Elections must not deflect attention from Israel’s international crimes, rights group warns

Amnesty International on Saturday warned that upcoming elections must not deflect attention from Israel’s international crimes, urging continued scrutiny and accountability, Anadolu reports. In a statement, Erika Guevara Rosas, Amnesty International’s senior director for research, policy, advocacy and campaigns, said Palestinians have little reason to expect the outcome to deliver positive human rights change as much of the world’s attention focuses on Israel’s upcoming parliamentary elections on Oct. 27. Explaining this, she pointed out that electoral candidates have “shamelessly exploited” anti-Palestinian sentiment or even threatened to step up human rights violations and crimes under international law in a bid to score political points. “Candidates have used dehumanizing rhetoric against Palestinians, promised to further entrench Israel’s illegal annexation measures in the […]