Fierce smear campaign against human rights defenders in Israel
Side of the meeting to discuss Goldstone report
The defense of human rights organizations in Israel is facing a smear
campaign is not unprecedented as some ministers do not hesitate to
attack, while the authorities are closing in on the extreme right and
accuse of treason and Thakrha some media.
A spokeswoman for Civil Rights in Israel (Acre) Neryt Moskowitz "We are
facing more and more a situation where we seem pariahs in light of the
prevailing atmosphere since the attack on the Gaza Strip and
international protests sparked by".
She added, "we find ourselves accused we have given testimony to the Goldstone Commission in the United Nations."
The Committee is chaired by South African Judge Richard Goldstone and
mandated by the United Nations, Israel and the Palestinian armed groups
of committing war crimes during the Israeli offensive in Gaza from
December 27 2008 to January 18, 2009, which resulted in this attack
killed 1450 Palestinians and 13 Israelis accused.
Moskowitz said, "We made our contribution to this committee because the
government has refused to establish an independent commission of
inquiry into violations of the laws of war" during the operation.
And condemned 13 of the non-governmental organizations, the most
important in Israel, and among them civil rights organization (Acre),
exposed to "systematic campaign".
Has expressed its dissatisfaction with the provocative actions against
its activists carried out by the internal security service (Shin Bet) or
the police.
It also protested against the statements of some ministers. Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Ya'alon was accused of human rights defenders, "the destruction of Israel from the inside."
After the publication of the Goldstone report, the organization "Im
Tertiso" attacked (if you want) charity violently "New Israel Fund"
which is capitalized at 12 million euros and collects donations to
finance projects and associations for humanitarian work, including a
number of organizations that were attacked.
She said, "Im Tertiso" that "92 percent of the certificates presented
to the Goldstone Commission came from non-governmental organizations
financed by the Fund." For its part, the newspaper Maariv "and accused the heirs of the support of the Zionist left who deny Israel's right to exist."
Even the deputy of Kadima (center) Otniel Schneller wants to propose
law to stop foreign donations that pay for these organizations.
This MP, told AFP that "criticism of the project but not when it affects the higher interest of the state and the nation." He added that "the Fund positive action in the social field does not justify his help to our enemies." In the face of these criticisms left categorically.
Dan has opposition MPs and the Labour Party "Macarthyh campaign," and
said the pro-Israeli pressure groups of settlers funded largely by US
donors, especially by fundamentalist Christians.
He said political scientist Zeev Sternhell, who was targeted by the
extreme right assaulted last year that "the Israeli right has never been
hostile as it is now."
"It's the return of a legend" knife in the back "by the enemy within."
The campaign targets first Israeli organizations that defend the
Palestinians, as well as international non-governmental organizations.
These organizations were recently criticized the new restrictions
imposed by the Ministry of the Interior to grant work permits to its
members, activists in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
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