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Source: https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-836379
Amnesty International Suspends Israel Branch for Rejecting Its Reports
(Jerusalem Post) Michael Starr - The International Board of Amnesty International has suspended Amnesty International Israel's membership for two years in response to the Israeli branch's criticism of the international body's recent reports on Israel. Board chair Tiumalu Lauvale Peter Fa'afiu said Monday, "We take this action in response to evidence of endemic anti-Palestinian racism within AI Israel...and hostility to Amnesty positions." Amnesty Israel had publicized its differing opinions against the 2022 report "Israel's Apartheid Against Palestinians" and the 2023 report "Israel's Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza." Fa'afiu said, "AI Israel has sought to publicly discredit Amnesty's human rights research and positions...threatening our credibility, integrity and operational coherence."