NGO "Lawfare": New monograph from NGO Monitor

On October 7, 2008, NGO Monitor held a press conference to introduce the research monograph entitled "NGO Lawfare: The Exploitation of Courts in the Arab-Israeli Conflict." This publication is a detailed analysis of the role of NGOs in the abuse of European and US courts for political "lawfare" the use of legal methods to achieve military goals. In parallel to their other political campaigns, these groups have initiated criminal and civil cases against Israeli officials using false claims of "war crimes."

Topics

• Demonization
• Lawfare
• Political Warfare

B'Tselem opens office in Washington, DC amid criticism and debate

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• Apartheid Rhetoric
• Congress
• Demonization
• Washington DC

Halo Effect: PCHR invents "settler" murder libel and media follows

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• Demonization
• Halo Effect

EU will not renew ICAHD funding

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• Demonization
• European Funding
• Flotilla
• Jeff Halper

Jewish NGOs silenced at UNHRC

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• Demonization
• Double Standards
• Egypt
• UN Human Rights Council (HRC)
• United Nations

NGO Report to Quartet

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• 2009 Durban Review Conference
• Demonization
• Durban
• Durban Strategy
• Lack of Evidence

Canadian-Palestinian Educational Exchange (CEPAL)

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• Demonization
• Right of Return

Watching the Watchers: The Politics and Credibility of Non-Governmental Organizations in the Arab-Israeli Conflict

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• 2006 Lebanon War
• Antisemitism
• Apartheid Rhetoric
• BDS
• Demonization
• Durban

• Halo Effect
• Human Rights NGOs
• Lawfare
• NGO Forum of the UN
• Racism

HRW/FIDH/OMCT statement on NGO official linked to PFLP

On May 2 2007, three major NGOs -- Human Rights Watch, FIDHand the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT) -- published a joint press release calling on Israel to lift the travel ban placed on Shawan Jabarin, the General Director of Al-Haq. The statement alleges that Jabarin was barred by Israel from attending the annual Congress of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) in Lisbon on April 19, 2007, and that "Israeli authorities have not explained why the restrictions are in place". NGO Monitors analysis of this statement shows these NGOs entirely erase Jarabins links to the PFLP and the legitimate security concerns. The result is a selective research and ideologically biased analysis, similar to others analyzed in previous NGO Monitor reports.

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• Demonization
• Durban
• Lawfare
• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
• Shawan Jabarin
• Terrorism

Alternatives (Canada) Update: Government Funding for Radical Politics

With half of its funding from the Canadian government, Montreal-based Alternatives continues support anti-Israel political activity. Through media statements and in cooperation with groups such as the PNGO, Alternative Information Center, Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee (PARC), and Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD), Alternatives promotes the demonization of Israel, contributes to the conflict, and requires greater scrutiny from the Canadian government.

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• Demonization
• Durban
• IDF
• Political Warfare
• Racism