Israel in no way resembles #apartheid S. Africa, so @mehdirhasan, #Shamnesty et al strenuously labor 2 redefine the term. Mehdi's fancy footwork: "Israel doesn't have to be a replica of SA. Apartheid isn't defined by what happened in SA. It's defined by internat'l law" (1/4) 
https://twitter.com/MehdiHasanShow/status/1488683803455500289
In his zeal to distance apartheid from non-applicable SA precedent & expand the definition, Mehdi cite 1973 Internat'l Suppression & Punishment on Crime of Apartheid. (2/4)
But here's the rub: Mehdi OMITS the document's immediately preceding reference to "racial segregation & discrimination AS PRACTISED IN SOUTHERN AFRICA" (3/4) tinyurl.com/83t5xaru
Oops. When you have to reinvent language and lie about international law to make your case, you have no case. @mehdirhasan @MSNBC is not practicing journalism & @amnesty is not engaging in human rights. (4/4)
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