Searching for apartheid

Richard J. Goldstone, a former South African judge, led the United Nations fact-finding mission on the Gaza conflict of 2008-9. In an op-ed piece in The New York Times he examined the claim that Israel pursues apartheid policies. His conclusion:

"[T]hose who conflate the situations in Israel and the West Bank and liken both to the old South Africa do a disservice to all who hope for justice and peace. ... The charge that Israel is an apartheid state is a false and malicious one that precludes, rather than promotes, peace and harmony."