Iran Press/Middle East: "There is an apartheid state here. In a territory where two people are judged under two legal systems, that is an apartheid state," Tamir Pardo said in an interview with the Associated Press.
Pardo, who served as the head of the Zionist regime intelligence agency from 2011 to 2016, said his views on the West Bank were "not extreme – it's a fact."
His comments follow similar accusations from the retired general Amiram Levin, who said the Zionist regime army is complicit in war crimes in the occupied West Bank.
The Zionist regime has occupied the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem al Quds since 1967, controlling Palestinian territories.
The Zionist regime's actions in the West Bank this year have made 2023 the bloodiest since 2005, breaking last year's record.
More than 180 Palestinians have been killed this year, according to a tally by the Associated Press.
Near-daily raids have affected the cities of Jenin and Nablus, where the Zionist regime army has sent Apache helicopters and drones to attack militants in densely populated areas.
A two-day raid on the Jenin refugee camp in July, which killed 12 people and left much of the area in rubble, was widely condemned.
Pardo said, "Israeli citizens can get into a car and drive wherever they want, excluding the blockaded Gaza Strip, while Palestinians cannot drive everywhere."
"Israel needs to decide what it wants," Pardo said.
The extreme right-wing cabinet, many of whom live in illegal settlements, has expanded the Zionist regime's occupation of the West Bank, accelerating the construction of new settlements.
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