The tweet was in response to the Israeli Embassy’s reaction to Amnesty International’s report, published on 6th November, which accused the IDF of war crimes during the Israel/Gaza conflict in July and August. “This tweet was made in a personal capacity by a member of staff,” An Amnesty spokesperson said in a statement. “Amnesty International has not used the hashtag #JSIL and is not using this in relation to our latest report on Israel/Gaza.” The ironic acronym JSIL, which stands for “Jewish State of Israel in the Levant ” and is a play on the abbreviation ISIL, was launched...
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