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The Netanyahu government has called for a boycott of the newspaper ‘Haaretz’ for accusing Palestinians of imposing an “apartheid regime”.

At least five Israeli ministries have cut ties with the progressive Israeli newspaper Haaretz And they have called for a boycott of their coverage, with the medium’s director, Amos Schocken, accusing Israel of “imposing a brutal apartheid regime” on Palestinians and calling for international sanctions against their leaders.

“The Netanyahu government does not care about imposing a brutal apartheid regime on the Palestinian population. “It lays bare the cost to both sides of defending settlements while fighting Palestinian freedom fighters, whom Israel calls terrorists,” Schocken said at a conference organized by his newspaper in London on Sunday.

According to Israeli media, the director of Haaretz He described the situation in Gaza and the West Bank as a “second Nakba (catastrophe in Arabic)” in reference to the Palestinian exodus due to the 1948 war.

As reported, Israeli Interior Ministry Director General Ronen Peretz has said that the Haaretz director’s statements “stir hatred and reflect a disconnection with basic values”. Israel’s time, Citing a message from the office of the ministry spokesperson. For Peretz, the Israeli offensive, which has caused more than 43,000 deaths in Gaza and 2,800 in Lebanon, “cannot be justified any more.”

Internal Affairs Chief Moshe Arbel has ordered the end of any cooperation with Haaretz, Ynet media reports. “We cannot and will not remain silent in the face of the harm done to Israeli military personnel and the state’s efforts to protect its citizens,” Arbel said.

Other ministries that have pitted themselves against the context of journalism in Israel, the director of Haaretz, are those of communications, education, transportation, education and diaspora.

Additionally, Israeli television Channel 12 reported that a boycott of the government could include the suspension of all advertisements and commercials in both print and digital editions. (efe)