Oxford Union: Israel Apartheid

“This house believes Israel is an apartheid state responsible for genocide”.

On Thursday, Oxford Union voted in a debate to declare Israel is an apartheid state responsible for genocide, with 278 votes in favor and 59 against.

This debate sparked widespread controversy between supporters of Palestinian rights and the pro-Israel supporters.

“Putting the right names on the clear facts. How many bullets does it take to kill one family? 335, and Netanyahu was quoted as saying: Gaza is a city of evil; noting that 50 percent of Gaza’s population are children?,” a student at Oxford University said.

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Dr. Marwan Asmar holds a PhD from Leeds University and is a freelance writer specializing on the Middle East. He has worked as a journalist since the early 1990s in Jordan and the Gulf countries, and been widely published, including at Albawaba, Gulf News, Al Ghad, World Press Review and others.

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