The draft report cited in the article “American Internships in Israel Promote Extremism, Report Says” (Chronicle of Higher Education, April 16, 2008) is part of NGO Monitor’s ongoing research focusing on the boundaries between human rights norms and partisan ideological campaigning. As quoted, the analysis of the activities of the NGOs chosen for these internships […]

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Over the past few decades the world of charitable giving and philanthropy has changed beyond recognition. Long gone are the days when generous benefactors, heirs to the family fortune, simply signed a large check to a faceless, but undoubtedly good cause. Previously the benefactor typically remained somewhat aloof to the cause itself, trusting that […]

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Is too much aid ever a problem? According to Martin Kramer’s Sandbox, if a report in the Boston Globe is accurate Gaza may soon be “buried in flour”.
The Globe’s report is written by Eyad al-Sarraj, founder of the Gaza Community Mental Health Program, and Sara Roy, a political economist and researcher at the Center for […]

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Reporters Without Borders has condemned a Palestinian sniper who took shots at the media as they tried to report on the murder of Carlos Andres Muscara Chavez, a 21 year old volunteer from Ecuador. We reported on B’tselems condemnation of Carlos’ murder previously and we are still waiting to see more of a response from […]

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In this post, we discuss the question of ethics for those who take jobs with human rights organizations. This will be the first of a series of posts on this topic that we will cover in the coming weeks. If you are an employee of an NGO and would like to contribute to the discussion […]

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HRW has done little reporting in real time on unspeakable abuses of human rights in several African countries.  One notable example is the Central African Republic (CAR) - a crisis so vicious and bloody, that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has initiated proceedings.  The ICC notes that “sexual violence appears to have been a central […]

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A June 12, 2007, article in the Jerusalem Post ) reported that The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) received a substantial donation from the US “to fund a campaign opposing the demolition of Palestinian and Bedouin homes throughout Israel and the Palestinian Authority.” The scope its advocacy and lobbying extends much […]

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On June 4, 2007, a landmark event took place in the international human rights community. The trial of former Liberian President, Charles Taylor, commenced at the UN Special Court for Sierra Leone at the Hague. Taylor was indicted by the court on eleven counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity including murder […]

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ICJ Darfur Update:
Comparison between Resources Devoted to reporting on Arab-Israeli Conflict and Resources Devoted to reporting on Crisis in Darfur
Introduction
The International Commission of Jurists is among the most prominent and influential international human rights NGOs. NGO Monitor was founded for the purpose of checking organizations such as these for credibility and objectivity. This study compares […]

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Jason Pearlman Letter to the Corvallis Gazette-Times, “Lecturer’s claims about Israel weren’t credible”, May 10, 2007 in response to Gwyneth Gibby, “Activist speaks out about life in Palestine in Corvallis talk,” Corvallis Gazette-Times, May 4, 2007.
Gwyneth Gibby’s one-sided May 5 article on a lecture by Jeff Halper, “Activist speaks out about life in Palestine in […]

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