Table of Contents:

• Special Edition: 26 August 2004 Asleep at the Wheel: Comparing the Performance of Human Rights NGO’s on Sudan and Arab-Israeli Issues
• World Vision International’s Pro-Palestinian Agenda
• New Israel Fund Update
• NGOs Political Campaign against Israel’s Citizenship Law Continues
• Betselem Update
• Additional NGO Monitor Notes and Links

Special Edition: 26 August 2004 Asleep at the Wheel: Comparing the Performance of Human Rights NGO’s on Sudan and Arab-Israeli Issues

Summary: This article analyzes human rights NGO activity on Sudan prior to January 2003 and after, compared to the Israeli-Palestinian focus, and demonstrates the belated recognition of the tragedy in Sudan.
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World Vision International’s Pro-Palestinian Agenda

Tacit support for terror and a highly politicized agenda reflecting anti-Israel rhetoric and biased history, under the guise of "development assistance and justice."
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New Israel Fund Update

Support continues for NGOs leading the demonization campaign against Israel, including Adalah, HaMoked, I’lam, Mossawa Center and the Arab Association for Human Rights.
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NGOs Political Campaign against Israel’s Citizenship Law Continues

HRW, Amnesty and Adalah have resumed their campaign which lacks a comparative framework and reflects blatant political goals.
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Betselem Update

A report ostensibly on policies related to use of roads by Palestinians is inaccurate, uses the language of demonization, including ‘apartheid’ , and trivializes legitimate Israeli anti-terror requirements.
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Additional NGO Monitor Notes and Links

The Legality of Israel’s Separation Barrier

• Gerald M. Adler LLM. JSD, "Separation Barrier, Closures and Checkpoints in ‘Occupied Palestinian Territories’ and Postscript to the International Court of Justice Decision on the Barrier," August 2, 2004.
• Anne Bayefsky, "Had Enough? National Review Online, July 17, 2004.
• Charles Krauthammer, "Travesty at the Hague," Washington Post, July 16, 2004.

NGO News Reports

• "[With IDF reply]: PHR-Israel – Petition to High Court: End Dire Situation at Rafah Crossing," IMRA, July 29, 2004.
• Robert Spencer, "Sudan’s Silent Jihad," FrontPageMagazine.com, July 29, 2004.
• "UN Watch Files Proceedings to Terminate Special Rapporteur’s Mandate," UN Watch, July 20, 2004

Op-Eds

• Melanie Phillips, "The Defining Issue," London Daily Mail, July 21, 2004.

Correspondence

• "Diabetes Voice" & Medecins Sans Frontires Exploited to Demonize Israel, Date: July 27, 2004