UN Discovers 'Apartheid' in West Bank, Years After Everyone Else
According to Al-Monitor, the UN rights office's new report highlights 'systematic discrimination' and an 'asphyxiation of Palestinian rights' in the West Bank, noting a 'drastically deteriorated' situation. This isn't news to anyone living there, or to human rights groups like B'Tselem, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch, who have consistently documented this reality for years. Perhaps
UN rights chief Volker Turk's statement, made in 2024, will prompt some reflection from the very nations whose aid and diplomatic shield enable this system. One might wonder how many more reports it will take before the 'international community' moves beyond mere condemnation and—oh, wait, they'll just fund another report. It’s the cycle that keeps on giving, isn’t it?