The 41st Session of the UN Human Rights Council continued the bias and hypocrisy that has come to define the UN in general and the UNHRC in particular. NGO Monitor was present, speaking before the Council and documenting the numerous false accusations made by self-proclaimed human rights NGOs.
On April 25, 2019, three UN Special Rapporteurs issued a statement supporting HRW Israel/Palestine Director and long-time BDS activist Omar Shakir, who failed to convince an Israeli court to force the Interior Ministry to grant him a new work visa.
On April 17, 2019, the United Church of Canada (UCC) published a response to NGO Monitor’s April 3 op-ed in the Hill Times. In it, UCC attacks Canada’s consensus position on the IHRA definition of antisemitism and BDS, and refers to these as “false allegations of anti-Semitism.”
On March 5, 2019, the Israeli NGO B'Tselem announced the hiring of Simone Zimmerman to lead the group's US political operations.
NGO Monitor Legal Advisor Anne Herzberg writes a letter to OHCHR High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet regarding the BDS Blacklist.
Amnesty International will conduct a series of intense campaigns singling out Israel in early 2019. These campaigns will delegitimize Jewish historical connections to Jerusalem and elsewhere, as well as promote discriminatory boycotts (BDS) against Israel.
On November 20, following Airbnb's announcement that it was "removing listings" in "Israeli settlements in the Occupied West Bank," NGO Monitor sent a letter to the company, asking it to clarify key aspects of its new policy.
In October 2018, the Danish Foreign Minister announced a new policy regarding Danish support for Israeli and Palestinian civil society organizations, stating that projects that promote BDS, organizations that question Israel’s right to exist, and those with ties to terror will not be eligible to receive funds
On May 15, 2018, Adalah and seven other non-governmental organizations (NGOs) sent a letter to US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo to “Investigate Israel’s Use of Lethal Force in Gaza and Halt Foreign Assistance to Israeli Military Units.” The letter adopts a BDS (boycott, divestments, and sanctions) agenda against Israel, in stark contrast to the signatories’ donors’ policies.
NGO Monitor Columbia University alumni write to Dean of Columbia Law School regarding statement on Prof. Katherine Franke's involvement in BDS campaigns.
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