Amnesty calls for Israel boycott over aggression in the occupied West Bank

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: June 12, 2026Country: Israel

PoliticsWorld / International

Amnesty International's Agnes Callamard states that ethnic cleansing and annexation in the occupied West Bank are part of a state-backed project, not merely actions of extremist settlers. She calls on the international community to boycott Israel as violence escalates.

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