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Human Rights Watch Condemns Hamas: Change in Strategy, or More of the Same?

HRW's statement on two Israelis who crossed into Gaza and are being held incommunicado by Hamas contains many of the general methodological problems that plague HRW’s publications, relating to timeliness, value-added “research,” sustained campaigning, consistency of terminology, and promotion of political ideology rather than human rights standards. It also highlights HRW’s ongoing failures in its agenda related to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

NGO Monitor Impact – An Emerging Political Debate in Brussels on EU Funding to NGOs

A 2017 report published by the European Commission affirms many of NGO Monitor’s findings – namely, the absence of a clear and singular definition of an “NGO,” lack of transparency, inconsistency in EU reporting and policy objectives, uneven distribution of funds, interconnectedness among grantees, and insufficient oversight.

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Palestinian Prisoners Day: NGOs Promote Terrorist Propaganda

NGOs played a central role in disseminating the 2017 PLO Prisoner Day propaganda, including using social media to share Marwan Barghouti's New York Times op-ed. The Times fails to inform readers that Barghouti was the leader of the armed wing of Fatah and a founder of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, and was convicted in 2004 on five counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.

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French Senate Hosts another anti-Israel Event

The French Senate will host BDS actors at a symposium, in direct contravention to a French Supreme Court decision that dictates that calls to boycott are illegal

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