Emotion, Not Law: A Critical Reading of BTselems Black Flag Report
BTselems report is not based on facts, evidence, or serious legal analysis, but is characterized by distorted factual and legal allegations and blatant political bias.
Publications: | Reports, Books, Academic Publications, Submissions, Resource Pages |
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Other Content Types: | Press Releases, In The Media, Presentations, Posts, , Key Issues |
NGOs: | World Vision |
Start date: | 1 Jan 1988 |
End date: | 25 Oct 2016 |
BTselems report is not based on facts, evidence, or serious legal analysis, but is characterized by distorted factual and legal allegations and blatant political bias.
BTselems report is not based on facts, evidence, or serious legal analysis, but is characterized by distorted factual and legal allegations and blatant political bias.
As in previous rounds of the Arab-Israeli conflict, political NGOs have issued numerous unfound statements condemning Israel.
Australian international aid is intended to to promote Australias national interests, but some funding goes to political advocacy NGOs that are active in BDS campaigns.
ICAHDs extensive difficulties demonstrate the degree to which political advocacy NGOs are dependent institutionally on what some funders refer to as project support.
The Palestinian Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) is an active member of the Palestinian campaign to boycott Israel, and is funded by the Australian government, through AusAids funding program with World Vision Australia.
Jason Edelstein explains that the Australian government is funding numerous NGOs in the region that demonize Israel and implement activities that make peace more difficult to achieve.
A compilation of over 500 statements by 52 NGOs on "Operation Cast Lead" (December 27, 2008 - January 29, 2009).
[UPDATED] Following the pattern in previous conflicts, a number of NGOs immediately issued condemnations of Israel following the IDF response to increasing deadly rocket attacks from Gaza. Many of these statements reflect bias and double standards, and ignore or give little attention to Israeli human rights and casualties. NGOs exploit legal terminology, including terms such as "war crimes," "collective punishment," and "indiscriminate attacks." Some use the fighting in Gaza to repeat calls for boycotts and sanctions as part of the Durban strategy, and accuse Israel of perpetrating a "massacre."