India, Oct. 26 -- Amnesty International Senior Director for Research, Policy, Advocacy and Campaigns Erika Guevara Rosas, in a statement issued ahead of Israel’s parliamentary elections on Oct. 27, 2026, said the vote “must not deflect attention from Israel’s international crimes,” and said Palestinians have “little reason to expect the outcome to deliver positive human rights change.
Election rhetoric and candidate actions
Guevara Rosas said that in recent months electoral candidates have “shamelessly exploited anti-Palestinian sentiment” or threatened to step up “human rights violations and crimes under international law” to score political points.
She said candidates have done the following:
* Used “dehumanizing rhetoric” against Pal...