[Opinion] Human rights hypocrisy in Gaza

Topics

• Double Standards
• Human Rights Law
• International Humanitarian Law
• Kristyan Benedict

• Moral equivalency
• pseudo-investigation
• Witness Testimony

NGO Monitor Urges UNHRC to Comply with Fact-Finding Standards

The submission demands, at a minimum, strict adherence to the principles of impartiality and objectivity, transparency in all interactions with NGOs, and professional guidelines for assessing the credibility, and factual and legal claims of NGOs.

Topics

• Durban Strategy
• Fact finding missions
• Goldstone Report
• Lack of Transparency
• pseudo-investigation
• UN Human Rights Council (HRC)

[Opinion] Facing the Facts: On Human Rights, Bias, and Professional Standards

Prof. Steinberg recaps his remarks from the July 2 book launch of Best Practices, and highlights the contributions of keynote speaker Prof. Franoise Hampson, and panelists Amb. Robbie Sabel and Sigall Horowitz.

Topics

• Fact finding missions
• Lund-London Guidelines
• pseudo-investigation
• unverifiable claims

NGO Monitor Hosts Book Launch for "Best Practices"

Topics

• Fact Finding Best Practices
• Fact finding missions
• Francoise J. Hampson
• Goldstone Report
• Halo Effect
• International Humanitarian Law

• Lund-London Guidelines
• pseudo-investigation
• Rephael H. Ben-Ari
• Robbie Sabel
• Sigall Horovitz

[Opinion] Amnesty's moral compass is broken

Topics

• Administrative Detention
• Deborah Hyams
• Ideological Bias
• pseudo-investigation
• Saleh Hijazi
• Witness Testimony

Half the Story: Analysis of Amnestys 2012 World Report

Topics

• 2009 Gaza War
• Blockade
• Civilian Casualties
• Collective Punishment
• Deborah Hyams

• Disproportionate condemnations
• Double Standards
• False Allegations
• International Law
• Moral equivalency

• Palmer Committee
• pseudo-investigation
• Rachel Corrie Foundation
• War crimes

[Opinion] What B'Tselem does not know and refuses to admit

Gerald Steinberg explains that B'Tselem's response to the al-Samouni incident in the Gaza War shows that NGOs do not posses the expertise on the laws of armed conflict and asymmetric warfare that they claim.

Topics

• Lack of Evidence
• Marc Garlasco
• pseudo-investigation

Three Goldstone Committee Members Continue to Promote False Allegations

Topics

• Goldstone Report
• pseudo-investigation

New Facts Cast Doubt over Death of Jawaher Abu-Rahmeh

Topics

• Gush Shalom
• Michael Sfard
• NGO Statements
• pseudo-investigation
• white phosphorus

HRW Again Distorts Middle East Conflict

Topics

• 2001 Durban Conference
• BDS
• Disproportionate Focus
• Ideological Bias
• Lawfare

• NGO Statements
• pseudo-investigation
• Racism
• Sarah Leah Whitson
• Saudi Arabia