Tag: Human Rights
Amnesty International,Apartheid,Palestinian Authority,Sanctions,U.N. General Assembly
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said that it rejects the finding of a new report by Amnesty International UK that accuses Israel of apartheid and “a system of oppression and domination” over the Palestinians.
“We reject...
Biden administration weighs $130 million of military aid, equipment to Egypt
The Biden administration is set to withhold $130 million of military aid to Egypt over human-rights concerns, Reuters reported on Saturday, citing U.S. State Department officials.
The report described the measure as a “rare punishment of a...
Iranian activists in US, Europe praise Barry Rosen’s hunger strike, urge action on hostage...
After undergoing a five-day hunger strike in Vienna, Austria, to raise awareness about hostages held in Iran, Barry Rosen, a former-U.S. hostage in Iran, has received wide support and praise from Iranian activists of various faiths...
Congress members call for defunding of UN Commission of Inquiry into Israel
A bipartisan group of legislators in the House of Representatives is calling for the United States to defund the U.N. Committee of Inquiry (COI) on Israel.
Led by Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Vicky Hartzler...
Ex-US hostage Barry Rosen goes on hunger strike to urge release of foreign prisoners...
Former-U.S. hostage in Iran Barry Rosen announced on Wednesday that he has begun a hunger strike to raise awareness about foreign nationals being held by the Iranian regime.
“It’s very simple. I’m doing this hunger...
Israel invited by Biden administration to participate in summit on democracy
The U.S. State Department published a list of countries invited to participate in its virtual Summit for Democracy next month with Israel listed alongside more than 100 other countries. Israel and Iraq were the only Middle...
Enrique Morones: U.S. Must Be More Welcoming to Migrants
Migrant rights advocate Enrique Morones told a Tifereth Israel Synagogue audience that the United States should adopt an immigration policy that is more coherent and more humane.
Morones, founding president of Gente Unida (People United), said approximately...
The ‘human rights’ scam at the heart of the NGO controversy
To listen to the U.S. State Department and many in the international human-rights community, Israel has done it again. The outrage over the decision by Defense Minister Benny Gantz to designate six Palestinian non-governmental organizations as...
‘Simply put, the journalist must change the world for the better’
Last Monday’s edition of Novaya Gazeta was perhaps one of the most festive ever. It was the first edition following the announcement by the Nobel Prize Committee that transformed the newspaper’s editor, Dmitry Muratov, into an...
UN conference highlights Houthi persecution of minority populations in Yemen
A conference spotlighting the oppression of Yemen’s minorities by the Iranian-sponsored Houthi rebels occurred Monday on the sidelines of the 48th session of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, which takes place from Sept. 13...