On May 10-20, 2021, Palestinian terror groups in Gaza fired over 4000 rockets and mortars toward Israeli population centers – each one an unequivocal war crime. As with previous flare-ups involving Gaza, NGOs and NGO officials that claim to promote human rights have ignored the blatant Palestinian violations against Israeli civilians. Some have remained silent altogether, while others have focused exclusively on demonizing Israel for responding to the attacks or for other alleged wrongdoing.
In the framework of a ceasefire between Israel and the factions in Gaza, led by Hamas, NGO Monitor emphasizes the need for international actors, NGOs, and UN institutions to implement stringent procedures and regulations in order to prevent the rearming of Hamas and other terror actors in Gaza.
Professor Gerald M. Steinberg discusses how reports and campaigns led by NGOs and the UN consistently ignore the massive arsenal of rockets deployed by Hamas.
In parallel to rocket bombardments from Gaza aimed at Israeli population centers, the past week has seen intensive violence in mixed Arab-Jewish cities throughout Israel. However, in their statements on the violence in Israeli cities, many NGOs have ignored or downplayed the attacks against Jews and Jewish institutions, including synagogues.
NGOs and their officials have focused almost exclusively on demonizing Israel for responding to the attacks and alleging “indiscriminate” and “disproportionate” violations, while at the same time ignoring Palestinian war crimes.
On May 10-12, 2021, Palestinian terror groups in Gaza fired over 1000 rockets and mortars toward Israeli population centers – each one an unequivocal war crime. As with previous flare-ups involving Gaza, NGOs and NGO officials that claim to promote human rights have ignored the blatant Palestinian violations against Israeli civilians.
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