The International Commission of Jurists attacks Israel at the UN in an effort to extend the mandate of UN Special Rapporteur

The ICJ concluded another mission to Israel and lobbied the United Nations Human Rights Council in their 7th Session (3-8 March) to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur charged with examining the humanitarian situation in the Occupied Territories. The ICJ argues that Israels duty to ensure the security of its civilian population does not justify Israels "indiscriminate and disproportionate use of force in violation of international humanitarian law". The ICJ accuses Israel of "direct and wilful targeting of the civilian population, its means of subsistence, and its infrastructure", of violating international humanitarian law and that this "may amount to war crimes according to customary international humanitarian law."

In interview, War on Want representative condemns EU-Israel trade ties, citing Israeli human rights abuses

World Jews, Israel, to Meet on Durban 2, Jerusalem Post, Haviv Rettig, Feb. 25, 2008.

What 'Silence' Are IDF's Critics Really Breaking?

Center for Constitutional Rights appeal rejected in case against former IDF commander Moshe Yaalon

As NGO Monitor has reported, The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) funded by the Ford Foundation and Open Society Institute -- contributes to the demonization of Israel and exploitation of international law primarily through its lawsuits against Israeli officials for alleged war crimes, extrajudicial killing, crimes against humanity, and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. In this process, CCR consistently disregards the context of terror, denies Israels right to self-defense, and accuses it of deliberately targeting civilians.

A letter from NGO Monitor to IFLA regarding the "Libraries from Human Rights Perspective" conference

As a political organization, RCHRS consistently calls for pressure on the Israeli Government" to "deter it from violating the international law, and has stated that all world countries should adhere to their ethical and political responsibilities in putting an end for the Israeli racial aggression. Such rhetoric clearly reflects an extreme pro-Palestinian political position, which ignores RCHRS' mandate to promote "a culture of tolerance and respect for human rights," and does not contribute to mutual understanding and conflict resolution.

From Occupation to Liberation: Voices We Need To Hear

Maimi Herald praises Sarkozy's statement that France would withdraw from the conference if it includes racist elements

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was right to threaten to pull France out of the United Nations' next racism conference should it start to resemble the anti-Semitic hate fest that was the first such conference. His is the moral stance that civilized countries should adopt. The U.N.'s racism conference in Durban, South Africa, degenerated into exactly what it was supposed to combat with the most abusive countries hijacking the agenda.

Durban 2001 NGO Forum (archived articles and opeds)

The poisonous myth of 'Israeli apartheid

Op-ed on the demonization of Israel on Canadas university campuses as part of International Israel Apartheid Week (The poisonous myth of 'Israeli apartheid', Alan Baker, National Post, February 14, 2008).