Israel/Palestine
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(30,109 posts)Israeli Arab citizens and Palestinian permanent residents of Israel have guaranteed equal rights with other Israelis. They are the same in every way to Palestinians in the W.Bank who are denied rights due to not being citizens of Israel. That's the only reason they're denied rights. It's not based on race, ethnicity, religion. Hence, no Apartheid.
Once you show a similar situation that is defined as Apartheid anywhere else in the world, then you'll have a case. S.Africa doesn't come close because there were no Blacks on equal footing with whites in one area as opposed to another. Arabs within Israel have equal rights as citizens while those in the territories are a different nationality. So find "Apartheid" somewhere else in the world that can actually be compared to Israel, or just admit you don't have shit.
I've challenged you to provide a definition of Apartheid that we could then use to compare Israel with the rest of the world. You punted on that one too. If Israel is Apartheid, then provide the definition that fits. How difficult is that?
Also, please stop mentioning 2 states when your disingenuous notion of it is one Palestinian state that is Jew free and another Palestinian state with eventual majority Arab Islamic rule over 6 million Jews.