But since you insist, nobody is just 'making it so by saying it' - indeed, saying it's not happening, in spite of the abundance of evidence, does not mean it's not!
I've Norwegian friends who have seen it first hand and we're aghast, but of course that's just a personal anecdote that just happens to agree with the ICJ, Human Rights Watch, and even Israel's own B’Tselem[0].
And no - I absolutely will not try to see "both sides" of apartheid. That's a really heinous thing to say.
[0] https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/07/19/world-court-finds-israel...