Apartheid in Israel-Palestine?

  Bibliographic Information: Gilboa, E. (2021). The Palestinian campaign against Israel at the United Nations Human Rights Council. Israel Affairs, 27(1), 68-88. https://doi.org/10.1080/13537121.2021.1864849 Eytan Gilboa examines the Palestinian campaign against Israel at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva in this article. Gilboa investigates the UN Human Rights Council's activities and its disproportionate focus on Israel, particularly the frequency and intensity of anti-Israel resolutions, as well as the various mechanisms and procedures used by the UNHRC to promote the Palestinian narrative and delegitimize Israel. The article also examines the role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in advancing the Palestinian agenda, focusing on Palestinian NGOs and their collaboration with international NGOs. Gilboa contends that the UNHCR's activities contribute to Israel's delegitimization, violate the universality principle of human rights, and undermi...

Aldo Vega ENC1102 Source 1- Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association and the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School. “Submission to the United Nations Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry on the 2022 Conflict in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Evidence of Apartheid in the West Bank.” March 2022, http://hrp.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IHRC-Addameer-Submission-to-HRC-COI-Apartheid-in-WB.pdf. This report was submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry on the Situation of Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, by the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School and the Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association. The report examines the Israeli government's policies and practices in the occupied Palestinian territories, which includes the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem. According to the authors, these policies and activitie...

Aldo Vega ENC1102              Blog Post 1- Part 1 To begin, we must define the term "community" in the context of this project. A community, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is "a unified body of individuals" who share a common interest, goal, or identity. Another definition available is- a particular area or place considered together with its inhabitants. We can broaden this definition for our purposes to include any group of people who share a common experience, background, or perspective. In this case we will be looking into the Palestinian apartheid that encompasses Israel. Here is a non-exhaustive list of communities that are affected by and influenced by this controversial topic.     Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza Israeli settlers in the West Bank Israeli citizens who support or oppose the occupation of Palestinian territories Jewish people around the world who have a connection to Israel or Palestine Muslim people...