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"Amnesty International has defended its report of the Gaza conflict in the face of fierce criticism from the IDF and NGO Monitor. Although the report, Operation Cast Lead: 22 Days of Death and Destruction, says both sides committed war crimes, it focuses overwhelmingly on the actions of the Israeli army. Amnesty’s Jeremy Croft said the charity “absolutely refuted” NGO Monitor’s attempt to “rubbish” the document…" "Mr Croft, Amnesty International UK head of policy, said: "NGO Monitor has a track record of trying to rubbish human rights reports on Israel-Palestine, and we absolutely refute their latest attempt to do this.It is absolutely wrong of NGO Monitor to claim that our report excuses Palestinian violations. It most assuredly does not.""