UN to investigate apartheid charges against Israel. The commission was set up after the 11-day Israeli attack in May 2021, during which civilians were killed and injured, tens of thousands displaced, homes and vital infrastructure destroyed and the supply of basic services severely disrupted.

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[–]TaseAFeminist4Jesus 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Using "apartheid" for this really detracts from the argument here, in my opinion. "Apartheid" is an Afrikaans word for a very specific system built around skin color. It is not suitable (whatever one thinks of Israel and their system) as a catch-all descriptor for anything that one finds oppressive. It appeals to young people because they've been brought up on a historical narrative built around grievance-redress, but not everything can be "our Apartheid" (or "our Watergate" or "our WWII," etc.).

[–]Chipit[S] 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

What do you call a system where ethnic groups can't marry and can't purchase property if it's in the ruling group's area? That's apartheid.

[–]TaseAFeminist4Jesus 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I don't think those things were aspects of Apartheid in South Africa, though.