Analysis of NGO Agendas and Distortions on the Gaza Conflict
As in previous rounds of the Arab-Israeli conflict, political NGOs have issued numerous unfound statements condemning Israel.
Oxfam
Islamic Reliefs Alleged Hamas Links Implicate European Funders
The alleged channeling of funds from Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) to Hamas demonstrates the need for an immediate, comprehensive, and transparent review by IRWs European donors and supporters.
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Breaking What Silence? A Critical Reading of Allegations from "Breaking the Silence"
Breaking the Silence uses European government funding to make sweeping accusations based on anecdotal, anonymous, and unverifiable accounts of low-level soldiers.
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International Law, Human Rights, and NGOs Series
The exploitation of international legal rhetoric has become a major weapon in the political war to delegitimize Israeli responses to attacks on its civilian population. By couching political attacks in legal terms, NGOs seek to create a veneer of credibility and expertise, thereby increasing international pressure against Israel.
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International Law Series: The Right to Self Defense
The right to self-defense is a cornerstone of international law, enshrined in the UN Charter (Article 51) and numerous Security Council Resolutions. In order to delegitimize Israels self-defensive measures, many NGOs have issued statements distorting international law. Al Haq and PCHR falsely claim that Israel cannot invoke self-defense in response to attacks from non-state actors in occupied territory. Human Rights Watch and BTselem allege without any evidentiary basis that Israels exercise of self-defense is merely a pretext for punishing the Palestinians. Other groups pay lip service to Israeli self-defense.
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