When the police or army shoot a child anywhere in the world, it can usually be argued, at least in theory, that the killing was an unfortunate and tragic mistake. But when thousands of children are killed and wounded in a systematic, “routine” and comparable method within a relatively short period of time, there has to be something very deliberate ...

"Race- and ethnicity-based laws like this are the hallmarks of apartheid," said U.S. journalist Ryan Grim.

In a 211-page report set for publication on Tuesday and obtained by the Forward, Amnesty notes that Israel is involved in a “widespread attack directed” against Palestinians that amounts to “the crime against humanity of apartheid.”