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"Colleges Battle New Grant Wording"
Harvard has drawn plenty of fire from all sides in recent debates concerning anti-Semitism, but last year, the shots came from an unlikely source: two prominent philanthropic foundations that give the University millions...
Exchange of Correspondence with William Bell, Advocacy Officer, Christian Aid
Christian Aid wholly agrees with Edie Friedman et al that one of the few "good things" to have come from the Asian tsunami was the bonding of humanity across the races and religions in a common bid to bring succour to the afflicted...
"Annan Drops UNRWA Head After US, Israeli Campaign"
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided not to reappoint the head of the UN relief agency for Palestinians because of a long campaign against him by Israel and the United States, UN officials said on Wednesday...
"PHR-Israel to the PA: Dont Let Politics Hurt the Patients"
Physicians for Human Rights-Israel was founded 17 years ago, and ever since has been involved in the struggle for the human rights of the Palestinian people. Over the years the organization has struggled with partner associations in the occupied territories and with individual Palestinian citizens...
"Yad Sarah Recognized as UN-ECOSOC Advisor; First Israeli NGO to Achieve Consultative Status"
First Israeli NGO to Achieve Consultative Status Jerusalem, January 16, 2005 -- For the first time ever an Israeli Jewish organization has been recognized as an advisory body...
"With Ford Cash and New Head, New Israel Fund Switches Gear"
The New Israel Fund, long known for its promotion of democracy and the protection of civil rights in the Jewish state, is gearing up for new challenges posed by upheavals on the diplomatic...
Wall St. Journal (Europe) exchange of letters between NGO Monitor and HRW in response to Gerald Steinberg's oped article, Jan/Feb 2005
Yesterdays elections in the Palestinian territories closed the book on the Arafat era. The end of four decades of terror and corruption rightly generates great optimism about the Israeli-Palestinian relationship. Mahmoud Abbas, the new leader, can now move to end the chaos in Palestinian society and channel the massive aid flows away from off-shore bank accounts and illegal arms to economic development...
Responses to NGO Monitors Tsuanmi Aid Guide
The tsunami, and the dreadful devastation it wreaked, has re-awakened one of the most vexed of theological questions: Why does God allow bad things to happen to innocent...