Harvard International Human Rights Clinic recognises that Israel's actions constitute Apartheid in the occupied West Bank.

Harvard International Human Rights Clinic recognises that Israel's actions constitute Apartheid in the occupied West Bank.

Apartheid in the Occupied West Bank: A Legal Analysis of Israel’s Actions

Joint Submission to the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel

February 28, 2022

The International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School and Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association welcome the opportunity to respond to the call for submissions by the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel. This submission focuses on the legal regime enforced by Israel in the occupied West Bank that denies Palestinians their civil and political rights in violation of international law.1 Specifically, this submission finds that Israel’s actions in the occupied West Bank are in breach of the prohibition of apartheid and amount to the crime of apartheid under international law. Full submission.