Europe: Stop punishing Palestinian solidarity and start punishing those who commit genocide

By Amnesty International

By Erika Guevara-Rosas is the Senior Director for Research, Advocacy, Policy and Campaigns at Amnesty International At a time where dystopian scenes feel troublingly commonplace, a protest in Berlin’s Wittenbergplatz this time a week ago – in which marchers called for an end to aggression in the West Bank and an arms embargo on Israel […] The post Europe: Stop punishing Palestinian solidarity and start punishing those who commit genocide appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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