Thread by @RepSlotkin

I finally found a moment to read the Amnesty International report. Something tells me some who shot out posts right after it went live may not have read the 277 page report, or even the 25 page summary. 1/6

Here's the thing: criticizing the Israeli Government's treatment of the Palestinians is legitimate. I certainly have been critical, particularly of their treatment of the Palestinians in the West Bank. 2/6

As a former CIA and Pentagon official, I believe the failure to reach a negotiated settlement on the West Bank is a fundamental reason Israel continues to grapple with its security. 3/6

But to write a report that liberally uses the terms "apartheid", "war crimes", and “ethnic cleansing” without acknowledging why the State of Israel was founded as a Jewish state, the role of the U.N. in that founding… 4/6

…how the Jewish experience with genocide shaped policy, or especially the indiscriminate violence used by Hamas and other terrorist groups....it's hard to read this as an objective report. 5/6

The Israeli government deserves criticism, but if the authors of this report want to actually move towards resolving this conflict, they should at least acknowledge some of the fundamentals that shape it. 6/6