza […]

HRW Tells Israel: Don’t Lock Up Asylum Seekers (VIDEO)
Israeli authorities should abandon a new policy that could lead to the indefinite detention of thousands of Eritrean and Sudanese nationals for refusing to leave Israel for Rwanda or Uganda, Human Rights Watch said today. […]

HRW: Trump Administration UNRWA Funding Blackmail ‘Vindictive’ (VIDEO)
The US government is withholding at least US$125 million in funds it was expected to provide to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine (UNRWA). The agency provides services to 5.3 million refugees in […]

HRW Documents Violations against Journalists by Palestinian Authorities
International NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report documenting violations against journalists and activists by Palestinian authorities both in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, accusing governments of inflicting “harassment, intimidation, and physical abuse” on […]