NGO Monitor’s detailed report examines HRW’s activities related to the Arab-Israeli conflict, and particularly on Israel — including  analysis of key HRW staff members, five case studies of HRW campaigns, and quantitative analysis comparing HRW publications in the Middle East, covering the period from 2002 to 2009.

Executive Summary in English [PDF]

Executive Summary in Hebrew

PDF of the full report

Responses to this report

Table of Contents of the Book

(Click links to read excerpts from the monograph)

Further analysis

(Updated November 28, 2009)

Responses to NGO Monitor’s report, Experts or Ideologues

• On The Reading List, Andrew Sullivan, The Atlantic Monthly, October 23, 2009
• MIDEAST: NGO Reports on Gaza War Belie Israeli Claims, Helena Cobban, Inter Press Service, September 11, 2009
• Offensive against Human Rights Watch, Le Monde, France, September 11, 2009 [Google translation]
• Former HRW analyst said to be avid collector of Nazi souvenirs, Ha’aretz, September 10, 2009
• J’lem think tank: HRW lacks credibility, Josiah Ryan, Jerusalem Post, September 9, 2009
• NGO Monitor: Gaza war probe tainted by anti-Israel ideology, Cnaan Liphshiz, Haaretz, September 9, 2009
• Media war rages over Gaza conflict, Seth Freedman, Guardian, September 9, 2009
• Gerald M. Steinberg (Editor): Experts or Ideologues: Systematic Analysis of Human Rights Watch, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, September 9, 2009
• Can of Worms, Ben-Dror Yemini, Ma’ariv, September 9, 2009 [original Hebrew]
• Is Human Rights Watch’s Marc Garlasco A Nazi-Obsessed Collector?, David Bernstein, Volokh Conspiracy, September 8, 2009
• ‘Better than’ is not always good enough, Iain Levine, Jerusalem Post, September 8, 2009

Ideologues or Experts?

Sarah Leah Whitson, Director of MENA

• Whitson, Kampeas shootin’ the Horse Manure, Richard Landes, Augean Stables, August 4, 2009
• More on Human Rights Watch´s Sarah Leah Whitson, The Volokh Conspiracy, August 4, 2009
• Sarah Leah Whitson of HRW answers my questions, Ron Kampeas, JTA, August 3, 2009
• Human Rights Watch Pleads Innocent. It´s Not., CAMERA, July 28, 2009
• Israel´s settlements are on shaky ground, Sarah Leah Whitson, LA Times, June 28, 2009
• HRW´s Sarah Leah Whitson On Shaky Ground, CAMERA, June 29, 2009
• Talking To: Sarah Leah Whitson from Human Rights Watch, Now Lebanon, May 14, 2009

Joe Stork, Deputy Director of MENA

• Founder and Board Member of HRW Blast HRW’s Anti-Israel Bias, Michael Goldfarb, Weekly Standard, August 26, 2009
• Ma´ariv vs. Joe Stork, David Bernstein, The Volokh Conspiracy, August 23, 2009
• Joe Stork Responds, Noah Pollak, Commentary, August 22, 2009
• Author of report against Israel supported Munich massacre, Ben-Dror Yemini, Maariv, August 22, 2009 [original Hebrew]
• Crime against humanity, Ben-Dror Yemini, Maariv, August 21, 2009 [original Hebrew]
• Credibility of Human Rights Watch on Israel crashes, LA Middle Eastern Policy Examiner, August 18, 2009
• Joe Stork of Human Rights Watch, David Bernstein, The Volokh Conspiracy, August 17, 2009
• Who Is Human Rights Watch’s Joe Stork?, Noah Pollack, Commentary Magazine, August 16, 2009
• Joe Stork, Senior Human Rights Watch Staffer, Supported Violence against Jews and Israel’s Destruction, Alex Safian, CAMERA, February 19, 2009

