The National Jewish Assembly (NJA) strongly condemns Amnesty International’s forthcoming report accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. This baseless and inflammatory allegation represents a shocking inversion of reality, weaponising human rights rhetoric to shield Hamas and demonise Israel.
Amnesty’s actions are a betrayal of its own stated mission and a gift to those who seek to delegitimise and destroy the Jewish state. One of Amnesty’s most egregious acts has been to distorted and revise the definition of genocide, much like it had revised the definition of apartheid several years ago, in order to bend to an antisemitic political agenda devoid of objectivity or fact.
Gary Mond, Chairman of the NJA, stated: “Amnesty’s report is not just an affront to Israel; it is an affront to truth, justice, and decency. By accusing Israel – a democratic state defending itself against terrorism – of genocide, Amnesty is not only erasing the genocidal intent of Hamas but also enabling its continued atrocities.”
Amnesty’s report:
1.Ignores Hamas’s genocidal charter, which openly calls for the destruction of Israel and the murder of Jews worldwide.
2.Fails to acknowledge Hamas’s systematic use of civilians as human shields, embedding its military operations in schools, hospitals, and residential areas.
3.Dismisses Israel’s extensive measures to protect civilian lives, including humanitarian corridors, evacuation orders, and the facilitation of aid into Gaza.
Amnesty’s selective moral outrage sends a dangerous message: that the actions of terrorist organisations like Hamas can be excused or overlooked in the name of advancing a biased agenda. The accusation of genocide against Israel is a grotesque distortion of reality, a form of Holocaust inversion that portrays the victim of genocidal threats as the aggressor. This perverse narrative emboldens terrorist organisations, fuels antisemitism, and undermines any genuine efforts for peace.
Amnesty’s longstanding anti-Israel bias, including questioning the Jewish state’s very legitimacy, disqualifies it as a credible voice in human rights advocacy. Its latest report is not a balanced or fair analysis but a thinly veiled attack designed to delegitimise Israel while providing cover for its enemies. This approach not only erodes Amnesty’s credibility but also jeopardises the broader mission of human rights advocacy by turning it into a tool for political manipulation.
Mond concluded: “Amnesty International has chosen sides – not with justice, not with victims, but with those who glorify terrorism and genocide. The world must wake up to this dangerous deceit.”
