In The Media
[Opinion] EU Research Funds Wasted on Amnesty's Hollywood-Style CSI Adventure
Gerald Steinberg maintains that an independent investigation is required to assess the European Research Council's funding to Forensic Architecture and its partnership with Amnesty International on the pseudo-scientific Gaza Platform.
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[Opinion] Just Like Its Namesake, Amnesty's CSI: Gaza is About Psuedo-Forensics
Naftali Balanson illustrates that by appropriating the CSI brand, Amnesty has unwittingly provided insight into the fundamental problems with its Gaza Platform, as well as the flawed NGO narrative about the 2014 Gaza war.
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[Opinion] Analysis: UN Report Cherry-Picks Evidence to Fit NGOs Anti-Israel Narrative
Yona Schiffmiller maintains that the fact that the UN Commission of Inquiry found Physicians for Human Rights- Israel (PHR-I) to be a reliable source speaks volumes about the abject failure of that body to accurately report on the 2014 Gaza conflict.
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[Opinion] Publication of Israeli Soldiers' Accounts Clouded by Political Agenda
Gerald Steinberg claims that the funders of Breaking the Silence are clearly interested in portraying the actions of IDF soldiers as criminal and callous, thereby hoping to pave the way for prosecutions targeting Israel at the International Criminal Court.
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[Opinion] A Troubling Picture of UN Complicity in Palestinian War Crimes
Anne Herzberg maintains that while the BOI summary of the 2014 Gaza war lacks transparency, its mandate was generally even-handed, did not declare Israel guilty in advance and, even if unintentionally, refutes the predominant NGO narrative.
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How the AP Botched Its Investigation of Civilian Deaths in the Israel-Hamas War
The AP's investigation into the 2014 Gaza war is highly inaccurate and relies on the claims of NGOs that are known for their blatant political agenda and hostility toward Israel.
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[Opinion] Findings, But Few Facts
Anne Herzberg maintains that without professionalization and standardization, NGO fact-finding should be viewed as nothing more than politicized advocacy.