UN special Rapporteur: Israel engaged in Ethnic Cleansing in West Bank

UN special rapporteur on human rights in Palestinian territory says what is happening in West Bank is “litmus test” of Israeli regime’s ethnic cleansing campaign against Palestinians.

Referring to the displacement of 40,000 Palestinians in a single month, Francesca Albanese told journalists Thursday that the ethnic cleansing occurring in Palestine “should be on the front pages of newspapers,” adding “the fact that it isn’t reflects their racist bias.”

Albanese disclosed her communications with journalists regarding the matter, saying that truth and accuracy are “missing” from coverage of occupied Palestinian territory.

She said had spoken to journalists who have been told not to mention genocide and what is going on.”

The UN official also pointed a finger at Arab countries, expressing her surprise at their limited ability to mitigate ongoing atrocities in Palestinian territory.

Moreover, she accused some Arab countries of conspiring against Palestinians.

The UN rapporteur said genocidal violence has been happening since before October 7, 2023.”

She said forced displacement has been a constant in occupied Palestine since the Nakba citing the displacement of more than 350,000 in 1967 and Israel destroyed everything they left behind, preventing their return