Tag: Human Rights Watch
Suddenly, Human Rights Watch discovers anti-Semitism
The drumbeat of anti-Semitism has grown louder and more assured over the last two decades. Yet it’s only with the resurgence of far right activism in the last five years or so that mainstream...
Israel deports Human Rights Watch director Omar Shakir for advocating BDS
Human Rights Watch’s Israel-Palestine director will be deported under Israel’s anti-BDS law for promoting a boycott of the Jewish state.
Omar Shakir, a U.S. citizen, was ordered to leave the country after Israel’s Supreme Court...
Supreme Court rules Israel can deport Human Rights Watch official
Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Human Rights Watch Israel and Palestine director Omar Shakir may be deported, upholding a district court ruling that found him guilty of promoting anti-Israel boycotts.
According to a ruling handed...