Marc Garlasco, Senior Military Analyst, Emergencies

• Nazi Scandal engulfs Human Rights Watch, Jonathan Foreman, Sunday Times (UK), March 28, 2010
• Garlasco’s Friends at Esquire Do Him No Favors, NGO Monitor blog, October 14, 2009
• Why Is This Good Man Getting Hung Out to Dry?, John H. Richardson, Esquire, October 13, 2009
• This Month in Hitler News, Amanda Chatel, Jewcy, October 2, 2009
• HRW’s lame evasion, Carl in Jerusalem, American Thinker, September 19, 2009
• Not-so-secret motives, Ottawa Citizen, September 16, 2009
• The dark knight: Marc Garlasco’s story (Hebrew), Amit Cohen, Maariv, September 16, 2009
• Rights Analyst Suspended Over Nazi-Era Collection, Corey Flintoff, NPR, September 16, 2009
• HRW suspends Garlasco, Gene, Harry’s Place, September 15, 2009
• Garlasco, suspended with full pay, Helena Cobban, Just World News, September 15, 2009
• HRW’s Garlasco: “VERY nice Hitler signature selection”; “a visit from Hitler!”; “My Christmas wish is for peace in the Nazi collecting field”, UN Watch, September 14, 2009
• HRW analyst suspended over Nazi items, E.B. Solomont & Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post, September 16
• Garlasco’s Hobby, Andrew Sullivan, The Atlantic, September 15, 2009
• Rights Group Suspends Analyst Over Nazi Collection, New York Times, September 15, 2009
• Human rights group suspended anti-Israel investigator (Hebrew), Maariv, September 15, 2009
• HRW’s Garlasco Suspended, David Bernstein, Volokh Conspiracy, September 14, 2009
• Rights Group Assailed for Analyst’s Nazi Collection, New York Times, September 14, 2009
• Bloggers accuse Human Rights Watch of online ‘sock puppetry’, Anthony Bowe, The Washington Times, September 14, 2009
• Garlasco does his ‘splainin’, Ron Kampeas, JTA, September 14, 2009
• ‘Deception, racism and hypocrisy’, Ben-Dror Yemini, Maariv, September 12, 2009 [Hebrew]
• Unfair attack on Marc Garlasco, Carroll Bogert, Guardian, UK, September 12, 2009
• Protecting Civilians: Military Expert Marc Garlasco, HRW, September 11, 2009
• Responding to Accusations, Marc Garlasco, Huffington Post, September 11, 2009
• Garlasco, part 2, Helena Cobban, ‘Just World News’ with Helena Cobban, September 11, 2009
• Human Rights Watch’s Cobban Not Happy With Garlasco, CAMERA, September 11, 2009
• Offensive against Human Rights Watch, Le Monde, France, September 11, 2009 [Google translation]
• Human Rights Watch and Israel: Questions to Answer, Daniel Levy, Huffington Post, September 11, 2009
• HRW and Sockpuppets, Lucy Lips, Harry’s Place, September 11, 2009
• Does Top Human Rights Watch Official Have a Nazi Problem?, MJ Rosenberg, TPMCafe, September 11, 2009
• Human Rights Watch – it is “absurd” to question motives of Nazi medals collector, CST, UK, September 11, 2009
• The Expressive Function of Flak 88, David Schraub, The Debate Link, September 11, 2009
• Marc Garlasco’s little “hobby”, Helena Cobban, ‘Just World News’ with Helena Cobban, September 10, 2009
• Human Rights Watch investigator accused of collecting Nazi memorabilia, Guardian, UK, September 10, 2009
• HRW Official Collects Nazi Memorabilia, Marc Tracy, Tablet, September 10, 2009
• The Garlasco-Wehrmacht thing gets creepy, Ron Kampeas, JTA, September 10, 2009
• Marc Garlasco and SS Chic, Noah Pollak, Commentary Magazine, September 10, 2009
• HRW sends out the sockpuppets (UPDATE), Elder of Zion, September 10, 2009
• Former HRW analyst said to be avid collector of Nazi souvenirs, Ha’aretz, September 10, 2009
• ‘HRW expert collects Nazi memorabilia’, Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post, September 10, 2009
• Human Rights Watch official response, HRW Press Office, September 9, 2009
• HRW’s Garlasco, taking it easy, The Elder of Ziyon, September 9, 2009
• Human Rights Watch Responds, David Bernstein, The Volokh Conspiracy, September 9, 2009
• Can of Worms, Ben-Dror Yemini, Ma’ariv, September 9, 2009 [original Hebrew]
• The Dark Side of the Anti-Israel Expert, Amit Cohen, Ma’ariv, September 9, 2009 [original Hebrew]
• Heil HRW, Michael Goldfarb, Weekly Standard, September 8, 2009
• The Latest Human Rights Watch Bombshell, Noah Pollak, Commentary Magazine, September 8, 2009
• Human Rights Watch’s Nazi Paraphernalia Enthusiast, Mark Hemingway, National Review Online, September 8, 2009
• Is Human Rights Watch’s Marc Garlasco A Nazi-Obsessed Collector?, David Bernstein, Volokh Conspiracy, September 8, 2009
• HRW “Military Analyst” Garlasco’s Nazi Souvenir Fetish Reinforces Lack of Credibility, NGO Monitor Press Release, September 8, 2009
• Marc Garlasco – Is HRW’s Anti-Israel Investigator A Nazi-Obsessed Collector?, mererhetoric.com, September 8, 2009

