Amnesty International slammed over report charging Israel with genocide: ‘double standards’

Critics have slammed a new Amnesty International report that claims Israel “has committed, and is continuing to commit genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza as poorly researched and highly politicized.

Taking issue with the report, Orde Kittrie, a law professor at Arizona State University, said Israeli “policies and actions do not fit the legal definition of genocide.” 

Kittrie, who is also a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told Fox News Digital that “accusers must prove Israel is killing Gaza civilians intentionally and simply because they are Palestinian rather than as an unfortunate consequence of Israeli self-defense against Hamas and its fighters.”

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He noted that “Israel’s warnings and other steps to mitigate harm to Gazan civilians make clear Israel’s intent is not genocide but, far from it, to minimize civilian casualties while lawfully exercising Israel’s rights to free hostages, apprehend October 7 atrocity perpetrators, and protect Israel’s population from further attacks.”

Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, criticized the report in a statement to Fox News Digital. “The only group to have ever shown bloodthirsty genocidal intent in this war is Hamas. With the support of Tehran, Hamas terrorists filmed themselves on October 7th executing, raping, pillaging and kidnapping their way through southern Israel.

“Israel never started this war, but Israel will never allow terrorists to get away with harming Israelis and Israel – and will do whatever it takes to bring back the 100 hostages still held in brutal captivity by Hamas,” he said.

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The Amnesty…