[Opinion] Can Canada Help Fix the UN's Human Rights Disaster?
Professor Gerald M. Steinberg discusses how Canada is vital in providing a new agenda for the UN.
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Analysis: B’Tselem Hires Radical American Campaigner
On March 5, 2019, the Israeli NGO B'Tselem announced the hiring of Simone Zimmerman to lead the group's US political operations.
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[Opinion] UN Humanitarian Agency’s Propaganda War on Israel Continues
Professor Gerald M. Steinberg writes about UN-OCHA's propaganda war against Israel.
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Submission to the UNHRC 40th Session - OHCHR's BDS Blacklist is Discriminatory, Promotes Conflict, and Violates Human Rights
The Institute for NGO Research expresses its significant ongoing concerns regarding OHCHR’s preparation of a “database” of business entities based on UNHRC Resolution 31/36.
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[Opinion] Amnesty Tries Banning Jewish History
Daniel Laufer discusses Amnesty's report which denies Jewish connections to historical sites and faults Israel for preserving Jewish historical and cultural heritage, as well as places that are holy to Christians.
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[Opinion] The PFLP and anti-Israel NGOs
Liora Henig-Cohen discusses the connection between Palestinian NGOs and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
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Amnesty International’s Antisemitic Campaign against Jewish Tourism
In January 2019, Amnesty International published a report on "The Tourism Industry and Israeli Settlements" that denies Jewish connections to historical sites – including in the Old City of Jerusalem – and in essence faults Israel for preserving Jewish historical and cultural heritage, as well as places that are holy to Christians.
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Amnesty International’s Antisemitic Campaign: Background and Information
Amnesty International will conduct a series of intense campaigns targeting Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, and Trip Advisor. Amnesty will also deny Jewish historic connections to biblical sites, including in Jerusalem – reminiscent of antisemitic UNESCO resolutions.
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Special Rapporteur on Israel: The UN’s Weakest Lynk
In March 2016, Michael Lynk, an associate professor of law from Canada, began his term as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the “situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967.” Based on the criteria to be named a Special Rappoteur and the following evidence, we conclude that Lynk is unqualified to fulfill this mandate for the UN.
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Letter to OHCHR High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet Regarding the BDS Blacklist
NGO Monitor Legal Advisor Anne Herzberg writes a letter to OHCHR High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet regarding the BDS Blacklist.
