June 24th, 2009 | Category:
Amnesty International,
Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI)
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In an article published in the Guardian (“Doctors demand Yoram Blachar resign as ethics chief over Israeli torture,” June 21, 2009), health editor Sarah Boseley publicized a campaign to remove an Israeli doctor as the head of the World Medical Association. Dr. Blachar, also the head of the Israeli Medical Association, is accused of “turn[ing] [...]
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June 24th, 2009 | Category:
Boycott / Divestment,
Durban Conference,
Durban Review Conference
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Independent Jewish Voices (IJV), a Canadian NGO, reportedly joined the BDS (boycotts, divestment and sanctions) movement against Israel earlier this month. A central element of the “Durban Strategy,” BDS seeks to internationally isolate Israel as a “racist” and “apartheid” state.
IJV was active in their objection to the Canadian boycott of the Durban II conference. IJV [...]
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June 19th, 2009 | Category:
Boycott / Divestment,
ICAHD,
Miftah,
Palestinian Center for Human Rights,
Sabeel
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The President of York University in Toronto has issued a statement attempting to defend his university’s sponsorship of an event headlined “Israel/Palestine: Mapping Models of Statehood and Paths to Peace”, scheduled for June 22 to 24. This response to intense criticism of the program attempts to portray serious criticism as an attack on academic freedom. [...]
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June 18th, 2009 | Category:
ICAHD,
Mossawa,
NGO Monitor,
New Israel Fund
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June 18, 2009
Uriel,
I have no objection to being criticized, just as I expect NGOs and their funders, like NIF, to accept the legitimacy of criticism and the importance of informed public debate on these important issues. However, I do think that your blog item was unfair and inaccurate, and that you seem to be targeting [...]
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June 11th, 2009 | Category:
Boycott / Divestment,
Coalition of Women for Peace,
Medical Aid for Palestinians,
New Israel Fund
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As part of its “10 days against the siege” campaign, the Coalition of Women for Peace (CWP) has brought Caryl Churchill’s “Seven Jewish Children - A Play for Gaza” to Israel to play tonight in Hebrew in Tel Aviv. The 10 minute play has caused heated protest and debate in the UK, Australia and the [...]
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June 10th, 2009 | Category:
Al Mezan,
Amnesty International,
Human Rights Watch,
NGO Monitor,
Palestinian Center for Human Rights,
UN
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Given the heavy dependence by the UN Inquiry on the Gaza War on NGO reports and testimonies, NGO Monitor submitted a report to the commission led by Judge Richard Goldstone. NGO Monitor provided fact sheets on the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), Al Mezan, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW). NGO Monitor’s report [...]
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June 9th, 2009 | Category:
NGO Monitor,
New Israel Fund
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10 June 2009
Editor
Jerusalem Post
In his eagerness to libel me and NGO Monitor’s research, Larry Garber, CEO of New Israel Fund has again misread the text. (‘Many Narratives, Not Just One’, June 7 2009).
My article on the fictitious narrative that is used by many NGOs to demonize Israel did not endorse the “Nakba Law”. (‘Taking Back [...]
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