Ali Abunimah Better late than never. Or is it? Ahmed Shaheed, the UN special rapporteur on religious freedom, has finally responded to my criticisms of his September 2019 report on anti-Semitism. Soon after the report was released, […]
Ali Abunimah In 2016, Sweden distinguished itself among European states by affirming that the Palestinian-led boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) campaign is a legitimate political movement that should be protected from repression. But now, the government of […]
Netherlands rewards Israel for killing Gaza children Ali Abunimah Rights and Accountability The Netherlands is rewarding Israel for killing dozens of Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip last May. That’s the only reasonable conclusion after the […]
EU enables Israeli attack on Palestinian groups Ali Abunimah Rights and Accountability Israel’s designation of six major Palestinian rights groups as “terrorist” organizations on Friday elicited an immediate and strong response from human rights defenders. Reactions have continued […]
‘Israel’ told EU in advance of plan to label rights groups “terrorist” Ali Abunimah Rights and Accountability The European Union was told in advance by Israel that it was going to designate six Palestinian rights groups […]
Ali Abunimah Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney is publicly criticizing Israel for failing to provide evidence that six well-known Palestinian rights groups are fronts for “terrorism.” Meanwhile, the European Union continues to cover for its […]
‘Israel’s’ brazen assault on Palestinian NGOs exposes the true goal of its ‘shrinking the conflict’ doctrine: to eliminate opposition to apartheid. By: Amjad Iraqi Chutzpah has long been a key ingredient of Israeli political strategy. […]
Israel’s outlawing of six Palestinian NGOs is part of a post- 9/11 trend of governments exploiting counterterrorism laws to quash human rights work. By Anwar Mhajne Late last week, the Israeli Defense Ministry designated six Palestinian […]
After being outlawed as ‘terrorist organizations’ overnight, Palestinian human rights groups talk to +972 about why Israel’s allegations are not just unfounded, but amount to an act of political persecution. By Yuval Abraham When Israeli Defense […]
Natasha Roth-Rowland What Israel cannot admit about Jewish terrorism On Sunday Oct. 24, amidst the fallout from Israel’s outlawing of six Palestinian NGOs on spurious and unproven charges of “terrorism,” right-wing Israelis marked the 31st anniversary of the death […]