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US sanctions Israeli security coordinator, NGO for ‘extremist settler violence’

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The U.S. State Department announced new sanctions on Wednesday on an Israeli nonprofit and civilian security coordinator that it alleges are engaged in “extremist settler violence” in Judea and Samaria. “Extremist settler violence in the...
A Hamas terrorist releases Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Nov. 28, 2023. Credit: Flash90.

Red Cross finds little sympathy among Israelis amid accusations of ineptitude, bias

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“Humanitarianism,” “compassion,” “neutrality”—these are the words the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) would like linked to its name. In Israel, the word more commonly associated with the organization is "mud." The ICRC has...
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...

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...
Palestinians burn tires to throw over the Gaza border into Israel on May 4, 2018, as part of weekly riots led by Hamas since March 30. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Palestinian NGOs cover up terror groups’ exploitation of children

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Palestinian NGOs take a hypocritical approach towards children’s rights. On the one hand, they claim to champion those rights and allegations of their abuse feature prominently in NGO campaigns against Israel. But these NGOs...
Flags with European Parliament in background Strasbourg, France. Credit: Hadrian/Shutterstock.

Nine European states reject Israeli designation of Palestinian organizations as terror entities

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Nine European governments rejected on Tuesday an Israeli decision to class six Palestinian organizations as terrorist entities. The foreign ministries of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden said in a...
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 logo on a flag. Credit: JPstock/Shutterstock.

Dutch government rejects Amnesty’s apartheid report

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The government of the Netherlands has rejected Amnesty International’s report on Feb. 1 accusing Israel of apartheid. “The cabinet does not agree with Amnesty’s conclusion that there is apartheid in Israel or the territories...
Juana Ruiz Rishwami, a Spanish citizen married to a Palestinian, during her court case at Ofer prison outside of Jerusalem, where she is being accused of funneling large sums of donations from European governments to a banned Palestinian militant group, Nov. 17, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israeli conviction of Spanish citizen in terror-funding case could be ‘game-changer,’ say observers

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A Spanish citizen who admitted to raising funds for a Palestinian NGO that were diverted to a terrorist organization agreed to a plea bargain on Nov. 10 in an Israeli military court. Observers say...