Hafrada

Hafrada (הפרדה) is a Hebrew word that means "separation". The term has been used to describe a policy of the Israeli government to separate the Palestinian population in the territories occupied by Israel from the Israeli population, by means such as the Israeli West Bank barrier and the unilateral disengagement from those territories. The barrier is thus sometimes called geder ha'hafrada ("separation fence") in Hebrew. Critics of the Israeli government claim that hafrada is synonymous with apartheid (see also Israeli apartheid) and that this is underscored by the literal meanings of both words, apartheid means "apartness" in Afrikaans whilst hafrada means "separation".[1][2][3] However, this claim is viewed by Honest Reporting (UK) as "linguistic gymnastics" used by partisan critics to "distort the facts to suit their personal interpretation of Israel and the Mideast." [4]

See also

• Convergence plan
• Palestinian terrorism

External links

• "Toward a Third Intifada" by Fred Schlomka, opinion piece published on May 28, 2006 by the Baltimore Sun
• "Israel isn't moving toward apartheid" opinion piece published on June 3, 2006 by the Baltimore Sun
• Template:He icon Know what is the Separation Fence
• "A third intifada?" by David Pratt, Sunday Herald
• "Sunday Herald's Linguistic Gymnastics"
• The Israel Project, USA