genocide

IB Amnesty International interim chair said that ""AI Israel has sought to publicly discredit Amnesty’s human rights research and positions."

LEGAL AFFAIRS: The definition of genocide is firmly established in the Genocide Convention and explicitly requires clear evidence of an intent to destroy a protected group.

“There is no other way to understand this decision than as a deliberate adoption of the Palestinian narrative,” Chikliwrote to Pope Francis.

Although the report described the deprivation of water as an act of genocide, it noted that proving the crime of genocide against Israeli officials would also require establishing their intent.

"By legally intervening in South Africa’s case, Ireland will be asking the ICJ to broaden its interpretation of what constitutes the commission of genocide by a State," the announcement read.

If Amnesty International wishes to salvage its reputation, it must retract this report and apologize for its reckless accusations

Amnesty International's Israel section argued that the allegation of genocide had not been "sufficiently substantiated."

NGO Monitor said in advance of the publication of the report that the announcement used selective evidence to come to its conclusions.

"These are outright lies. IDF soldiers do not murder, and they do not carry out ethnic cleansing. Period," Herzog said.

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