UN Report on Gaza: Improvement over Goldstone, but NGO Reliance Hurts Credibility
Commissions lack of military expertise and limited fact-finding also evident
NGOs: | Amnesty International (AI) |
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Other Content Types: | Press Releases, In The Media, Presentations, Posts, , Key Issues |
Publications: | Reports, Books, Academic Publications, Submissions, Resource Pages |
Start date: | 1 Jan 1988 |
End date: | Jul 2024 |
Commissions lack of military expertise and limited fact-finding also evident
Gerald Steinberg claims that powerful NGOs that claim to promote human rights, as well as the European governments that fund them, play a central role in promoting antisemitism worldwide.
The ongoing government funding for NGOs that engage in antisemitic activities and utilize antisemitic rhetoric highlights the persistent double standard: Hatred of Jews is tolerated in a way that would be unthinkable for other racial, ethnic, or religious groups.
Amnesty International-UKs decision to reject a campaign against antisemitism in the UK highlights the hypocrisy and moral bankruptcy of what was once a leader in human rights advocacy.
The briefing paper published by a coalition of over 40 NGOs is fundamentally flawed, includes faulty research, false premises, and distortions of international law.
Israeli, Palestinian and international NGOs exploit the water issue and disseminate false and distorted information in an effort to demonize Israel.
Anne Herzberg maintains that while one would expect human rights and international justice NGOs and activists, who have campaigned on universal human rights issues for decades, to support the landmark decision of Sokolow v. PLO, their silence speaks volumes.
In anticipation of the publication of Amnesty Internationals Annual Report, NGO Monitor notes that given the organizations strong ideological biases, particularly targeting Israel, journalists, diplomats, and academics must examine each claim independently.