Amnesty Exposes Israel's Illegal West Bank Annexation

Amnesty International slams global inaction, allowing Israel's illegal annexation and apartheid policies to escalate in the West Bank.
Amnesty International has condemned the international community's failure to deter Israel's escalating annexation and apartheid policies in the West Bank. The human rights group's scathing report accuses the global powers of enabling Israel's illegal actions through their inaction and impunity.
According to Amnesty, Israel has steadily accelerated its annexation of Palestinian land in the West Bank, with a record number of settlement units approved in 2022. The report highlights how settlements, which are considered illegal under international law, fragment and suffocate Palestinian communities, denying them access to vital resources and freedom of movement.
{{IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER}}Amnesty's research reveals how Israel's policies in the West Bank amount to a system of apartheid, with Palestinians facing systematic discrimination, segregation, and dispossession of their land and livelihoods. The report calls on the international community to take concrete action to pressure Israel and hold it accountable for its violations of international law.
Source: Al Jazeera