Nadia Barhoum, Associate, MENA

• HRW Hires Another pro-Palestinian Activist, NGO Monitor Reports, October 29, 2008

HRW Fights the Gaza War

Statements during the Conflict

• The NGO front in the Gaza war: Human Rights Watch, NGO Monitor Reports, January 11, 2009
• The Operation in Gaza: Factual and Legal Aspects, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, July 29, 2009
• Human Rights As A Weapon, Gerald M. Steinberg, Forbes, January 28, 2009
• Israel/Gaza: International Investigation Essential, January 27, 2009
• “The Incendiary IDF” by Kenneth Roth, January 22, 2009
• Israel: Stop Shelling Crowded Gaza City, January 16, 2009
• Israel: End Gaza’s Humanitarian Crisis at Once, January 13, 2009
• Israel: Stop Unlawful Use of White Phosphorus in Gaza, January 10, 2009
• Israel: Investigate Former Judge’s Killing in Gaza, January 9, 2009
• Israel and Egypt: Allow Humanitarian Access to Gaza, January 8, 2009
• Gaza: Israeli Attack on School Needs Full UN Investigation, January 7, 2009
• Israel: Allow Media and Rights Monitors Access to Gaza, January 5, 2009
• Israel: Gaza Ground Offensive Raises Laws of War Concerns, January 4, 2009
• Israel/Gaza: Civilians Must Not Be Targets, December 30, 2009
• Israel: Artillery Poses Risk to Gaza Civilians, December 30, 2009

“Rain of Fire” (white phosphorous)

• HRW’s “Rain of Fire”: Neither Thorough Nor Impartial, NGO Monitor Report, April 02, 2009
• HRW´s Gaza Campaign: Advocacy not Accuracy, NGO Monitor Press Release, March 25, 2009
• Human Rights Watch: White (phosphorous) lies, Gerald M. Steinberg, Jerusalem Post, January 17, 2009
• HRW, anti-Israel Campaigns, and White Phosphorous: Condemn First, Correct (Maybe) Later, NGO Monitor Report, January 14, 2009

“Precisely Wrong” (drone allegations)

• HRW’s pattern of bias in its “Precisely Wrong” report, Elder of Zion blog, September 7, 2009
• Absolutely Wrong: Analysis of HRW report, “Precisely Wrong: Gaza Civilians Killed by Israeli Drone-Launched Missiles,” 30 June 2009, NGO Monitor Report, August 6, 2009
• NGO Monitor: HRW Claims on IDF Drones “Entirely Wrong”, NGO Monitor Press Release, August 6, 2009
• Human Rights Watch accuses Israel over Gaza drones, Dan Williams, Reuters, June 30, 2009
• NGO Monitor: Drones Latest Weapon in HRW Campaign Against Israel, NGO Monitor Press Release, June 30, 2009
• HRW’s Garlasco’s latest article: inaccurate and biased, NGO Monitor Blog, March 25, 2009

“Rockets from Gaza”

• HRW Finds Hamas War Crimes — 6 months late, NGO Monitor Blog, August 12, 2009
• NGO Monitor: 6 Questions on HRW’s Gaza Rockets Report, NGO Monitor Press Release, August 5, 2009
• Rights Group: Hamas May Have Committed War Crimes, AP, August 6, 2009

“White Flag Deaths”

