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August 08, 2006
Human Rights Watch scapegoats Israel again
Human Rights Watch is predictably holding Israel responsible for most of the civilian casualties, and accusing Israel of "war crimes". HRW has a history of bias against Israel, for examples its active participation in demonizing Israel and Jews at the 2001 Durban "antiracism" conference.
NGO Monitor fisks HRW's analysis of the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, and concludes that HRW distorts definitions of international law to excuse Hezbollah and make the "war crimes" accusation fit Israel.
Daled Amos links to some examples which disprove HRW's claims. Omri Ceren gives two examples here and here of Israel going out of her way to minimize civilian casualties.
UPDATE: The NY Sun has criticized HRW's condemnations of Israel, and HRW director Kenneth Roth has defended his organization in letters to the editor. NGO Monitor has recorded the caustic correspondence (which includes calling Torah law "primitive" and quoting the founder of HRW on his discomfort at what it has become). Powerline has all the links.
Tigerhawk examines the HRW report "Fatal Strikes: Israel's Indiscriminate Attacks Against Civilians In Lebanon." This is a different report than the one analyzed by NGO Monitor. Tigerhawk finds that HRW's recommendations are not in accordance with international law. If you read both of these critiques, you come away with the impression that HRW has no idea what international law actually says.
Judith | 08/08/06 at 09:47 AM | Categories: - Our NGO Masters
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Save yourself some time. Your views have official precedents:
"There is a huge gap between us (Jews) and our enemies not just in ability but in morality, culture, sanctity of life, and conscience. They are our neighbors here, but it seems as if at a distance of a few hundred meters away, there are people who do not belong to our continent, to our world, but actually belong to a different galaxy." [Israeli president Moshe Katsav. The Jerusalem Post, May 10, 2001]
Nice
skip in Annapolis | August 8, 2006 10:44 AM
Skip, I often feel the same way when I contemplate the differences between the values of the Israelis and the Palestinians. It doesn't have to be that way, and I hope the Palestinians renounce terrorism, it doesn't do them any good.
BTW what does this quote have to do with the post about HRW?
Judith | October 30, 2006 09:57 AM
