According to media reports, Hamas has agreed to appoint Amjad Al-Shawa – “a pro-Hamas” figure and a key NGO official in the sphere of international aid in Gaza – as the head of a new technocratic committee that will administer civil affairs in Gaza as part of the US-brokered ceasefire.
Instead of focusing on traditional humanitarian assistance, some NGOs with humanitarian visas prioritize one-sided political advocacy, exploiting the access granted by Israel.
On October 12, 2023, UN OCHA-oPt launched the “OPT Flash Appeal,” seeking $294 million “to address the most urgent needs of 1,260,000 people in the Gaza Strip (Gaza) and the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, for three months.”
Professor Gerald M Steinberg speaks about how humanitarian aid to Gaza needs to be phased oui.
Many NGOs that claim to promote human rights, humanitarian principles, and international law have condemned Israel for the evacuation warning. This campaign is not only aimed at diverting attention from the barbaric Hamas slaughter of 1,500 Israelis, but also bolsters and enables Hamas.
The Israel, West Bank, and Gaza branch of the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA-oPt) executes the UN’s regional humanitarian response plan, facilitating and providing donations to dozens of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). As opposed to other OCHA branches around the world, OCHA-oPt prioritizes one-sided political advocacy in place of traditional humanitarian assistance.
The COVID-19 global pandemic has become another opportunity for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to demonize Israel over its Gaza policy.
Professor Gerald M Steinberg disputes The Washignton Post's fact-checking of Palestinian aid.
On NGO Monitor's "Human Rights and Hot Coffee" podcast, we discuss Israeli current events through the lens of human rights, international law, humanitarian aid, and international relations.
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