• Israel: Gaza ‘White Flag’ Deaths Inquiry a Step Forward, HRW, September 10, 2009
• Pathological politics: HRW’s “white flags” report, NGO Monitor Report, August 18, 2009
• HRW’s ‘White Flags’ Report Surrenders Morality, NGO Monitor Press Release, August 13, 2009
• NGO Monitor: Will HRW’s ‘White Flags’ Report Raise Red Flags?, NGO Monitor Press Release, August 12, 2009
• Human Rights Watch’s New Blood Libel, Noah Pollack, Commentary Magazine, August 13, 2009
• Human Rights Watch Earns Their Saudi Pay, Publishes Another Thinly-Sourced Report Demonizing Israel, Omri Ceren, Mere Rhetoric, August 13, 2009
• Human Rights Complex Take 13476: HRW Does Hatchet Job on IDF and (silently) exculpates Hamas, Richard Landes, Augean Stables, August 13, 2009
• White flags and prejudice: Latest anti-Israeli screed from Human Rights Watch lapped up by BBC, Robin Shepherd, August 13, 2009

HRW at the UN

• UN: Secretary-General Should Evaluate Gaza Inquiries, HRW, November 24, 2009
• UN: Endorse Goldstone Report, HRW, Nov 3, 2009
• Middle East Human Rights Groups Call on the General Assembly to Adopt the Goldstone Report, HRW, November 3, 2009
• UN: Endorse Goldstone Report, HRW, Nov 3, 2009
• Middle East Human Rights Groups Call on the General Assembly to Adopt the Goldstone Report, HRW, November 3, 2009
• General Assembly: Support Goldstone Recommendations on Gaza, HRW, November 2, 2009
• Any chance for justice for victims of the Gaza war?, Joe Stork, HRW, September 11, 2009
• MIDEAST: NGO Reports on Gaza War Belie Israeli Claims, Helena Cobban, Inter Press Service, September 11, 2009
• Right of Reply: Don´t smear the messenger, Kenneth Roth, Jerusalem Post, August 26, 2009
• HRW Plays Prominent Role at UN Mini-Durban Conference, NGO Monitor Reports, June 30, 2009
• Obama Mid-East Speech Supports Rights, Democracy, HRW, June 4, 2009
• Egypt/US: Obama Should Press Mubarak on Rights, HRW, June 2, 2009
• US: Ask Israel to Cooperate with Goldstone Inquiry, HRW, May 17, 2009
• UN: Support Goldstone Investigation into Gaza War Violations, HRW, May 6, 2009
• Israel/Gaza: Cooperate With Goldstone Investigation, HRW, April 14, 2009

