The United States has rejected a report by Amnesty International which accused Israel of committing ‘crimes of apartheid’ in relation to its treatment of Palestinians. In a 280-page report entitled ‘Israel’s Apartheid Against Palestinians’, the rights watchdog slammed Israel for enforcing a system of apartheid on Palestinians and has called on the UK as well as other nations to reassess their relationship with Israel. It said that Israel used unlawful killings, confiscation of land and property, forced transfer, restrictions on movement, and denial of nationality and citizenship in order to ac…