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Israel "committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians", states @amnesty report — a position we've long argued.

The first step in dismantling injustice is calling things what they are. 1/6
@amnesty Justice for the Palestinian people requires:

- an understanding of the situation that has developed
- the proper use of words to describe that situation correctly...

#Apartheid is one of those words.
waronwant.org/news-analysis/… 2/6
@amnesty Israel's dual legal system in the West Bank is just one example of apartheid. Repressive laws imposed on the Palestinian population are enforced by military courts – to suppress Palestinian dissent, quash resistance, and deepen Israel's military rule. 3/6
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@amnesty The ethnic cleansing and forcible transfer of Palestinians to make way for illegal Israeli settlements is another part of Israel’s apartheid system.

Take action to end it now. 4/6
secure.waronwant.org/page/97814/act…
@amnesty Israel’s widespread, unlawful imprisonment of Palestinian political prisoners, including through administrative detention, is a crime of apartheid.

Support Palestinian political prisoners. 5/6
secure.waronwant.org/page/96965/act…
@amnesty Armed violence against the Palestinian people is at the heart of Israel’s occupation and apartheid regime.

The UK is complicit through its arms trade with Israel.

It's time to #StopArmingIsrael. Email your MP. 6/6
secure.waronwant.org/page/86400/act…

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