 Amnesty International has accused Israel of subjecting Palestinians to a system of apartheid founded on policies of segregation, disposition and exclusion that is said amounted to crimes against humanity. The London-based rights group said its findings were based on research and legal analysis in a 211-page report into Israeli seizure of Palestinian land and property on lawful killings, fossil transfer of people and denial of citizenship. Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid rejected the findings, saying Amnesty International is quote, just another radical organization which echoes propaganda without seriously checking the facts instead of seeking the truth. Amnesty echoes the same lies shared by terrorist organizations, end of quote. Amnesty International is here today to call on the authorities of Israel to put an end to the system of apartheid. It is maintaining against all Palestinians living under their effective control, whether in Israel itself, in the OPT or as refugees in other countries. We are here today to call on the international community to take resolute action against the crime of humanity being perpetrated in order to maintain the system of apartheid. Our conclusions may shock and disturb, and they should. Some within the government of Israel may seek to deflect from them by falsely accusing Amnesty of attempting to destabilize Israel or being anti-Semitic or unfairly singling out Israel. But I am here today to say that baseless attacks, barefaced lies, fabrication on the messenger will not silence the message and an organization of 10 million members the world over.