One year into Trump's second term, the U.S.-Israel relationship has been tested considerably

<article data-history-node-id="431980" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-passed-30-laws-deepening-apartheid-7-october-legal-centre-says" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-passed-30-laws-deepening-apartheid-7-october-legal-centre-says" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel passed 30 laws 'deepening apartheid’ since 7 October, legal centre says</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><meta charset="UTF-8"></p> <p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>&nbsp;has passed more than 30 laws since October 2023 that deepen a system of apartheid and repression against&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinians</a>, legal centre Adalah has said in a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.adalah.org/uploads/uploads/Discriminatory%20Laws%20Report%2024.11.25%20Final.pdf" target="_blank">new report</a>.</p> <p>The laws, enacted between 7 October 2023 and 27 July 2025, target a range of political and civil rights, including freedom of expression, protest and thought, citizenship and family life, equality and social rights, and the rights of detainees and prisoners.</p> <p>“These new laws fundamentally violate the human rights of Palestinians,” Adalah said in the report, published on Monday.</p> <p>The report identifies several legislative trends in recent years.&nbsp;</p> <h3>Read more:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-passed-30-laws-deepening-apartheid-7-october-adalah-says">Israel passed 30 laws 'deepening apartheid’ since 7 October, legal centre says</a></h3> </div> </div> </article>

“We will look back and say, ‘Why did we not do more earlier?” Amnesty's director tells Zeteo.