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U.S. Rejects Labeling Israel's Actions toward Palestinians as "Apartheid"
(U.S. State Department) Responding to the Amnesty International report accusing Israel of apartheid, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said Tuesday: "We reject the view that Israel's actions constitute apartheid....We certainly reject the label that has been attached to this....We think that it is important as the world's only Jewish state that the Jewish people must not be denied their right to self-determination, and we must ensure there isn't a double standard being applied."