Learn A Word: Apartheid

Do you happen to know the word "apartheid"? Apparently Mr. Kerry used this word and had to apologize for that. See the following article on New York Times:

Kerry Apologizes for Remark That Israel Risks Apartheid
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/29/world/middleeast/kerry-apologizes-for-remark-that-israel-risks-apartheid.html?_r=0 

S.D
2014.4.29