According to NGO reports, school textbooks contained content that incited hatred against Jews as part of the state curricula for history, religion and social studies.” Of Iran, the report noted that “according to media reports, officials and media propagated conspiracy theories blaming Jews and Israel for the spread of COVID-19. It added that there were “significant human rights issues,” including “credible” reports of “unlawful or arbitrary killings,” “arbitrary or unjust detention, including of Palestinians in Israel and the occupied territories” and “punishment of family members for alleged offenses by a relative.” Sometimes, we do it more publicly sometimes, we do it more privately.”Īmong other things, the report notes of Israel that Israeli Security Agency forces, which fall under the Israel Defense Forces and operate in the West Bank, were the subject of reports of abuses. “We’re not pulling our punches with anyone. “We have those tough discussions across the board with friends, adversaries, competitors alike,” said the secretary of state. The report devotes nearly 23,992 words-about 50 pages, single-spaced, in a standard word processing format-to Israel, West Bank and Gaza. “What would your response be to those that would say despite the contents of the report and despite all of the work that goes into it, that the issues that are flagged are not sufficiently influencing policymaking, especially when it comes to countries where it is harder for the United States to have those tough discussions on human rights, like Egypt and Saudi Arabia and Israel?” the reporter asked. One of three questions from reporters who were present focused on Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Israel. ‘We’re not pulling our punches with anyone’ Photo by Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock.
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