HRW and Its Critics

• Minority Report: Human Rights Watch fights a civil war over Israel, Ben Birnbaum, The New Republic, April 27, 2010
• Nazi Scandal engulfs Human Rights Watch, Jonathan Foreman, Sunday Times (UK), March 28, 2010
• Watchdog puts no bite on despots, Gerald Steinberg and Dan Kosky, Washington Times, November 15, 2009
• Who are the 50 most influential Jews of 2009?, Jane Eisner, The Forward, November 14, 2009
• Israel ‘personally attacking human rights group’ after Gaza war criticism, Chris McGreal, Guardian, November 13, 2009
• Distorted claims, Robert Bernstein, Guardian, November 13, 2009
• The hijacking of human rights, Leonard Stern, Ottawa Citizen, November 13, 2009
• Group unfairly focuses on Israel, Bernard D. Katz, Toronto Star, November 8, 2009
• Human Rights Watch needs to shake up its staff, David Bernstein, San Francisco Examiner, November 5, 2009
• Human Rights Watch’s Non-Agenda: Iran’s Deadly Arms for Hezbollah, NGO Monitor blog, November 5, 2009
• Watchdog’s reports on Israel are grossly biased, Gerald Steinberg, Ottawa Citizen, November 4, 2009
• Human Rights Watch Chalks New Allegations Against Congo, Rwanda Troops, Congo News Agency, November 3, 2009
• LA Times bashes the critics, Carl in Jerusalem, Israel Matzav blog, November 2, 2009
• What Kind of People Affiliate with Human Rights Watch’s Middle East Division?, David Bernstein, Volokh Conspiracy, November 2, 2009
• Human Rights Watch founder speaks to Maariv, Carl in Jerusalem, Israel Matzav blog, October 30, 2009
• Call for NGO review, NGO Monitor international advisory board, Guardian, October 29, 2009
• HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH (HRW) UNRAVELLING: HELENA COBBAN’S IMMORALITY, NGO Monitor blog, October 29, 2009
• Human Rights Watch Debates Its Mission With a Founding Critic, Gal Beckerman, The Forward, October 28, 2009
• HRW and Its “Finite Resources” or Where is Mauritania? And Why Isn’t HRW Reporting on Slavery There?, NGO Monitor blog, October 26, 2009
• The rot at Human Rights Watch, Tom Gross, National Post, October 20, 2009
• Human Rights Watch: The Assault on Israel Continues, NGO Monitor blog, October 11, 2009
• Wiesel, Dershowitz: Human Rights Watch reform needed, Staff, Ynet, September 29, 2009
• Robert Bernstein’s rebuttal to HRW’s response, Robert L. Bernstein, NGO Monitor correspondence, October 24, 2009
• Sullivan and Sources, Michael C. Moynihan, Reason Magazine, October 23, 2009
• Andrew Sullivan on Human Rights Watch–Ignorance is Bliss, David Bernstein, Volokh Conspiracy, October 23, 2009
• The Assault On Human Rights Watch, Ctd, Andrew Sullivan, The Atlantic Monthly, October 23, 2009
• Human Rights Watch’s Bias, David Peyton, Enterprise Institute blog, October 23, 2009
• Rights group denies Israel bias, BBC, October 22, 2009
• Steven Edwards: The two faces of Human Rights watch, National Post, October 22, 2009
• “We Fundamentally Disagree With Mr Bernstein’s Views”, Mark Gardner, CST blog, October 22, 2009
• US lawmaker to rights groups: ‘Don’t drink the Kool-Aid‘, AFP, October 22, 2009
• Gerald Steinberg Of NGO-Monitor Responds To Andrew Sullivan, Daled Amos, October 21, 2009
• HRW dismisses allegations of bias against Israel, The Jurist, October 21, 2009
• Robert Bernstein, founder of Human Rights Watch, accuses it of anti-Israel bias, James Bone, Times Online October 21, 2009
• Human Rights Watch founder says group biased against Israel, YNet, October 21, 2009
• Robert Bernstein’s Courage, Editorial, New York Sun, October 21, 2009
• My Thoughts on the (Robert) Bernstein Editorial, Kevin Jon Heller, Opinio Juris, October 21, 2009
• The Human Rights Watch bias against Israel, Meryl Yourish, Yourish.com, October 21, 2009
• The Moral Authority of Accusers: 1. The Fall of Human Rights Watch 2. The J Street Circle Jerk, Marty Peretz, The New Republic, October 21, 2009
• HRW’s Founder denounces the organization’s obsession with Israel, Richard Landes, Augean Stables, October 20, 2009
• How ‘human rights’ have turned into inhuman wrongs, Melanie Phillips, The Spectator, October 20, 2009
• How Do You Know When it’s a Bad Day at Human Rights Watch?, Jeffery Goldberg, The Atlantic Monthly, October 20, 2009
• What ails Human Rights Watch?, Anne Herzberg, Jerusalem Post, October 20, 2009
• HRW founder slams criticism of Israel, E.B. Solomont, Jerusalem Post, October 20, 2009
• Human Rights Watch Discredited Even By Its Founder, CAMERA, October 20, 2009
• Bernstein on HRW, Part 341, Kevin Jon Heller, Opinio Juris, October 20, 2009
• Crossfire: A Rights Group and Israel [Letters to editor], New York Times, October 20, 2009
• Rights Watchdog, Lost in the Mideast, Robert Bernstein, New York Times, October 19, 2009
• Human Rights Watch Follies, Jeffery Goldberg, The Atlantic Monthly, September 15, 2009
• Goldstone Report Endorses Unreliable Witnesses, CAMERA, September 16, 2009
• Is Human Rights Watch out to nail Israel?: ‘Researchers’ build their ‘facts’ on bias, Gerald Steinberg, JWeekly, September 10, 2009
• Can of Worms, Ben-Dror Yemini, Ma’ariv, September 9, 2009 [original Hebrew]
• Human Rights Watch official response to Marc Garlasco-Nazi memorabilia revelations, HRW Press Office, September 9, 2009
• ‘Better than’ is not always good enough, Iain Levine, Jerusalem Post, September 8, 2009
• HRW Bias, Redux, CAMERA, September 7, 2009
• Who are Israel’s accusers?, Gerald Steinberg, JTA, September 3, 2009
• Human Rights Watch plays no favorites in probes, Fred Abrahams, JTA, September 3, 2009
• HRW, UN biased against Israel, Nelson Marans, The Baltimore Sun, September 2, 2009
• Allegations about Human Rights Watch are false, Iain Levine-HRW program director, Baltimore Sun, August 31, 2009
• Right of Reply: Isolating Israel through the language of human rights, Gerald Steinberg, Jerusalem Post, August 30, 2009
• Israel obsession leads HRW astray, Gerald Steinberg & Dan Kosky, Baltimore Sun, August 30, 2009
• HRW’s Kenneth Roth misstates facts & law, Hillel Neuer, Jerusalem Post, August 30, 2009
• Ramadan in Israel, Rachel Abrams, The Weekly Standard, August 28, 2009
• Rosner’s Domain: Human Rights Watch’s obvious bias, Shmuel Rosner, Jerusalem Post Blog, August 27, 2009
• Broken Watch, Allison Hoffman, Tablet, August 26, 2009
• Human Rights Watch earns its pay, Omri Ceren, Jerusalem Post, August 24, 2009
• Facts, fiction and fury in the battle of human rights groups vs. Israel, Ron Kampeas, JTA, August 20, 2009
• HRW Cover-up Watch: “we often cite the vehement attacks on us by reflexive Israel supporters …”, NGO Monitor Blog, August 14, 2009
• Losing its halo, Gerald M. Steinberg, National Post, July 29, 2009
• International Law Observer: Human Rights Watch Under Fire, NGO Monitor Blog, July 27, 2009
• NGO Monitor: HRW’s Flawed “Research” Reports Used to Seek Saudi Funding, NGO Monitor Press Release, July 16, 2009
• NGO Monitor: HRW Statement on Gilad Shalit Better Late than Never, NGO Monitor Press Release, June 25, 2009
• NGO Monitor to Amnesty, HRW and B’tselem: End Silence on Gilad Shalit, NGO Monitor Press Release, March 15, 2009
• Why SHOULD Israel let HRW into Gaza?, NGO Monitor Blog, February 22, 2009
• Chivalrous defenders of human rights, Yisrael Harel, Haaretz, August 21, 2009
• Watching Human Rights Watch Implode, Michael Goldfarb, The Weekly Standard, August 17, 2009
• Hamas lethally attacks mosque — media and NGOs yawn, Leo Rennert, The American Thinker, August 16, 2009
• Slaughter in Palestinian Mosque, Ethel C. Fenig, The American Thinker, August 16, 2009

