Posts Tagged: Human Rights Watch Israel
Hamas Praises Human Rights Watch – and Shooting Rockets at Israel
On Sunday, Hamas issued a press release praising Human Rights Watch (HRW)'s latest report blaming Israel for responding to the violent Gaza riots: The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) received great satisfaction...
Human Rights Watch: Israel Should Let Gazans Break Through the Fence, Since They Pose No Danger
Sari Bashi, the "Israel and Palestine advocacy director" at Human Rights Watch (HRW) -- who never advocates for Israel -- wrote another anti-Israel screed in Foreign Policy that shows...
@HRW Notices That Wishing for Children to Be Martyred Is Sick — But Not When Palestinians Wish It
There was a moment of moral clarity from a Human Rights Watch worker recently. A BBC story said: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been criticised after telling...
Human Rights Watch Makes Up International Law for Israel — Yet Again
From Bloomberg: Loans to West Bank Settlers Violate International Law, HRW Says Human Rights Watch called on Israeli banks to halt the financing of settlement activity in the...
Israel Denies Visas to Staff Members of ‘Extreme, Hostile’ NGO Human Rights Watch
Israel is refusing to issue visas to the international staff of one of the most prominent international human rights NGOs -- Human Rights Watch –...
New Report Shows Palestinians — and World Media — Lied About IDF Actions During Gaza War
During the Gaza war in 2014, the world media reported that Israel bombed the Gaza power plant multiple times. For example, this Daily Beast article stated that, "on...
Human Right Watch Deferential Towards Saudi Airstrikes That Kill Civilians
Here is how Human Rights Watch reported on the beginning of Israel's airstrikes in Gaza last summer: Israel/Palestine: Unlawful Israeli Airstrikes Kill Civilians Bombings of Civilian Structures Suggest Illegal Policy Israeli...
Playing the Race Card Against Israel
JNS.org - When all else fails, play the race card. With the White House campaign against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu running out of steam,...
Ken Roth Uses ‘Anti-Semite’ Straw Man to Avoid Answering Critics. Time to Grow Up, Ken (VIDEO)
This interview with Human Rights Watch's Ken Roth on Dutch TV reveals how Roth avoids answering the many substantial, provable criticisms of his clear anti-Israel bias. [iframe...
Human Rights Watch Official Justifies Hamas’ Use of Terror Tunnels
Tuesday night, just when Hamas got ready to launch rockets at Tel Aviv and Ben Gurion airport, the Executive Director of Human Rights Watch (HRW) Ken Roth took...
HRW’s Ken Roth Explicitly Supports Hamas War Crimes
Ken Roth, of Human Rights Watch, recently tweeted this: "Can you tell if Hamas tunnel used to attack/capture combatant (IHL allows) or take hostage/attack civilian (illegal)?" As I...
Obama Defends Killing Civilians – When the U.S. is Doing the Killing
The rules for Israel are, as always, different than the rules for the rest of the world. From The New Yorker, January 27, 2014: "I think any President...
Human Rights Watch Blatantly Lies About IDF Shooting (VIDEO)
In a move that surprises no one, Human Rights Watch has released a report on the Beitunia shootings that uncritically reports every anti-Israel claim and ignores...
Human Rights Watch Condemns Sharon, Ignores Murderers and Anti-Semites
Human Rights Watch remains as disgusting as ever. After Ariel Sharon died after a long illness, HRW was very sad. Not about his death, of course: Ariel Sharon...