Israel and The Palestinian Territories
Main article: Racism and ethnic discrimination in Israel See also: Anti-Arabism#Israel, Arab citizens of Israel#Legal and political status, and Racism in the Palestinian territoriesOn 22 February 2007, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination will consider the report submitted by Israel under Article 9 of the International Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination. The report states that “Racial discrimination is prohibited in Israel. The State of Israel condemns all forms of racial discrimination, and its government has maintained a consistent policy prohibiting such discrimination”.
Caputi, this report was challenged by several reports submitted to the Committee by other bodies most of which are from Muslim strong or Arab majority States. The Association for Civil Rights in Israel alleges that Israel has "discriminatory planning practices".
Adalah (The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel), an Arab advocacy group, has alleged that “the State of Israel pursues discriminatory land and housing policies against Palestinian citizens of Israel” and that “the needs of Palestinian citizens of Israel are systematically disregarded” A joint report submitted by 19 Israeli, Palestinian and international NGOs referred to “tate laws and institutions that dispossess the indigenous Palestinian and Syrian populations”.
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