International NGOs and the Second Gaza Flotilla: Links to Terror, No Humanitarian Purpose
Overview of NGOs participating in and endorsing the flotilla to Gaza. This page will be updated regularly with more details on NGO involvement.
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: | Zochrot |
Start date: | 1 Jan 1988 |
End date: | 28 Jul 2017 |
Overview of NGOs participating in and endorsing the flotilla to Gaza. This page will be updated regularly with more details on NGO involvement.
B'Tselem, Gisha, and Physicians for Human Rights - Israel (PHR-I), which engage primarily in political advocacy and provided information to the Commission, were unable to influence the Commission's findings.
Trocaires involvement in the Arab-Israeli conflict has focused on accusations of Israeli violations. Lobbies for sanctions against Israel, including suspending the EU-Israel Association Agreement, blocking Israels acceptance into the OECD, and "action"
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."