NGO Monitor Submission to the Fourth Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review of Israel
NGO Monitor presents its submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Israel.
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
Society of St. Yves
St. Yves petitions Israeli courts and represents defendants in cases relating to “Jerusalem Residency,” “Freedom of Movement,” “House Demolitions,” “Land Confiscation,” and “Family Unification.” St. Yves accuses Israel of “discriminatory policies” and “breach[ing] international law,” and claims that “[Palestinian] land [is] swallowed up by the Israeli armed forces.”
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Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC)
The UAWC is a Palestinian NGO that has ties to the PFLP terror group and supports BDS campaigns against Israel.
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Belgium Hides Political NGO Funding on Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
While the Belgian NGO umbrella organization ACODEV has published all of the JSF frameworks for 2022-2026 funding around the world, they have refused to release the JSF for the West Bank and Gaza.
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Europe-Funded Al Mezan Cooperates with Hamas in Lawfare Campaigns
On March 18, 2023, a board member of the Gaza-based NGO Al Mezan participated in a “lawfare” event, organized by a Hamas-affiliated organization and featuring several Hamas leaders.
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HRW Leads NGO Campaign against Consensus IHRA Definition of Antisemitism
On April, 3, 2023, Human Rights Watch and its NGO allies circulated a letter ostensibly directed to the UN Secretary-General, urging the UN to reject the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism.
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Human Rights Defenders Fund (HRDF)
HRDF has funded “legal aid and defense to HRDs who face different forms of legal persecution” including “Israeli and Palestinian HRDs who participate in nonviolent protests against the Israeli occupation in the West-Bank; HRDs fighting for the rights of indigenous Bedouins in the Negev/Naqab desert in Israel; HRDs fighting for LGBTQ rights; Israelis of Ethiopian origin faced with police brutality and racism; and many more.”
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Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees (UPWC)
The Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees (UPWC) is affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and is active in advocacy lobbying "decision makers and legislators to issue a modern civil laws set to ensure developing the Palestinian community.”
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National Lawyers Guild (NLG)
NLG maintains a “Palestine Subcommittee” that “advocates for justice in Palestine, organizes delegations, provides legal support to Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movements, works to support Palestinian political prisoners, and works to implement Palestinian rights.”
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