Amnesty accuses Israel’s government of ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Palestinians from the West Bank
The 150-page report says 5,910 Palestinians were displaced as Israeli authorities expanded settlements, armed settlers and demolished homes.
- On Wednesday, Amnesty International released a 149-page report accusing Israel of conducting an 'ethnic cleansing' campaign against Palestinian Bedouin and herding communities in the occupied West Bank to facilitate annexation.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, including Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, pursued formal annexation of Area C, which encompasses 60 per cent of the territory under Israeli control since the 1990s Oslo agreements.
- Research indicates 27 Bedouin communities were forcibly displaced between 2023 and 2025, as Israeli authorities demolished 3,407 structures in Area C while settlers subjected residents to persistent violence.
- Amnesty International Secretary General Callamard urged states to impose targeted sanctions on officials, including National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, and halt cooperation contributing to 'unlawful occupation'.
- Since late 2022, authorities authorized 102 new settlements—the largest expansion in history—while anti-settlement group Peace Now reports that 212 of at least 363 existing outposts were established since 2023.
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IDF sets up first permanent military outpost in PA-controlled area of West Bank
The outpost was established near the Jenin refugee camp, which was cleared of its residents in January of last year. In legal documents obtained by Haaretz, the army claimed that the project was 'intended to replace the presence of forces in the residents' homes in the camp' and that all 'required approvals' had been received
Amnesty: Israel engaged in 'ethnic cleansing'
Amnesty International accused Israel on Wednesday of an "ethnic cleansing" campaign against Bedouin and herding communities in the occupied West Bank," charges that Israel dismissed as "false and baseless". A new report by the rights group found that the campaign was aimed at accelerating the annexation of the Palestinian territory, with these rural communities bearing the brunt of Israeli settler violence and forced displacement. "Israeli autho…
Israel Escalating Ethnic Cleansing in West Bank 'Before the Eyes of the Entire World': Amnesty
The international community is allowing the Israeli government to carry out an explicit policy of "ethnic cleansing" against Palestinians in the West Bank that is rapidly accelerating, according to a new report out Wednesday from Amnesty International.
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