Saudi Arabia Funding Controversy

NGO Monitor publications

• Analyzing Human Rights Watch’s Defensive Response to Robert Bernstein, NGO Monitor, November 04, 2009
• Human Rights Watch: Selling Goldstone’s Indictment, NGO Monitor, October 15, 2009
• HRW’s Credibility Gap: 14 Versions of the Abed Rabbo “White Flags” Incident, NGO Monitor, September 11, 2009
• Expert or Ideologues?: HRW’s Defense of Marc Garlasco’s Nazi Fetish, NGO Monitor, September 10, 2009
• Ideological dead-enders defend HRW, Gerald M. Steinberg, Jerusalem Post, August 03, 2009
• York U and HRW: naming and shaming, Gerald Steinberg, Canadian Jewish News, July 30, 2009
• HRW Reports Target Israel, while Saudi Abuses Get Brief Emails, NGO Monitor Blog, July 23rd, 2009
• From Gulag Liberators to Saudi Retainers, Gerald Steinberg, National Review Online, July 21, 2009
• HRW by the Numbers: Obsessive and disproportionate attack against Israel, NGO Monitor Blog, July 18th, 2009
• HRW Personnel Reflect Built-in Bias, NGO Monitor Blog, July 16th, 2009
• Israel – main course for hungry Saudis at HRW dinner in Riyadh, NGO Monitor Blog, July 16th, 2009
• HRW raises funds in Saudi Arabia by demonizing Israel, NGO Monitor Digest, June 16, 2009

