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In recent weeks, Israel has faced an organized campaign of condemnation over revisions to the humanitarian visa and NGO registration process that had not been changed since 1967. Amnesty International branded the rules “arbitrary.”
Over 100 NGOs accused Israel of “weaponizing aid.” The UN and other alliances warned of restrictions aimed at silencing criticism. Palestinian NGO networks even called the measures a “political tool.” EU foreign ministers echoed all of these one-sided attacks.
The script is familiar: international outrage, Israel cast as villain, and the NGO “halo effect” that prevents serious oversight. However, this is a smokescreen for the core question: What must be done to ensure that aid reaches civilians instead of being hijacked by terrorists?
