July 27th, 2009 | Category:
Human Rights Watch,
Media
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On July 17, 2009, in the International Law Observer, David McGrogan suggests that HRW and other NGOs do not deliberately target Israel or use double standards, but rather blames “the untrustworthy nature of media reporting on the Israel/Palestine issue, which is all too frequently exaggerated, bombastic, and inaccurate.” Systematic examination of the record shows that [...]
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July 5th, 2009 | Category:
Media,
Oxfam
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A report for the UK Department for Internatioanal Development (DFID) found that “more than half of all international coverage on the main UK bulletins focused on the USA, Australia and Israel.” Reportedly, charities are therefore finding it more difficult to “generate coverage for international stories”. Oxfam’s head of media, Sam Barratt, lamented this phenomenon saying [...]
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May 6th, 2009 | Category:
ACRI,
Amnesty International,
B'tselem,
Gisha,
Human Rights,
Human Rights Watch,
Media,
NGO Monitor
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Dear Editor,
Kobi Ben-Simhon’s insightful assessment of the campaign to free Gilad Shalit, (‘Lost Cause’ , 24 April) overlooked an important contributing factor in the failure to yet bring Shalit home.
As Shalit’s basic rights continue to be denied, the virtual silence of human rights NGOs on the issue is striking. As reported by NGO Monitor, international [...]
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March 31st, 2009 | Category:
ACRI,
Adalah,
B'tselem,
Gisha,
Hamoked,
Media
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Israeli NGOs question the IDF investigation in the international media, but without evidence.
Israeli military rejects Gaza abuse claims, CNN, March 30, 2009
The conclusion follows a military police investigation into claims made at a conference that the army had intentionally killed civilians and damaged property during Israel’s incursion into Gaza in December and January. Israeli military [...]
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March 29th, 2009 | Category:
Media,
Medical Aid for Palestinians
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For the past month, Caryl Churchill’s “Seven Jewish Children - a play for Gaza” has received significant media coverage, mostly surrounding allegations that it is anti-Semitic at its core (see ‘Seven Jewish Children’ provokes US debate - among Jews, The Eighth Jewish Child – for Caryl Churchill, Seven blonde Europeans). Churchill has been accused of [...]
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March 25th, 2009 | Category:
Amnesty International,
Human Rights Watch,
International Humanitarian Law,
Media
Tags: none
Yesterday the Guardian printed NGO “war crimes” allegations as fact, saying that despite IDF refutations, “human rights organizations” had evidence to corroborate their claims. Yet, NGO Monitor analyses have revealed that Amnesty’s and HRW’s claims are often inacurrate, unsourced, revealing a readiness to manipulate “evidence” to match pre-determined ideological conclusions.
Guardian investigation uncovers evidence of alleged [...]
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