'Israeli occupation, now in its 55th year with its end nowhere in sight, has become ever more entrenched and repressive,' says Michael Lynk, UN special rapporteur for occupied Palestinian territories
Michael Lynk, the UN special rapporteur on the rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories has said Palestinians are facing"apartheid reality in a post-apartheid world."
Michael Lynk, the UN special rapporteur on the rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, joined a growing number of voices describing Israel's separation policy as "apartheid.” Israel has controlled the West Bank and east Jerusalem since 1967. Some 700,000 Jewish settlers now live in both areas, in settlements regarded as illegal under international law.'Apartheid reality in a post-apartheid world'
"With the eyes of the international community wide open, Israel has imposed upon Palestine an apartheid reality in a post-apartheid world."
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