Jerusalem ? Amnesty International condemned Palestinian suicide bombings against Israelis Thursday, calling them crimes against humanity and declaring in a report that no Israeli military action justified the killing of civilians.

Israeli officials welcomed the report, saying the London-based human rights organization had frequently criticized Israel and rarely pointed a finger at the Palestinians. Palestinian officials dismissed the Amnesty report as unbalanced.

Asked about the suicide bomb attacks, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat told CNN on Thursday, “I’m against this. I’m doing all my capabilities to prevent it. But not to forget also our civilians are also facing the same problems, the same killing, the same difficulties, and the same tragedies.”