Ryli Dunlap
1 min readJan 6, 2025

As are the people of Hebron and in other occupied territories. Israel must be held accountable for this too. You can't just dismiss this away by saying that this is not Israel 'proper', when you have Jews and Arabs living side-by-side but under 2 completely different legal frameworks, and soldiers asking you what religion you or your grandmother are before letting you walk down certain roads. This seems like apartheid to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_df_u7yJj3k

In this clip at 7:55, the soldier demands to know your religion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_df_u7yJj3k

An American recounts a similar experience at 4:50 in this clip.

And then there are bills that give one religious or ethnic group elevated status and rights over another:

https://www.vox.com/world/2018/7/31/17623978/israel-jewish-nation-state-law-bill-explained-apartheid-netanyahu-democracy

Israel might be better than some of its neighbors in terms of rights and liberties, but it's a low bar to claim that your version of apartheid and discrimination should be supported simply because it's not as bad as Iran.

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Ryli Dunlap
Ryli Dunlap

Written by Ryli Dunlap

Aspiring writer. Recovering programmer. Many opinions — some unpopular. I unload them here. Blog: https://pontifi.co Dance/Music: https://rylito.com

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