EYEontheUN reports that Iran has become a member of the “Group of Friends of the Chair”, an informal group of states charged with taking the first steps towards producing a Durban II manifesto. Anne Bayefsky, Editor of EYEontheUN says: “the travesty of Durban II as a vehicle for getting serious about combating racism is more obvious than ever, as a regime whose President is a...
Promoting the Al Dura Myth: The Role of Amnesty and HRW
Promoting critical debate and accountability of Human Rights NGOs in the Arab Israeli Conflict. Via NGO Monitor: The French court’s dismissal of the libel case brought by France 2 TV, in response to evidence that the death of Muhammad al-Dura was staged, has increased the examination of the NGO campaigns that propelled this issue. The unquestioned repetition of claims by Palestinian...
UN Human Rights Council: Petition Against UN Incitement to Terrorism
More evidence of human rights frauds as of June 16, 2008: www.EYEontheUN.org Petition Presented Against UN Incitement to Terrorism A UN report to the Human Rights Council by Special Rapporteur John Dugard disregards international legal standards against terrorism and excuses the killing of innocents. We call upon the United Nations to withdraw this discreditable report from circulation. Watch the...
Adalah: Abusing “Civil Rights” to Delegitimize Israel
From NGO Monitor: Funded by the New Israel Fund, the Ford Foundation, and a number of European governments, Adalah: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel claims to be an “independent” organization that promotes “civil and political rights” for the Arab minority in Israel. However NGO Monitor’s detailed analysis shows that Adalah is active in promoting...
Response to Nicolas Kristof´s op-ed “The Two Israels”
A Letter to the Editor of the New York Times, from Gerald Steinberg, Executive Director of NGO Monitor: In his oped, Nicolas Kristof (June 22, “The Two Israels”) illustrates the danger of the “halo effect” that surrounds many powerful non-governmental organizations, which use distorted human rights claims to promote ideological agendas. While otherwise very professional journalists question and...
HRW’s Letter to President Bush on Gaza: The “Collective Punishment” Hoax
Promoting critical debate and accountability of Human Rights NGOs in the Arab Israeli conflict. Via NGO Monitor: In the first five months of 2008, HRW has issued thirteen statements condemning Israel’s response to deliberate attacks aimed at Israeli civilians launched from Gaza. [1] These statements exploit international legal terminology, repeat incomplete or false analyses of international law...
Washington to Limit Contacts with UN Rights Council
More about the Islamic cesspool on 1st Avenue in Manhattan that festers and incubates hatred for Jews and Americans. From Washington to Limit Contacts with UN Rights Council: The U.S. has decided to limit further its involvement with the UN Human Rights Council due to its “pathetic” record, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Friday. Secretary of State Rice “has taken...
Amnesty in 2007: Attacking Democracy instead of Oppression in Middle East
Promoting accountability in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Via NGO Monitor: Summary: NGO Monitor has systematically analyzed Amnesty International’s Middle East coverage in 2007, applying a quantitative methodology, similar to that used to examine the agenda of Human Rights Watch. The results show that in 2007 Amnesty singled out Israel for more condemnation than Syria, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Lebanon...
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