In the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict, self-proclaimed human rights groups often fail to denounce acts of violence against Israelis. Some even minimize or incite terrorism. Worse yet, some NGOs have alleged ties to terrorist organizations.
Many NGOs that claim a human rights mandate have remained silent regarding the recent kidnappings and murders, while most NGOs that have released statements have created an artificial balance by also criticizing Israel and/or blaming Israel.
Gisha has speculated that the cement for the tunnel came exclusively from Egypt and denied that Hamas would steal from international organizations.
Since 2008, BTselem has issued over 20 press releases about attacks targeting Israeli civilians. Frequently, BTselems statements labeled them immoral, inhuman, and illegal or undermining all rules of morality and law.
While al-Suwaidan presents himself as a moderate, he has alleged ties to Hamas, espouses antisemitic views, and supports terrorist attacks against Israel.
NGO Monitor's report on the omissions in NGO statements regarding Khader Adnan, the Palestinian prisoner on a hunger strike.
Overview of NGOs participating in and endorsing the flotilla to Gaza. This page will be updated regularly with more details on NGO involvement.
Amnesty Internationals anti-Israel campaign has now extended to support for Ameer Makhoul of Ittijah, a confessed spy for Hezbollah.
For most of the four years since the kidnapping of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, most human rights NGOs have ignored his situation. On the fourth anniversary of Shalits capture, most of these NGOs continued their silence. The exceptions were HRW, BTselem, and PCATI. Amnesty International, which was initially active, to a limited degree, on the Shalit issue, was silent.
