The head of Amnesty International told AFP on Monday the rights group will publish a report labelling Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians as “apartheid” despite Israeli calls to withdraw it. In a report due to be launched on Tuesday, Amnesty is set join the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem and Human Rights Watch in charging that Israel is committing the crime of apartheid in the Palestinian territories and against its Arab citizens. Preempting the launch, Israel’s foreign ministry on Monday dismissed the report and said it “effectively denies (Israel’s) right to exist at all.” “Amnesty w…