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June 2008 Digest (Vol. 6 No. 10)
2008-07-03

NGOs vs. EU Upgrade of Israel Relations; Italian Foreign Minister vs. EU funding of anti-Israel NGOs; Gisha´s ´halo effect´; PCHR and "Lawfare"; Oxfam embarrassed by baseless claims at UK Parliament; B´Tselem and Hebron; Canadian NGO ´Naqba´ commemorations; Human Rights Watch (HRW) highlights "serious abuses" by Palestinian security forces; HRW´s film festival

May 2008 Digest (Vol. 6, no. 9)
2008-06-05

Gerald Steinberg debates Amnesty´s Irene Kahn on BBC Radio; “Global Report on Child Soldiers” erases terrorist recruitment of children; Durban Review Conference 2009 Update; NGOs protest Israel’s independence, commemorate ‘Naqba’ instead; PHR-I admits errors, but campaign continues; ADALAH and ACRI resume attacks on Israel citizenship law; B´tselem warns Israel in its condemnation of rocket fire on Ashkelon; Human Rights Watch, PHR-I, Gisha "Letter to President Bush" filled with inaccuracies

April 2008 Digest (Vol. 6 No. 8)
2008-05-07

NGOs at the Center of Durban Review Conference Prepcom, UK Charity Commission warns War on Want over ´Apartheid Campaign,´ NGO Double Standards Regarding Death of Reuters Cameraman, NGOs erase terror to condemn closure of Hamas institution, NGO condemnations of Gaza policy continue, and more..

NGOs on Gaza- propaganda and false claims
2008-04-10

NGO propaganda on Gaza, Statements and NGO silence on Terror attack on Jerusalem Seminary, ICJ distortions of international law, WHO report based on unreliable and false NGO claims, US State department Report repeats NGO claims.

What the NGOs did not say this month
2008-03-06

NGO statements on Gaza; Durban 2009 update; Peace Now suspended; Irish pressured on NGO funding; Center for Constitutional Right’s appeal rejected in case against former IDF chief of staff; and more.

January 2008 Digest
2008-02-03

Focus: NGO Gaza Campaign as Prelude to the 2009 Durban Review Conference; B’tselem condemns sniper murder of Kibbutz volunteer--other NGOs silent; Ittajah-led boycott of visiting Jewish philanthropists; Arab Association for Human Rights (HRA) launches ´Discrimination Diary´, and more.

December 2007 Digest
2008-01-03

Focus: ‘Durban 2009´, NGOs, and Restoring the Integrity of Human Rights - Progress Report; IDF refutes NGO claims from Lebanon War; Spanish government hosts NGO conference, and more

November 2007 Digest
2007-12-04

Monthly NGO news including Ford-funded conference proposing new Middle East NGO Forum; Durban 2009 update; NGO accusations of collective punishment; War on Want donor details; boycott campaigns and refugee rights.

October 2007 Digest (Vol. 6 No. 2)
2007-11-05

New Israel Fund´s NGO Grants under Critical Spotlight; Amnesty International - update; Human Rights Watch - Blaming Israel, Ignoring Hamas; Christian Aid Responds to Criticism; and summary of other NGO activity this month

September 2007 Digest (Vol. 6 No. 1)
2007-10-01

HRW on 2006 Lebanon War: Same Bias and Unverifiable Claims; NGOs preemptively condemn Israel on Gaza policy; NIF; and summary of other NGO activity this month

August 2007 Digest (Vol. 5 No. 12)
2007-09-02

Focus on Debate Over EU Funding for ICAHD, and a summary of other NGO activity this month

July 2007 Digest (Vol. 5 No. 11)
2007-08-01

Focus: Debate Over EU Funding for ICAHD; European Parliament to Host UN NGO "Peace" Conference Promoting anti-Israel Campaign; Too little, too late: HRW criticizes UN Human Rights Council; HRW calls on Hizbullah, Hamas, Israel to “release hostages”; FIDH calls for dialogue between Palestinians factions, fails to condemn Palestinian terrorism; Amnesty slams Israel and Hizbollah on 1st anniversary of 2nd Lebanon War

June 2007 Digest (Vol. 5 No. 10)
2007-07-02

NGOs on Gaza Violence Blame Israel; Only B’tselem Notes One-Year Anniversary of Gilad Shalit’s Captivity; Durban 2009: Libya Set to Head UN Anti-Racism Conference; HRW and Amnesty Still in Denial about the “Reformed” Human Rights Council; New UN Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Calls for Greater NGO Accountability

May 2007 Digest (Vol. 5 No. 9)
2007-05-30

NGO Monitor’s Analysis of Amnesty International’s 2006 Reporting on the Middle East Receives Extensive Media Coverage; NGOs Largely Ignore Lebanese Army Operation In Palestinian Refugee Camp; MSF Employee Arrested in Olmert Assassination Plot; NGOs Evaluate UN Human Rights Council; NGOs React to Darfur Crisis.

April 2007 Digest (Vol. 5 No. 8)
2007-04-18

Amnesty USA exploits Passover, ignores kidnapped Israelis; European Commission outlines new NGO funding guidelines; Arab NGOs increase efforts to undermine Israel; Ford Foundation hosts "NGO Accountability Debate".

March 2007 Digest (Vol. 5 No. 7)
2007-03-20

Defence for Children International / Palestine leads new campaign to demonize Israel at the UN; Adalah proposes constitution demanding Israel recognize the "right of return"; international NGO coalition appeals to European leaders and the UN to take action against Iran´s human rights abuses.

February 2007 Digest (Vol. 5 No. 6)
2007-02-19

Israeli Foreign Ministry protests UK Embassy funding of Israeli NGO study on the impact of the security barrier, B´tselem strongly condemns Eilat suicide bombing while other NGOs are silent and new report on Amnesty and Human Rights Watch´s Columbia coverage describes their "distorted portrayal"

January 2007 Digest (Vol. 5 No. 5)
2007-01-22

Amnesty International Secretary General blogs her one-sided view of the Israel-Palestinian Conflict, the World Bank extends its Palestinian NGO project and more NGO updates…

December 2006 Digest (Vol. 5 No. 4)
2006-12-21