| NGOs: | Al-Haq |
|---|---|
| Other Content Types: | Press Releases, In The Media, Presentations, Posts, , Key Issues |
| Publications: | Reports, Books, Academic Publications, Submissions, Resource Pages |
| Start date: | 1 Jan 1988 |
| End date: | Dec 2016 |
Many highly politicized NGOs that are funded by the IHL Scretariat (composed of Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland and the Netherlands) have issued problematic statements regarding the recent wave of terror, which ignore attacks against civilians and Israel's right to self-defense.
In response to the recent wave of terror, government officials, repeating claims made by highly politicized NGOs, have accused Israel of using "excessive force" when responding to attacks against Israeli civilians, criminalizing Israels right to defend itself.
NGOs with stated human rights agendas, who are generally extremely vocal regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict, have avoided condemning the recent terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens, instead focusing only on the Israeli response to such attacks.
The UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People held a September 7-8 meeting, featuring representatives of a number of highly politicized NGOs who encouraged the international community to engage in legal warfare against Israel.
The controversy surrounding Jewish-American singer Matisyahu scheduled appearance at the Rototom Sunsplash Music Festival in Spain highlights the antisemitism that is inherent in the BDS movement.
The 2014 Annual Report of the IHL Secretariat brings to light the fundamental problems with its funding mechanism, including support for political warfare against Israel and very limited focus on alleged violations by Palestinians.
During the 29th session of the UNHRC, a number of highly politicized NGOs submitted oral and written statements and held side events, falsely accusing Israel of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and intentionally targeting the civilian population, thereby contributing to the international demonization campaign.
The report of the Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza War extensively quotes biased and unreliable political advocacy NGOs, many of which receive funding from the Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Secretariat, a joint funding mechanism of Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.
The BDS campaign against the Orange mobile phone network in Israel is another example of NGO political warfare targeting the Jewish state.
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