Israel is ethnically cleansing Palestinian Bedouins, major new report finds

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Amnesty International published a report on Wednesday alleging that the Israeli state is driving a campaign of ethnic cleansing and forcible transfer against Palestinian Bedouin communities in Area C of the occupied West Bank. The report details expanded gun licenses for settlers, increased funding for illegal settlements, and accelerated construction of settlements and outposts, which Amnesty states is a deliberate, state-led annexation in violation of international law.

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Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 06/10/2026 - 12:32 Forcible transfer of Palestinian Bedouins in West Bank is not led by rogue extremists but by Israeli state, new Amnesty report says Israeli forces guard a bulldozer reportedly operating on Palestinian lands near the village of Dura, west of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, on 9 June 2026 (Hazem Bader/AFP) Off A campaign of ethnic cleansing of Palestinian Bedouins in the occupied West Bank is being driven not by rogue extremists, but by the Israe

Israel is ethnically cleansing Palestinian Bedouins, major new report finds

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