Amnesty accuses Israel of 'ethnic cleansing' of West Bank Bedouins

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Amnesty International accused Israel of conducting an 'ethnic cleansing' campaign targeting Bedouin and herding communities in the occupied West Bank, aimed at accelerating Palestinian territory annexation. These communities are suffering from Israeli settler violence and forced displacement.

Amnesty International accused Israel on Wednesday of an "ethnic cleansing" campaign against Bedouin and herding communities in the occupied West Bank, saying the measures aimed to accelerate the annexation of the Palestinian territory. A new report by the rights group found that these rural Palestinian communities were bearing the brunt of Israeli settler violence and forced displacement.