[Opinion] Exploiting children for propaganda: beyond the Ahed Tamimi campaign
Professor Gerald Steinberg responds to an article published by Brookings Institution regarding exploiting Palestinian children for propaganda.
Professor Gerald Steinberg responds to an article published by Brookings Institution regarding exploiting Palestinian children for propaganda.
In response to NGO Monitor’s research on government funding for civil society organizations, OmVärlden, an online magazine owned by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, published today twelve articles making numerous false accusations about NGO Monitor.
In August 2018, the Platform of French NGOs for Palestine (PFP), a French funded anti-Israeli NGO, published a documentary titled “No Kidding, Games under control" that erases any notion of Israeli security concerns, including the context of violence and terrorism, and instead disseminates multiple unverified claims.
UNICEF spearheads a campaign to have Israel included on a UN blacklist of “grave” vio-lators of children’s rights. This political agenda is a primary facet of UNICEF’s activities relating to Israel, completely inconsistent with its mandate of “child protection” and from its guidelines for neutrality and impartiality.
UNCTAD's latest report, while published by a UN body that is supposed to focus on trade, investment, and development, instead is part of a Palestinian and UN-initiated propaganda campaign to demonize Israel. The report relies on non-credible source material, and ignores material economic factors, resulting in a publication that fails to issue any conclusions that would actually lead to development and peace in the region.
A "Dispatch" published by Human Rights Watch was written by a woman who has written, and been fired on account of her writing, Palestinian propaganda. She was previously dismissed from UN-OCHA due to her posting a "bogus" claim on Twitter.
Trócaire has launched a campaign – consisting of a video, petition, and public displays – marking “the 50th anniversary of the occupation of the West Bank, and the 10th anniversary of the blockade of Gaza.”The campaign consists of false accusations and propaganda, and erases the need for security due to terrorism.
Gerald Steinberg claims that with the help of its European benefactors, Breaking the Silence will still be fighting the political war against Israel long after the military attacks have ended.
Broken Hopes, whose bias was revealed through research by NGO Monitor, presents the views of three anti-Israel spokespeople who are in various ways connected to the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestiture and Sanctions (BDS) movement or to organizations that oppose Israels existence.