Category: War on Want

Response to the Seth Freedman´s “Selective Criticism” article in the Guardian

December 19th, 2007 | Category: Durban Conference, Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Boycott / Divestment, NGOs, Government Funding, Oxfam, War on Want
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In his Guardian article on NGO Monitor’s conference, Seth Freedman demonstrated that we are doing our job – “promoting critical debate and accountability on human rights NGOs in the Arab-Israeli conflict”. He is right that “nobody gets a free ride” – the halo effect which has protected political superpowers like Amnesty International and Human […]

No Laughing Matter: UK Comic Relief funding radical NGO War on Want

November 20th, 2007 | Category: Boycott / Divestment, Government Funding, War on Want, EU
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Comic Relief is one of the UK’s major charity campaigns, which has raised over ₤67 million since its establishment in 1985. According to their website, “The idea was simple - use comedy and laughter to raise money and change lives - while making sure that everyone had great fun at the same time.”
But it […]

Christian Aid, Sabeel and EU-funded NGOs Press Hamas Campaign in UK Parliament

October 2nd, 2007 | Category: Christian Aid, ICAHD, Sabeel, War on Want

A number of British charities that claim to promote universal human rights and humanitarian assistance, including Christian Aid, War on Want, and Pax Christi, allied with fringe pro-Palestinian political groups such as Sabeel, “Jews Against Zionism”, Medical Aid for Palestinians, ICAHD (funded by the EU), the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the antisemitic MPAC (Muslim Public […]

War on Want introduces blog on visit to East Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza

May 9th, 2007 | Category: Human Rights, War on Want

War on Want’s website includes a blog, ‘Blogging from Palestine’, detailing WoW Campaigner Ruth Tanner’s, WoW President Rodney Bickerstaff and Clare Short (who resigned from the Labour government over the Iraq War), MP’s week-long visit during May 2007 to East Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza.
‘Seeing how peaceful and harmonious […]