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

Amnesty International's new report unveils the alarming extent of Israel's ethnic cleansing campaign against Palestinian communities in the West Bank, calling for urgent…

Amnesty International has accused Israel of carrying out a campaign of “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians from the occupied West Bank.