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HRW Cover-up Watch: “we often cite the vehement attacks on us by reflexive Israel supporters …”

August 14th, 2009 | Category: Human Rights, Human Rights Watch
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As Nixon taught us, the cover-up is often worse than the original crime. So for those of us following the HRW-Saudi cover up campaign, here is a contribution from Ken Roth, quoted on Human Rights Watch and Its Saudi Donors (July 22). Roth told the Forward that the quotes from the dinner regarding “pro-Israel pressure groups” [...]

HRW Finds Hamas War Crimes — 6 months late

August 12th, 2009 | Category: Gaza, Human Rights Watch, International Humanitarian Law, NGOs
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On August 6 2009, Human Rights Watch (HRW) belatedly released their report (“Rockets From Gaza”) on Hamas’ rocket barrages aimed at Israel’s civilian population. HRW accuses Hamas members of war crimes and acknowledges the “psychological toll of years of rocket attacks” on Israelis. This publication, which largely repeats the International Crisis Group’s report of April [...]