Palestine Legal
Palestine Legal is highly active in BDS campaigns, particularly on college and university campuses throughout the United States.
Antisemitism
Amnesty International’s Antisemitic Campaign against Jewish Tourism
In January 2019, Amnesty International published a report on "The Tourism Industry and Israeli Settlements" that denies Jewish connections to historical sites – including in the Old City of Jerusalem – and in essence faults Israel for preserving Jewish historical and cultural heritage, as well as places that are holy to Christians.
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Amnesty International’s Antisemitic Campaign: Background and Information
Amnesty International will conduct a series of intense campaigns targeting Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, and Trip Advisor. Amnesty will also deny Jewish historic connections to biblical sites, including in Jerusalem – reminiscent of antisemitic UNESCO resolutions.
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Special Rapporteur on Israel: The UN’s Weakest Lynk
In March 2016, Michael Lynk, an associate professor of law from Canada, began his term as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the “situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967.” Based on the criteria to be named a Special Rappoteur and the following evidence, we conclude that Lynk is unqualified to fulfill this mandate for the UN.
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Letter to OHCHR High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet Regarding the BDS Blacklist
NGO Monitor Legal Advisor Anne Herzberg writes a letter to OHCHR High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet regarding the BDS Blacklist.
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Hebrew University Professor’s Troubling NGO Connections
On January 22, 2019, Hebrew University Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian will speak at an event in Amsterdam about
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An open letter to Dr. Tveit, head of World Council of Churches
Professor Gerald M. Steinberg writes a letter to the head of the World Council of Churches regarding EAPPI and antisemitism.
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Antisemitism, BDS and European Funding - The WCC's Activists in Israel and the West Bank
Founded in 2002, Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) is the Geneva-based World Council of Churches’ (WCC) “flagship project” on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Despite marketing itself as a human rights and protection program, EAPPI places significant emphasis on political advocacy before, during, and after the trip.
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EAPPI: The World Council of Churches’ Training Camp for Anti-Israel Advocacy
Founded in 2002, Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) is the Geneva-based World Council of Churches’ (WCC) “flagship project” on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Despite marketing itself as a human rights and protection program, EAPPI places significant emphasis on political advocacy before, during, and after the trip.
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Amnesty International Singling Out Jews in 2019
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.