October 7 Hamas Atrocity: NGOs and the Gaza War
On October 7, 2023 (which was the Sabbath and a Jewish holiday), thousands of Palestinian terrorists poured across the border from Gaza into Israel, slaughtering 1200 people, torturing and maiming thousands, and kidnapping more than 200. Gaza Palestinians also engaged in public desecration of victims’ bodies. In parallel, thousands of rockets were fired at Israeli population centers, sending millions rushing to shelters.
Every one of these attacks constitutes a blatant violation of international humanitarian and human rights laws.
On February 12, 2024, the Dutch Court of Appeal ruled that the Netherlands must cease transfer of US-owned F-35 fighter jet components to Israel. The appeal was initiated by four pro-BDS NGOs – Oxfam Novib, PAX, Rights Forum, and Amnesty International – which had sued the Dutch government to stop the transfers and had lost in District Court.
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NGOs funded through German development programs (Entwicklungshilfe) with the stated aim to promote “human rights” and “international law” have failed to condemn these blatant violations of human rights and humanitarian principles.
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Anne Herzberg discusses the legal imperative to open investigations regarding the presence of hostages at Gaza’s medical facilities, and whether those who assisted in or were aware of this presence bear responsibility for international crimes associated with the taking of hostages on the basis of aiding and abetting such crimes, through facilitating such acts, and/or by withholding information regarding the presence and status of hostages.
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In 2022, Al-Haq Europe and Bisan International Center were registered in Belgium as non-profit associations:.
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Professor Gerald M Steinberg discusses how the ICJ is built on the illusion of legality and justice.
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UNRWA is part of the UN-NGO network dedicated to campaigns to demonize and delegitimize Israel, in contrast to humanitarian principles and promoting peace. Post-October 7, this entire system must be reviewed and reconsidered.
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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), an EU-designated terror group and longtime ally of Hamas in Gaza, participated in the atrocities of October 7.
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NGO Monitor
January 29, 2024
NGO Monitor participated in a Knesset debate with the Committee on Aliyah, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs on the occasion of the publication of the annual report on antisemitism prepared by the Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, the World Zionist Organization and Jewish Agency.
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Naftali Balanson writes on how South Africa’s case at the ICJ is built on reports from groups with links to terrorist organizations.
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Olga Deutsch writes on how there must be a more hands-on approach to monitoring and tracking aid.
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