This week, Israel's Supreme Court will hear the appeal of Sheikh Jarrah residents facing eviction. This case has become a lightening rod, attracting the atention of Hamas, Western diplomats, NGOs, and the international media. What is the history of these properties? What are the legal arguments surrounding this case? We spoke with Prof. Avi Bell, Professor of Law at Bar Ilan University and the University of San Diego to better understand the legal issues and processes in...

NGO Monitor's new interactive database shows how NGOs falsely labeled Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives as civilian casualties during the May 2021 Gaza conflict. Our report identifies 50 such incidents, and also highlights Gaza residents who were mostly likely killed by Palestinian rockets falling short of their intended targets in Israel. How did we conduct this research? What were some of the most shocking NGO claims? How does this interactive database work? Join our host Yona Schiffmiller...

On June 23, NGO Monitor held a webinar, 20 years of Hijacking Human Rights: The lasting Impact of Durban. Prof. Steinberg and Prof. Irwin Cotler held a discussion on the 2001 Durban Conference  where NGOs launched a strategy of isolating Israel through boycotts, legal attacks, and accusation of apartheid.  Notes:  NGO Monitor Event: 20 Years of Hijacking Human Rights - The Lasting Impact of DurbanSupport the show (https://www.ngo-monitor.org/donate/)

Lat month after Palestinian terror groups launched rockets from Gaza at Israeli cities, Israel responded with a week long air campaign targeting Hamas and Islamic Jihad throughout Gaza. International NGOs condemned Israel and the UN launched another Commission of Inquiry. How should militaries deal with these challenges? Could Israel have done anything differently to comply with the laws of war? Join our host Yona Schiffmiller and Col. Richard Kemp as they discuss the laws of war and the...

Last week, Israel and the terrorist organizations in Gaza reached a cease fire, ending the last round of fighting in the area.  Now, international focus has turned to rebuilding Gaza and providing humanitarian aid to Palestinians. In this episode, our host Yona Schiffmiller and Prof. Gerald Steinberg discuss how previous aid efforts have been diverted by Hamas to fund its terror activity and recommendations to the international community to help ensure no aid is diverted in the...

Over the past 10 days, Hamas and Islamic Jihad have targeted Israeli civilians with constant rocket barrages, murdering and maiming innocent men, women, and children. In response, Israel has launched an aerial campaign against their strongholds in Gaza, targeting commanders, fighters, and their military infrastructure. Once again NGOs and the international community are accusing Israel of commiting war crimes. In this episode our host Yona Schiffmiller and Legal Advisor Anne Herzberg delve...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a 217-page assault that accused Israel of “apartheid.” In this episode NGO Monitor President Prof. Gerald Steinberg delves into the mix of false accusations, invented legal claims, and antisemitic demonization in HRW's report and explains the wider political campaign that began at the 2001 Durban Conference. Notes:  HRW’s “Apartheid” Publication: Demonization, BDS, and LawfareNGOs Intensify Apartheid Demonization CampaignHuman Rights Watch demonizes Israel...

Today we mark Yom Hashoah, honoring the Jewish victims of the Nazi genocide.  Join a discussion with our host Yona Schiffmiller and Vice President Olga Deutsch on contemporary use and abuse of Holocaust remembrance.Notes: Antisemitism: A unique evil...

Last week, the International Criminal Court (ICC), announced it has jurisdiction over "the Situation in Palestine."  How did it arrive at this decision? Will the Prosecutor launch an investigation into Israel following this decision? Join our host Yona...

The media often gives prominence to politicized NGOs, influencing much of the discourse surrounding Israel and its actions. How important are “human rights NGOs” to media coverage of events in Israel? Do journalists cross check the information provided...

How will US funding to Palestinian NGOs change under President Biden.  What do new committee assignments in Congress portend for US-Israel relations? Join our host Yona Schiffmiller and NGO Monitor Chief of Staff Naftali Balanson as they analyze new...

As Israel has lapped the rest of the world in vaccinating its public against COVID-19, NGOs have smeared the country for not similarly vaccinating Palestinians. What- if any- responsibilities does Israel have towards Palestinian healthcare? How do these...

On December 10, NGO Monitor held our annual conference under the banner of “Terror Leaders as Human Rights Activists – Exposing the Façade.” The conference focused on the ties between NGOs and known terrorist organizations, and our research on the...

In September, Member of Knesset Michal Cotler-Wunsh joined an inter-parliamentary task force on combating online antisemitism, joining lawmakers from the US, UK, Australia, and Canada.  Following Facebook's recent decision to ban Holocaust denial from...

Human Rights NGOs were critical of the recent normalization agreements between Israel, UAE, and Bahrain. Why would these groups oppose Middle East peace?  Why is Europe absent from these dramatic diplomatic developments? Join Yona Schiffmiller and Prof....

On September 15, a historic ceremony took place at the White House. Israel signed a peace treaty with the UAE and a peace declaration with Bahrain. With the Oslo Accords having been signed 26 years ago, is Israel's normalization with Arab countries a...

On July 20, the Dutch government acknowledged funding the salaries of two NGO employees later indicted for the murder of 17-year-old Rina Shnerb. What led to this dramatic turnaround and what does it mean for future government funding to terror-tied...

NGO Monitor recently discovered a grant approved by the Belgian government aimed at "mitigating pro-Israel voices." This is not the first time we've identified government funding to advocacy groups that lobby those same governments.  Join our host Yona...

In June, the Palestinian NGO Badil revealed that it was locked out of a 1.7 Million Euro EU grant, because it refused to sign an agreement that no funds would be allocated to terror-linked actors. Join our host Yona Schiffmiller and our Vice President...

NGO Monitor's new report lays out the UN's COVID-19 humanitarian aid program for the West Bank and Gaza. Where is this money going? Who are the UN's partners on the ground? Are donor governments aware of the potential abuse of their funds by...

On this week's episode, we dive into one of the worst examples of fact finding in the Arab-Israeli conflict, as Oxfam features UN data that labels armed Palestinian terrorists as victims in its push for an arms embargo and other BDS measures against...

 Who is supplying information to the ICC, as it seeks to investigate American, British, and Israeli officials?  How should these countries respond?  Tune into this week's episode with Col. Richard Kemp, Anne Herzberg, and Prof. Gerald Steinberg as they...

Even during a global pandemic, blind criticism of Israel continues to be the strategy of choice for many NGOs.  NGO Monitor is maintaining  a running digest of absurd NGO statements regarding COVID-19, including comparing Israeli policy to the virus....

In December 2019, the International Criminal Court's prosecutor announced that she had sufficient evidence to begin a formal investigation of war crimes committed in the West Bank and Gaza.  This week NGO Monitor and our partners submitted an amicus to...