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An ‘abject, squalid, shameless’ debate at the Oxford Union

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In an era dominated by social media and defined by short attention spans, it’s striking that longer, more involved debates hosted by elite institutions still matter. The Oxford Union—a debating society created at Oxford University...

Human Rights Watch finds Hamas guilty of war crimes on Oct. 7

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Human Rights Watch, an NGO better known for its anti-Israel positions, broke form on Wednesday to release a report documenting war crimes committed on Oct. 7. The goal of the report, “Palestinian Armed Groups’ October...

Anti-Israel NGO behind impending US sanctions on IDF battalion

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DAWN (Democracy for the Arab World Now), a U.S.-based NGO that has sought “arrest warrants against Israelis” in international fora, has provided the so-called evidence driving the U.S. State Department’s anticipated sanctions against an...
Defining anti-Semitism. Credit: Lobroart/Shutterstock.

Study: Some governments embrace IHRA definition … and its opponents

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About 30% of non-governmental organizations that have an anti-IHRA agenda receive grants from Western governments, including some governments that have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. That’s according to new research from NGO Monitor,...
Members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) take part in a military show in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the group's founding, Dec. 11, 2014. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

German minister defies Berlin on Israel’s terror listing of Palestinian NGOs

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Germany's Federal Ministry of the Interior believes Israel provided sufficient evidence to justify its listing of several Palestinian non-governmental organizations as terrorist entities, Der Spiegel reported. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser's position reportedly has put her at odds...
Flags with European Parliament in background Strasbourg, France. Credit: Hadrian/Shutterstock.

EU Parliament calls for ‘public black list’ of radical NGOs

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The European parliament voted on May 10 in favor of creating a “public black list” of NGOs. The list would identify nonprofits with “acknowledged ties to religious fundamentalist networks” that advocate agendas which undermine...

Germany’s new ambassador to Israel launches charm offensive

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It’s hard for an Israeli not to be charmed by Germany’s new Ambassador to Israel Steffen Seibert. In a Twitter post announcing his appointment, the telegenic 62-year-old opened up about his excitement at his new position...
Theodor Herzl, considered the father of modern-day Zionism, leans over the balcony of the Hotel Les Trois Rois (Three King's Hotel/Hotel drei Könige) in Basel, Switzerland, possibly during the sixth Zionist conference there. Credit: The Bettman Archive.

Switzerland funding Israeli NGO dedicated to ‘myth-breaking Israel’s founding narrative’

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Switzerland is funding an Israeli NGO seeking to undermine the country’s founding narratives, according to a recent report by NGO Monitor. The organization, called Akevot, claims to promote “peace building” and “human rights,” but its...
Amnesty International's anti-Israel report. Credit: Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

Amnesty International’s cruel assault on Israel

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“We are opposed to the idea—and this, I think, is an existential part of the debate—that Israel should be preserved as a state for the Jewish people” — Paul O’Brien, Executive Director Amnesty International...
Secretary-General of Amnesty International Agnès Callamard attends a press conference in eastern Jerusalem on Feb. 1, 2022. Photo by Flash90.

NGO Monitor report debunks Israel apartheid claims, places Amnesty International ‘on the defensive’

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A new report by NGO Monitor debunks the accusation of apartheid against Israel and assesses whether apartheid, as previously defined, is applicable to Israel and territories under its military administration. This new report, titled “Neo-Orientalism: Deconstructing Claims...