And if you had ever been there you would know that live basically under a system of modern day apartheid. Maybe plan a visit and go see how they even treat christians there in 2026.
I have not been inside Israel or the West Bank but here is what I think:
Apartheid is totally a wrong word for the 21% Muslims inside the borders of Israel. As stated above, they certainly may well say that they are treated as second class citizens (as many African Americans say in the US). But they vote, generally are employed and probably would not want to ever leave, in large part because of deep roots there and the fact that they view it as their legitimate homeland, but also because their circumstances are pretty decent. I think we all would need to spend some time on the ground there to get our own reaction to the degree of “second class citizen” factor.
Now the West Bank is a different story and that’s where the word “apartheid” may be applicable. By the way, for us Christians that’s where Bethlehem is located. Keep in mind that the West Bank was not part of Israel before 1967 but was “occupied” by Israel after the 1967 War (which the Arabs started IMHO and which Israel won). Palestinians would argue with me putting it as bluntly as “they and their Arab neighbors started that war”, but I am giving my own honest opinion on that. Under the current Israeli occupation, there is no doubt that the abuses are severe, especially in those areas where Jewish settlers have moved in and those areas near the border with Israel proper which are referred to as “security zones”.
