Rick in the media on apartheid and Israel-Palestine

On Friday 5 April, Rick joined the Radio-1 programme This is the day. There, he discussed whether Israel has created an apartheid state and is violating the human rights of Palestinians with Labour Party councillor Jos Israel. You can watch the excerpt here look back or here listen.

The conversation was specifically about an amendment to GroenLinks-PvdA's European election manifesto. That amendment requires the International Criminal Court in The Hague to investigate possible apartheid in the occupied Palestinian territories. Several human rights organisations, such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Forum, have established in thick reports that Israel is guilty of this very serious crime against humanity. Consequently, the amendment received a positive opinion from the party boards of GroenLinks and PvdA, something Jos Israel disagrees with.

Rick explained how important it is for GL-PvdA to stand up for the human rights of Palestinians, not shying away from using a heavy term like apartheid. Indeed, it is essential for a party that claims to stand up for human rights and international equality to explicitly name human rights violations.