Saturday, November 30, 2024

Oxford Union declares Israel ‘apartheid’ regime committing ‘genocide’

from PressTV

The Oxford Union has voted that the “apartheid” Israeli regime is “responsible for genocide” of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli regime launched a war on the people in Gaza on October 7, 2023, following a retaliatory operation by the Palestinians.

Since then, it has killed at least 44,363 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured 105,070 others, forcing almost the entire population of the Palestinian territory to flee their homes.

The student debating society, founded in 1823 in Oxford, England, voted on the motion after a heated debate between speakers from pro-Palestinian groups and Israeli supporters.

The Oxford Union held the unprecedented debate on Thursday night on the motion: “This house believes Israel is an apartheid state responsible for genocide.” The motion was carried with an overwhelming majority of 278 to 59...

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