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October 2006
In this Edition:
Focus: Controversy over Kansas City Sabeel Conference
NGO Activity in Brief
International NGO Activity
European Commission delays answering European Parliament questions on NGO funding in the PA
Christian Aid Trustee says Israel "has got its grip" on Western world
Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), along with War on Want and ICAHD (both funded by the EU) call for arms boycott of Israel
Human Rights Watch hypocritical in its criticism of UN Human Rights Council's bias against Israel
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch criticize U.K. report on Lebanon War for lack of balance
NGO Monitor's comprehensive analysis of NGO responses to the Lebanon conflict, including critiques of HRW and AI
Medecins Sans Frontieres "concerned" about health in the PA
President of Ford Foundation, Susan Berresford, to retire in 2008
Oxfam, Amnesty International and International Action Network on Small Arms -- "helicopters should not be sold to Israel"
Israeli and Palestinian NGO Activity
ICAHD publishes article promoting the "intifada"
Al Dameer demands Rafah crossing be opened
Al Haq declares that Gaza is still occupied, ignores Palestinian terror
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) calls for the abolishment of the death penalty in the PA. Also issues "Special "Report" condemning Israeli military actions
BADIL publishes report calling security barrier "crime against humanity"
Holy Land Trust gives Swiss Representative to PA a tour of Bethlehem
NGO Monitor Publications this Month
Recommended Articles
"Sharansky Speaks", New York Sun, September 12, 2006
"Amnesty's dirty little secret", The Jewish Advocate, Charles Jacobs, October 11 2006. Amnesty responded to his criticisms in and correspondence from Amnesty and from Gerald Steinberg
"Why Are the Tamil Tigers Exempted from War Crimes?", Lankaweb, Ravi Randeniya, September 2006
"Ken Roth's blood libel", The Jerusalem Post, Gerald Steinberg, August 26, 2006."NGOs and Arab Terrorism", Shalom Magazine, Gerald Steinberg, September 2006
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September 2006
In this Edition:
Aftermath of Lebanon War and NGO Activity
Amnesty International Accuses Hezbollah of War Crimes
Oxfam rejects UK government funding for Lebanon relief, citing political grounds
FIDH and EMHRN charge Israel with war crimes
ANERA provides humanitarian assistance to Lebanon
ICJ to report on "human rights infractions" during Lebanon war
Sabeel denounces Israel's operations in Lebanon
NGO Monitor's comprehensive analysis of NGO responses to the Lebanon conflict, including critiques of HRW and AI
Other NGO Activity in Brief
Oxfam calls for aid to be sent to Hamas-led Palestinian government
International human rights groups largely ignore abduction of Fox News journalists
Exception: Al Dameer calls for release of the journalists
Al Mezan lobbies EU to force open Karni crossing to Gaza, threatening Israeli security
Sabeel to hold a two-day conference in Kansas City
Italian NGO volunteer murdered in East Jerusalem
NGO Monitor Publications This Month
Recommended Articles
"Human Rights Watch vs. Human Rights: The Cynical Manipulation of a Worthy Cause Has a History", Weekly Standard, Joshua Muravchik, September 11, 2006.
"Amnesty's Disproportion", The Jewish Advocate, Charles Jacobs, September 11, 2006
"The Episcopal Church's Anti-Israel Media Campaign", CAMERA, September 6, 2006
"So far, a profound disappointment", Hillel Neuer, International Herald Tribune, September 7, 2006
"Roth's Latest", New YorkSun, August 23, 2006. See also "HRW receives unprecedented public criticism for its attacks on Israeli actions in Lebanon," August 29, NGO Monitor.
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August 2006
In this Edition:
NGO Statements on Lebanon War
Amnesty International assert that Israel targets civilians
Human Rights Watch dismisses Hezbollah's use of human shields
International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH) accuses Israel of "war crimes"
MIFTAH claims that civilian deaths in Lebanon are a systematic Israeli policy
PNGO compares Israel's military operation in Lebanon to the Holocaust
NGO Statements on Gaza
Three Palestinian NGOs erase the context of terror in condemning Israel's military activities in Gaza as criminal and brutal. World Vision issues neutral comment on both conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon
NGO Monitor Op-Eds
"Human Rights Watch targets Israel", in OpinionOnline.com, July 20, 2006
"Human Rights Watch's Q&A on Lebanon War: Selective and Distorted Application of International Law" by Dr. Avi Bell, in The New York Sun, July 23, 2006
Exchange of letters between Avi Bell and Kenneth Roth, HRW's Executive Director, The New York Sun, July 31, 2006
"Is Israel Disproportionate?", Gerald Steinberg The Jewish Chronicle, July 22, 2006
"NGOs that Take Sides" by Gerald Steinberg, in Jerusalem Post, July 30, 2006
"Does Human Rights Watch Consider Sri Lankan Life Worth Less Than Lebanese?", by Jeremy Sharon, in OpEdNews.com, August 2, 2006
Relevant Articles
Abraham Foxman, "No Accident", The New York Sun, August 2, 2006 (on HRW's political agenda)
Dr. Robbie Sabel, "Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon and the Law of Armed Conflict", Jurist (online legal resource of the University of Pittsburgh), July 27, 2006
Joshua Brook, "Human Rights Advocates Embarrass Themselves: Out of proportion", The New Republic, July 28, 2006
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