Rights Forum

Rights Forum is a Dutch organization, established by former Dutch Prime Minister Andreas van Agt, which describes itself as a “knowledge center on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and as a network of previous ministers and jurists that are committed to a solution of the conflict based on international law.” Claims that it was created in response to alleged “unwavering” Dutch support for alleged Israeli violations of international law. It lobbies the Dutch government and the EU to promote the Palestinian agenda.

Topics

• 2018 Gaza Border Violence
• BDS
• FIFA
• IHRA
• International Criminal Court (ICC)

• Lawfare
• Michael Lynk
• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
• Terrorism
• Water

Analysis of the UN’s Discriminatory BDS Blacklist

The UN Human Rights Council and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights have joined the ranks of leading BDS groups by issuing a defamatory blacklist of 112 Israeli and foreign companies, falsely accusing them of committing human rights violations.

Topics

• 1993 Oslo Accords
• Airbnb
• BDS
• IHRA
• Mekorot
• OHCHR

• Tourism
• UN BDS Blacklist
• UN Human Rights Council (HRC)
• UNHRC
• United Nations
• Water

NGO Monitor Submission on Nazism to Special Rapporteur on Racism

NGO Monitor’s submission provides “descriptions, examples, scholarship, and other accounts describing contemporary manifestations of antisemitism” taking place with the human rights and humanitarian NGO community.

Topics

• 2001 Durban Conference
• Antisemitism
• Blood Libels
• Demonization
• EAPPI

• IHRA
• Manal Tamimi
• Racism
• United Nations

Bias in ICC Prosecutor Bensouda’s Meetings and Citations

In deciding to pursue an investigation of Israel, International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda met with a number of terror-tied organizations and groups promoting demonization campaigns targeting Israel. These non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are also cited in various ICC documents related to the investigation. It appears that Bensouda exclusively met and replied upon groups representing the Palestinian narrative, which is reflected in the significant bias in her analysis.

Topics

• 2010 Gaza flotilla
• Delegitimization
• Disproportionate condemnations
• Fatou Bensouda
• IHRA

• International Criminal Court (ICC)
• Iran
• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
• Qatar
• Terrorism

• UN Human Rights Council (HRC)
• UNHRC
• War crimes

Palestinian NGO Network (PNGO)

PNGO is a Palestinian NGO umbrella organization comprising 135 Palestinian NGO member organizations.

Topics

• Antisemitism
• BDS
• Durban
• IHRA

• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
• Terrorism
• UN BDS Blacklist

Germany’s Development Cooperation System: The Need for Greater Transparency and Accountability

Germany is one of the largest donors of international development aid in the world, allocating $24.7 billion to bilateral assistance in 2017 alone. However, due to an extreme lack of transparency, overlapping responsibilities for multi-ple government agencies, and the involvement of dozens of different actors, it is difficult to assess the effectiveness of this aid, raising concerns about po-tential abuse of public funds and inefficient management.

Topics

• Double dipping
• Germany
• GIZ
• IHRA
• Transparency

Experts Discuss Antisemitism at NGO Monitor Conference

In the shadow of a surge of physical violence against Jews around the world, NGO Monitor hosted its annual conference in Tel Aviv. The event, “The Future of Human Rights in an Era of Increased Antisemitism,” featured experts and influencers who shared ideas about the challenges posed by global antisemitism.

Topics

• Annual Conference
• Antisemitism
• IHRA

[Opinion] Missing in action: Antisemitism and human rights

Professor Gerald M Steinberg discusses antisemitsm and human rights.

Topics

• Antisemitism
• Goldstone Report
• IHRA
• Omar Shakir

• UNHRC
• United Nations
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
• Zionism is racism

ECFR Indifferent to Differentiation When it Comes to Corporate Donors

On December 10, 2019, based on research by Professor Eugene Kontorovich and the Kohelet Policy Forum, the Jerusalem Post published an expose on donations to the European Council for Foreign Relations (ECFR) from companies operating in settlements. ECFR has been one of the leading BDS advocates in Europe under the guise of a so-called “differentiation” policy.

Topics

• 1948 Armistice Line
• BDS
• Differentiation
• European Commission
• Hugh Lovatt
• IHL

• IHRA
• OECD
• Settlements
• West Bank
• Western Sahara

BDS Activist to be Awarded Prize at Belgian Holocaust Memorial

On December 12, 2019, the Belgian Catholic NGO Pax Christi Vlaanderen (Flanders) will award its “ambassador for peace” prize to Brigitte Herremans, a leading anti-Israel activist and former employee of the BDS-supporting organization Broederlijk Delen. The event is scheduled to be held at Kazerne Dossin “a transit camp from which Belgian Jews and Romani were sent to concentration camps during the Holocaust.” The selection of this venue draws a false equivalence between Nazi war crimes and Israeli policy, a violation of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism.

Topics

• BDS
• Belgium
• Brigitte Herremans
• IHRA

• Made in Illegality
• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
• Sanctions
• Settlements