The Israeli branch, which is a legally independent organization, has publicly rejected claims that the IDF is perpetrating genocide in Gaza.
(Jan. 8, 2025 / JNS) Amnesty International’s international board has suspended its Israel branch for two years, starting immediately, the nonprofit told JNS on Tuesday.
The nonprofit’s board “considered Amnesty Israel’s failure to align itself fully with Amnesty International research and positions, and its public discrediting of Amnesty’s research undermining well-investigated findings for several years,” a spokesperson told JNS.
The Amnesty board also took the decision “due to evidence of endemic anti-Palestinian racism within Amnesty Israel, which violates core human rights principles and Amnesty values,” the spokesperson claimed. “Anti-Palestinian racism within Amnesty Israel has been denounced by a number of board members of Amnesty Israel since 2021, resulting in their resignations.”