Rights groups warn against new Israeli coalition gov’t

“It is already clear that the emerging coalition will be disastrous for human rights between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea,” the rights groups said in a joint statement.

“Previous Israeli governments have already entrenched military control over millions of Palestinians, severely harmed their human rights, and made the possibility of a just future more difficult,” they affirmed.

“The senior figures in this new government have made it clear that they intend to exacerbate this trend and advance dangerous measures,” they added.

The organizations — including Adalah, B’Tselem, Breaking the Silence, Peace Now, and Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) — warned that “the occupation and apartheid in the occupied Palestinian territories have made Jewish supremacy the de facto law of the land and the new government seeks to adopt this into their official policy.”

“As the mask slips away, we will continue to stand firm to protect the human rights of the most vulnerable population in the region,” the groups concluded. “We call on everyone for whom the future of this place is important to stand together with us.”