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BTselem: Coming to America

NGO Monitor
July 09, 2007

Jessica Montell, Executive Director of BTselem, has announced that BTselems Board of Directors recently approved the establishment of a U.S. office in Washington, DC, thereby becoming "the only Israeli human rights organization to have a presence in Washington" (the news was released via a letter sent out on their email update subscribers). According to their release, their "first task is to fundraise for this initiative." The release also includes job postings for the new office: "We are looking for two people who between them must be well-versed in Washington advocacy, familiar with the US Jewish community, and able to speak authoritatively about the Israeli human rights situation."

Al Mezan condemns the Hamas storming of Al Azhar University in Gaza

NGO Monitor
July 09, 2007

In a July 9th press release, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights condemned the breaking into of Al Azhar University by members of Hamas Executive Force, calling for an investigation into the incident. The group of broke into the campus of Al Azhar University in Gaza City and seized materials from its science laboratories. In their statement, Al Mezan condemned the assault as a violation of the provisions of the Palestinian Basic Law, which prohibits the entry, surveillance, or inspection of public or private property without a prior judicial order. This conduct is also in breach of articles (19), (20), (21), and (39 to52) of the Palestinian Penal Code. The Palestinian law clearly prohibits seizure of property without a due process.

Head of UNRWA: Hamas must secure crossings, UNRWA Head Cites Gisha Report

NGO Monitor
July 08, 2007

Hamass failure to secure the passages into the Gaza Strip drew criticism from an unlikely source on Thursday, John Ging, who heads the United Nations Relief and Works Agencys operations in the Strip. It is very clear the responsibility lies with the Palestinians, Ging told The Jerusalem Post by telephone from Gaza, on a day when Palestinians fired mortar shells at two of the three open passages into Gaza. Such activity, he said, "directly impacts on the humanitarian plight of the Palestinians living in Gaza." ....Ging cited a report issued a day earlier by Gisha, the Legal Center for Freedom of Movement, which said that since the closure, 75% of Gazas factories had shut down. The deepening poverty as a result of the closures meant that more humanitarian assistance would be needed, he said. "It is pushing more and more people into the poverty trap," Ging said.

Adalah Attorney appointed as prosecutor on International Tribunal for Former Yugoslovia

NGO Monitor
July 08, 2007

Haaretz reports that "An Israeli Arab attorney was appointed as a prosecutor to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), which is based in The Hague. Marwan Dalal, an attorney with Adalah, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, will begin his work at the international court later this month. Dalal will be the first Arab Israeli to serve in such an important international legal forum, in which only a few Israelis have ever served."

Letter to the editor in response to Dan Izenberg, "Rights group: Israel ruining economy in Gaza Strip"

NGO Monitor
July 08, 2007

Sir, - Gishas work in promoting freedom of movement for Palestinians may reflect a genuine concern for Palestinian rights. However, as NGO Monitors detailed analyses have shown, this mandate is often distorted to promote a one-sided political agenda and inaccurate presentations of the conflict. There is a palpable neglect of the thousands of Kassam rocket attacks on southern Israel, and of the mass turmoil caused by intra-Palestinian fighting...

HRW calls on Hizbullah, Hamas, and Israel to release hostages

NGO Monitor
July 05, 2007

Human Rights Watch has issued a press release calling for the release of Israeli prisoners in Gaza and Lebanon, as well as for Israel to release Hamas legislators and ministers taken in reprisal. The call to release Israeli prisoners comes a few days after Hamas aired a tape on the one-year anniversary of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit's capture, and a few days after HRW issued a report blaming Palestinians for missile fire from Gaza as well as Israel's response; HRW accused both sides of committing war crimes.

Amnesty International honors Alan Johnston Day after his release

NGO Monitor
July 05, 2007

The BBC's Alan Johnston was honored with a prestigious journalism award just hours after being freed following 114 days in captivity. Johnston won the radio journalism category at Amnesty International's annual media awards, which recognize excellence in human rights reporting. He had been selected before news of his release emerged. "Receiving this year's Radio award on Alan Johnston's behalf, his father Graham drew attention to all the campaigners around the world, especially Palestinian journalists and Alan's colleagues at the BBC Palestine Bureau, who tirelessly campaigned for his freedom....As the world celebrates, however, we should not forget the insecurity, poverty and unemployment faced by the 1.5 million people who remain in Gaza, many of whom joined in the call for his release."

Israel must re-open the Rafah Crossing, allow stranded Gazans in and out of Gaza

NGO Monitor
July 05, 2007

In a recent press release, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights calls on Isreal to re-open the Gaza crossings to allow stranded Gazans in and out. According to Al Mezan, about five thousand Palestinians have been stranded in Egypt and hundreds inside Gaza as Israel closed the Rafah Crossing; Gaza's sole connection with the outside world, since 9 June 2007. Since that date, the crossing opened for few hours allowing some 160 Palestinians who were denied access into Egypt to enter the Strip. Many of those are children, sick and elderly.

"Book Review: The Revolution Will Not Be Funded"

NGO Monitor
July 05, 2007

"These and other critiques of the role of private foundations emerged from New Left scholar-activists seeking to uncover the emerging nongovernmental structures of power that, while operating under the rubric of progressive philanthropy, were working to undermine movements aiming for radical social change; they did so particularly in the name of containing Communism at home and abroad. Later, as global neoliberalism began to take hold, some scholars shifted the focus from foundations to the international NGOs ... "

"Powerful and politically incorrect animation Amnesty International - France"

NGO Monitor
July 04, 2007

Amnesty International - France has posted a powerful anti-torture animation that is far from politically correct, and does not display the biases and double standards that have become common. If this is the new trend in Amnesty-France, it marks a very important return to basic support for universal human rights.

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