Apartheid

Europe does not view Israel as an apartheid state, EU ambassador tells ‘Post’ - interview

EU Ambassador to Israel Michael Mann admits Jerusalem ties are strained, but stresses it "would be completely misleading to imagine that we make harsher comments about Israel than other countries."

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
The 'Post's' Amichai Stein with EU Ambassador to Israel Michael Mann on June 18, 2026.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks at a press conference on the day of an EU-Israel Association Council with European Union foreign ministers in Brussels, Belgium, February 24, 2025.

Israel's FM cuts ties with EU foreign policy chief after latter's apartheid remarks

The statements were made during Kallas' recent trip to Mexico. Kallas responded to Sa'ar via X, reaffirming the EU's commitment to Israel as well as its commitment to the two-state solution.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
JEWS AND Arabs take part in a demonstration against Israeli settlements in the West Bank and to mark the anniversary of the Six-Day War in Haifa, northern Israel, June 6, 2026.

Man arrested for waving Palestine flag at joint Jewish-Arab anti-government protest

The protest set out on Thursday afternoon, initiated by “Partnership for Peace” and dozens of other organizations and parties, marking 59 years since the Six Day War.

|ByYOAV ETIEL
Sally Rooney, left, promotes her novel "Intermezzo" at London’s Southbank Centre, Sept. 25, 2024.

Sally Rooney to issue novel in Hebrew with Israeli publisher who complies with BDS

That move prompted backlash in Israel and beyond, including calls to boycott Rooney’s work, with Israeli bookstore chains reportedly removing some of her books from shelves.

|ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA

South Africa: A tale of two countries

South Africa is a glorious tourist destination, as long as you keep your head on a swivel and watch out for the many, many scams. But it all seems to be teetering.

FEBRUARY 24, 2023ByLARRY BUTCHINS
Mansions, barbed wire and trash in Cape Town

Barcelona mayor severs ties with twin city of Tel Aviv, citing Israeli ‘apartheid’

Barcelona and Tel Aviv entered the relationship in 1998 - when both cities jointly signed a "twin city" agreement with Gaza City.

FEBRUARY 9, 2023ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA, ZVIKA KLEIN
ADA COLAU poses during her swearing-in ceremony as the new mayor of Barcelona, in 2019.

UNHRC discriminates against Israel, should send rapporteur home - opinion

Appointing a UNHRC rapporteur to Israel is an outrageous and totally fictitious antisemitic assessment of the relationship between our Arab citizens and residents, and the Jewish Israeli public.

JANUARY 31, 2023ByWALTER BINGHAM
MICHAEL LYNK, then-special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, attends a session of the Human Rights Council at the UN in Geneva, in 2019.

Barcelona City Council are breaching IHRA - Opinion

Barcelona City Council are voting to sever ties with Tel Aviv, claiming Israel is an Apartheid

JANUARY 26, 2023ByJUAN CARLOS GIRAUTA
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators hold candles during a protest in front of Catalan Government in Sant Jaume quarter in central Barcelona January 16, 2009 against Israel's attacks on Gaza. The sign reads: "Boycott Israel, boycott apartheid".

Rashida Tlaib flies Palestinian flag in office in protest of Israeli ban

Many people have called out Tlaib's post in her comment section, calling her out on her choice of words.

JANUARY 26, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) participates in a House Financial Services Committee hearing with Facebook Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019

The Israeli-Palestinian fight for Jerusalem's history continues - opinion

What is going on here is not so much a battle over Jerusalem’s history as much as a battle over historical narratives.

JANUARY 20, 2023ByDORE GOLD
ISRAELI FLAGS flap in the wind on the Mount of Olives, overlooking the Dome of the Rock and Temple Mount.

Harvard offers fellowship to Israel critic Ken Roth after controversy

Harvard initially vetoed the decision to offer Roth the fellowship, allegedly because of Roth’s 'anti-Israel bias.'

JANUARY 20, 2023ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, attends an interview with Reuters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 12, 2021.

What happened to the South African Yeshiva College Class of 1972?

Most of the boys of the Class of 1972 have remained in close contact through the decades. The closeness forged among these young lads now entering their latter years continues to blossom.

JANUARY 15, 2023ByRICHARD SHAVEI-TZION
THE CLASS of 1972.

Ex-HRW head Ken Roth denied Harvard fellowship due to 'anti-Israel bias' - report

During Roth's tenure as the head of HRW, the watchdog NGO was often criticized for its statements and publications against Israel, including accusing the Jewish state of apartheid.

JANUARY 6, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch, gestures during an interview with Reuters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 12, 2021. Picture taken January 12, 2021.

US state rep calls Israel an 'apartheid-run thuggery terrorist regime'

A representative to the Massachusetts House of Representatives called the Israeli administration a murderous, thieving, apartheid, terrorist regime.

JANUARY 4, 2023BySAM HALPERN
Israel Apartheid Week at Columbia University.