NGO INDEX
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Claims in B´tselem/Hamoked report lack credibility
NGO Monitor
May 07, 2007
 B´tselem and HaMoked released a report claiming that the Israel Security Agency continues to torture security detainees in violation of a Court decision. The Israeli Ministry of Justice (MOJ) issued a nine page letter detailing the questionable methodology and lack of verifiable sources in the report, and concluding that the report is "fraught with mistakes, groundless claims and inaccuracies." This public rebuttal reflects an important development in Israeli government policy with respect to such politicized NGO reports.
Alternatives (Canada) Update: Government Funding for Radical Politics
NGO Monitor
May 02, 2007
 With half of its funding from the Canadian government, Montreal-based Alternatives continues support anti-Israel political activity. Through media statements and in cooperation with groups such as the PNGO, Alternative Information Center, Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee (PARC), and Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD), Alternatives promotes the demonization of Israel, contributes to the conflict, and requires greater scrutiny from the Canadian government.
"Mise à jour d´Alternatives (Canada): Fonds gouvernementaux pour des politiques radicales"
NGO Monitor
May 02, 2007
The Role of the UN´s "ReliefWeb" in Promoting Biased NGO Reports
NGO Monitor
April 25, 2007
 ReliefWeb is a UN-based and funded information service that works closely with NGOs to promote their reports, agendas and campaigns under the guise of humanitarian aid and human rights. While the official UN affiliation provides the image of credibility and objectivity, as the following analysis demonstrates, many of the reports on Arab-Israeli issues posted on the site are copied directly from biased NGOs pursuing an anti-Israel agenda. As a result, ReliefWeb should also be viewed as biased and unreliable.
Pax Christi: Aiding Peace?
NGO Monitor
April 12, 2007
 Pax Christi International (PCI) is a Catholic organization and its International President is Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Michael Sabbah. While PCI claims to promote reconciliation and the defense of universal human rights, its activities related to the Middle East reflect an adoption of the Palestinian narrative and utilize international legal and human rights rhetoric to delegitmize Israel. The UK branch of the organization is active in the boycott and sanctions movement against Israel and its website promotes radical NGOs and anti-Israel publications. The result of these activities is to further conflict, in sharp contrast to the claimed objectives.
EU Funding Promotes ICAHD´s Ideological Agenda
NGO Monitor
March 26, 2007
 The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) claims to be “a non-violent, direct-action group … to oppose and resist Israeli demolition of Palestinian houses in the Occupied Territories.” A recipient of EU funding, ICAHD partners with radical NGOs such as Sabeel, Christian Aid, and LAW to campaign against the two-state solution, promote the “Durban Strategy” of boycotts and demonizing Israel, using terms such as "apartheid", and grossly distorting the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Analysis of Ken Roth´s Defense of HRW´s Policy on Israel
NGO Monitor
March 15, 2007
 Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch (HRW), presented a defense of his and HRW´s policies on Israel at a conference sponsored by the North American branch of Rabbis for Human Rights, which was reprinted in Tikkun. Roth´s presentation focused on HRW´s credibility and agenda, following criticism published by NGO Monitor and elsewhere. The following is an analysis of Roth´s claims, including numerous inconsistencies, distortions, and omissions...
The Ma´an Network: Promoting Understanding or a Radical Palestinian Agenda?
NGO Monitor
March 13, 2007
 The Ma'an Network and its News Agency are allied with a number of highly politicized Palestinian NGOs, including Badil, Miftah, and PCHR, and their activities often promote the demonization of Israel. The Ma'an News' archive includes many examples that use the term "apartheid," accusations of "ethnic cleansing", and referring to terrorism as resistance. Donors to Ma'an Network include US government's Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and United States Institute of Peace; the Dutch and Danish governments, the UN and the EU.
US State Department Report on Human Rights relies on politicized NGOs
NGO Monitor
March 07, 2007
 On March 6, 2007, the U.S. State Department issued its influential “2006 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.” As in past years, the 2006 report section on “Israel and the Occupied Territories” relies heavily on allegations from politicized NGOs, many of whom are active proponents in the “Durban Strategy”, without providing any criteria by which these NGOs and their claims were selected or assessed. This report highlights deficiencies found in the 2006 report stemming from the reliance on these NGOs.
NGO Monitor highlights biased and distorted NGO submissions at the UN
NGO Monitor
February 28, 2007
 On February 22 and 23, 2007, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) held its periodic review session on Israel. Many NGOs operating in the Arab-Israeli conflict provided evidence statements to CERD, including Adalah, ICAHD, BADIL, Al Mezan and Amnesty International. NGO Monitor also submitted a statement to the Committee, detailing the problems associated with reliance on politicized NGOs which claim to promote universal human rights, but instead, advance biased political agendas based on a highly distorted narrative. It also analyzes many of the NGO statements to CERD, highlighting their lack of credibility.
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