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| HRW: Israel attempting to shut down human rights record criticism |
| 2018-05-10 |
| [Al Jazeera] A prominent human rights ...which are usually open to widely divergent definitions... group accused Israel on Wednesday of attempting to "shut down criticism" of its rights record after its local director was ordered to leave the country within 14 days. Israel's interior ministry opted not to sign off on a work permit renewal of Omar Shakir - Human Rights Watch's Israel and Paleostine director - on May 7 over his alleged support for the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Both HRW and Shakir deny having any part in the movement. Israel considers BDS - which demands an end to the occupation of Paleostine, equal rights for Paleostinian citizens of Israel, and the right of return for all Paleostinian refugees to their homes - to be anti-Jewish. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Hit the road Omar. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-05-10 03:37 |