[Review] Legal Double Standards: HRW and Amnesty on Settlements
Anne Herzberg reviews a paper by Prof. Eugene Kontorovich's, highlighting the double standards of Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.
Anne Herzberg reviews a paper by Prof. Eugene Kontorovich's, highlighting the double standards of Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.
The UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People held a September 7-8 meeting, featuring representatives of a number of highly politicized NGOs who encouraged the international community to engage in legal warfare against Israel.
Gerald Steinberg argues that, although there is still much room for improvement, international BDS and lawfare campaigns against Israel have waned over the last year, providing hope for the future.
Gerlad Steinberg claims that the COI report on the 2014 Gaza War is written with the harsh ideological accusations of William Schabas, interspersed with the more reasonable caution of Mary McGowan Davis, as well as heavy reliance on biased and politicized NGOs with faades of expertise.
Gerald Steinberg claims that the funders of Breaking the Silence are clearly interested in portraying the actions of IDF soldiers as criminal and callous, thereby hoping to pave the way for prosecutions targeting Israel at the International Criminal Court.
Breaking the Silences allegations, which are funded directly and indirectly by foreign governments, do not tally with the recorded testimonies, and are nothing more than an attempt by the NGO to portray the events in line with its political agenda.
Like most of Amnestys investigations of armed conflict, its report examining Hamas war crimes lacks professional credibility and is of limited value.
Gerald Steinberg asserts that while the ICC has long been exploited to promote partisan agendas, an independent ICC investigation and prosecution of the murder of Alberto Nisman would belatedly fulfill the Courts purpose.
NGO Monitor urges the UN Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict: Avoid reliance on NGOs that are not credible or promote antisemitism.