Adalah: Abusing “Civil Rights” to Delegitimize Israel June 25, 2008
Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel claims to be an "independent" organization that promotes "civil and political rights" for the Arab minority in Israel. However NGO Monitor´s detailed analysis shows that Adalah is active in promoting the Durban strategy of demonizing Israel using the rhetoric of human rights, "apartheid" and "war crimes”. Adalah’s campaign for a “Democratic Constitution” is based on “a one-state solution”, meaning the elimination of Israel as a Jewish state. more »
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June 2008 Digest (Vol. 6 No. 10) July 03, 2008
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 more »
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Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign - PGAAWC
PGAAWC is the only NGO active in the Arab-Israeli conflict which received accreditation during the Durban Review Conference Preparatory Committee meetings, held in Geneva in April 2008. PGAWWC, a network of NGOs, is an active proponent of the Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions campaigns against Israel, which it accuses of “colonialism” and placing Palestinians in “ghettos.” PGAAWC´s founding members include ARIJ, UPMRC and PARC; and its website reflects a close link with PENGON -- an eco-political Palestinian NGO network. more »
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That Human Rights Watch exclusively condemns Israel´s Gaza policy (and no other blockade in the world) as "collective punishment"
Human Rights Watch´s (HRW) bias and double standards regarding Israel continued in 2007. Despite a major increase in internal Palestinian violence, including the Hamas takeover of Gaza, HRW´s focus on Israel did not changed significantly. HRW´s strong political agenda is evident in its arbitrary description of Israel´s Gaza policy as "collective punishment" - a detailed analysis of HRW´s publications and statements in 2007 revealed that no other blockade in the world had been characterized as such. more »
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