Is Israel a form of apartheid?

South African Judge Richard Goldstone, writing in The New York Times in October 2011, said that while there exists a degree of separation between Israeli Jews and Arabs, “in Israel, there is no apartheid. Nothing there comes close to the definition of apartheid under the 1998 Rome Statute”.

What are the fundamental issues at the heart of the Israeli Palestinian conflict?

Key issues that have stalled further progress are security, borders, water rights, control of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements, Palestinian freedom of movement, and Palestinian right of return.

How many resolutions has Israel violated?

As of 2013, the State of Israel had been condemned in 45 resolutions by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Since the UNHRC’s creation in 2006, it has resolved almost more resolutions condemning Israel alone than on issues for the rest of the world combined.

What started the Israel Palestine conflict?

The history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict began with the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. This conflict came from the intercommunal violence in Mandatory Palestine between Israelis and Arabs from 1920 and erupted into full-scale hostilities in the 1947–48 civil war.

How many resolutions of the UN Human Rights Council have criticized Israel?

Summary UN Human Rights Council: From its creation in June 2006 through June 2016, the UN Human Rights Council over one decade adopted 135 resolutions criticizing countries; 68 out of those 135 resolutions have been against Israel (more than 50\%).

How many UN condemnatory resolutions have been made against Israel?

In its first year, from June 2006 to May 2007, 9 out of 9 condemnatory resolutions exclusively targeted Israel. From its creation in June 2006 through June 2016, the UNHRC over one decade adopted 135 resolutions criticizing countries; 68 out of those 135 have been against Israel (more than 50\%).

How often does UNESCO criticize Israel?

UNESCO: Each year, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopts around 10 resolutions a year criticizing only Israel. UNESCO does not criticize any other UN member state in a country-specific resolution (100\%).

How has the UN General Assembly responded to the Israel crisis?

Below are statistics regarding the UN General Assembly’s treatment of Israel. Click the links for more detail. In 2017, 21 of 27 UNGA condemnatory country-specific resolutions (or 78\%) exclusively targeted Israel. There was one resolution each on Iran, Syria, North Korea, Crimea, Myanmar, and the U.S., for its embargo on Cuba.