Criticism of HRW

• Iain Levine and HRW, In Deep and Still Digging, Breath of the Beast, November 16, 2009
• Cry “conspiracy” and let slip the dogs of human rights, Soccer Dad, November 16, 2009
• Human Rights Watch Update, David Bernstein, Volokh Conspiracy, November 15, 2009
• NGO’s take criticism: “I really hesitate to use words like conspiracy…”, Richard Landes, Augean Stables, November 15, 2009
• I’m part of the anti-NGO conspiracy!, Elder of Zion, November 15, 2009
• Israel criticizes Human Rights Watch for its fundraising from Saudi regime, Tom Gross, National Review Online, August 17, 2009
• HRW Sez: Don´t Teach Terrorists Tolerance, Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic Monthly, August 10, 2009
• Yes, but Israel Isn´t Targeting Civilians, Robert M. Richter, Wall Street Journal, August 9, 2009
• Dictatorships and Double Standards, Noah Pollak, Commentary Magazine, August 5, 2009
• More on Human Rights Watch´s Sarah Leah Whitson, David Bernstein, The Volokh Conspiracy, August 4, 2009 (all of Bernstein’s posts on this topic)
• Double Standards and Human Rights Watch, Noah Pollak, Wall Street Journal, July 30, 2009
• Watching Human Rights Watch, John Entine, Enterprise Institute blog, July 24, 2009
• Human Rights Watch and Its Saudi Donors, Marc Perelman, The Forward, July 22, 2009
• More on Daniel Levy and Sarah Leah Whitson, Ron Kampeas, JTA, July 21, 2009
• Who Will Watch the Watchers?, David Hazony, Commentary Magazine, July 19, 2009
• Human Rights Watch Under Fire, David McGrogan, International Law Observer, July 17, 2009
• Diplomacy: Israel vs. Human Rights Watch, Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post, July 16, 2009
• Gov´t strikes back against ´biased´ human rights NGOs, Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post, July 15, 2009
• Fundraising Corruption at Human Rights Watch, Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic Monthly, July 15, 2009
• Human Rights Watch Goes to Saudi Arabia, UPDATE, David Bernstein, The Volokh Conspiracy, July 14, 2009
• Human Rights Watch Goes to Saudi Arabia, David Bernstein, The Volokh Conspiracy, June 16, 2009 (article in Wall Street Journal)
• Human Rights Watch bias against Israel-The Saudi Factor, deaniac20, Daily Kos, July 14, 2009

Defensive Responses from HRW

• The Goldstone Report & Int’l Law – Part 1: Sarah Whitson, Human Rights Watch, UCLA Burkle Center for International Law, November 16, 2009
• Moving Beyond the Goldstone Report, Joe Stork, Al Sijjil, November 9, 2009
• Three Decades Defending Human Rights, HRW, November 7, 2009
• On Israel, Congress Tolerates Abuse, Fred Abrahams, Huffington Post, November 4, 2009
• Why Are the United States and Israel at the Top of Human Rights Hit Lists?, James Ron and Howard Ramos, Foreign Policy, November 3, 2009
• Human Rights Watch Should Not Be Criticized for Doing Its Job, Aryeh Neier, Huffington Post, November 2, 2009
• Statistics tell the real story of rights watchdogs and Israel, James Ron and Howard Ramos, Ottawa Citizen, October 31, 2009
• Bashing Human Rights Watch, Scott MacLeod, LA Times, October 30, 2009
• Credible approach on human rights, NGO Monitor international advisory board, Guardian, October 30, 3009
• Human Rights Watch: We apply same standards to Israel, Hamas, Ken Roth, Haaretz, October 27, 2009 (Hebrew)
• Why We Report on ‘Open’ Societies, HRW, October 20, 2009
• Crossfire: A Rights Group and Israel [Letters to editor], New York Times, October 20, 2009
• On the Goldstone report, Singapore, free trade, aircraft air, BRICs, Ken Roth, Economist, October 1, 2009
• Visit to Saudi Arabia and False Allegations of Human Rights Watch ´Bias´, Human Rights Watch, August 6, 2009
• Our Coverage of Abuses in the Middle East is Balanced, Sarah Leah Whitson, Wall Street Journal, August 5, 2009
• Sarah Leah Whitson of HRW answers my questions, Ron Kampeas, JTA, August 3, 2009
• Human Rights Watch responds, Jasmine Herlt, National Post, July 31, 2009
• HRW explains (and the hole gets deeper), JTA, July 31, 2009
• Another Bernstein Post Attacking Human Rights Watch, Kevin Jon Heller, Opino Juris, July 26, 2009
• Anatomy of a smear campaign: Human Rights Watch under attack, Emily Dische-Becker, Menassat, July 22, 2009
• The “Swiftboating” of Human Rights Watch, Daniel Levy, Huffington Post, July 20, 2009
• David Bernstein’s (Ongoing) Caricature of Human Rights Watch, Kevin Jon Heller, Opinio Juris, June 16, 2009