Last year, Israeli defense minister, Benny Gantz, decided that Palestinian human rights NGOs were an existential threat to the “Jewish state.” Specifically, six Palestinian groups were consulting with the International Criminal Court (ICC), as it determined whether to open an investigation into Israel’s war crimes. This apparently is a causus belli against the Israeli state […]
Breaking: Israeli Defense Ministry Claims It Notified US Before Banning Palestinian NGOs Ministry also claims it offered "intelligence" they were terror groups, State Department denies prior notice
Israeli right-wing journalist, Yossi Yehoshua tweeted that a defense ministry official told him that Israel had notified the US before designating Palestinian NGOs as terror groups; and that it had also provided “evidence” to support the decision. בכיר במערכת הביטחון: גורמים בממשל האמריקאי עודכנו מבעוד מועד בכוונה לבצע את ההכרזה וקיבלו לידיהם מידע מודיעיני בנושא […]
US State Department Criticizes Israel for Designating Palestinian NGOs as Terror Groups Israeli Security Source Calls Defense Minister Gantz's Claims "Far-Fetched"
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced he was designating six Palestinian human rights NGOs as terror groups, tying them to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. He claimed, without any evidence, that they were all affiliated with the militant group, which Israel has declared as a terror organization. This would enable Israeli authorities […]
Shin Bet Arrests Spanish Humanitarian Aid Worker on Terror Charges
The Shin Bet continues its deliberate campaign to criminalize humanitarian aid work in Palestine by arresting yet another aid worker on trumped-up terror charges. The new case involves a Spaniard, Juana Ruiz, working for the Spanish NGO, Health Work Committees, in the West Bank. She was arrested in Bethlehem and has been held incommunicado for […]
