Israeli Forces Raided The Offices Of Six Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Palestinian Territories

Properties belonging to prominent advocacy groups were seized and entrance doors sealed by soldiers early Thursday. At the offices of Al-Haq, an internationally respected human rights organization based in Ramallah, the front door was welded shut and left a Hebrew statement saying it would remain closed for “security reasons.” The minister of an Anglican church on the ground floor of the building, which rents the space to Al-Haq, said the church was also raided and its glass doors smashed. In October, Israel outlawed Al-Haq. Addameer, who supports Palestinian prisoners. the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees; the Union of Agricultural Labor Committees; the Bisan Research and Development Center; and Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCI-P). Israel claimed the groups had links to the militant Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a secular, left-wing movement with political and armed wings. Israel and Western countries consider the PFLP a terrorist organization. A man looks out the window of Al-Haq’s office after the raid in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Photo: Nasser Nasser/AP However, Israel has provided little evidence to support the accusations. All six organizations deny the allegations and three have challenged the designation in Israeli courts. Last month, a group of EU member states that fund some of the activities of Palestinian organizations rejected the Israeli claims, saying “a free and strong civil society is essential to promote democratic values ​​and the two-state solution.” Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The European Commission restored suspended funding to Al-Haq in June. The EU is also expected to continue working with the other affected groups. Later on Thursday, Al-Haq staff removed the sheet metal covering his office door and vowed to return to work despite the confiscation of computers and other equipment. “We are here not because of Israel, not because of its decision and we will continue our work,” Al-Haq director Shawan Jabarin told a news conference. The Israeli military said it closed seven institutions and confiscated their property in Thursday’s raid. The seventh appears to have been the Association of Health Work Committees, which was banned in Israel from working in the West Bank in 2020. On Wednesday, the office of Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz reiterated his claim that the groups “operate under the guise of carrying out humanitarian activities to advance the goals of the PFLP, to strengthen the organization and to recruit operatives.” Aida Touma-Suleiman, an Israeli member of the Knesset, tweeted:[Gantz] declared six Palestinian human rights organizations as terrorist groups, the international community didn’t buy the lie, so today it sent the occupation forces to shut them down.” Israel has long accused human rights groups and international agencies working in the Palestinian territories of bias. Many of the six targeted organizations document alleged human rights abuses by Israel as well as the Palestinian Authority – both of which routinely detain Palestinian activists. The Palestinian Authority must give the Israeli military permission to operate in areas of the West Bank under its control, such as Ramallah.

title: “Israeli Forces Raided The Offices Of Six Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Palestinian Territories Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-01” author: “Barbara Morger”

Properties belonging to prominent advocacy groups were seized and entrance doors sealed by soldiers early Thursday. At the offices of Al-Haq, an internationally respected human rights organization based in Ramallah, the front door was welded shut and left a Hebrew statement saying it would remain closed for “security reasons.” The minister of an Anglican church on the ground floor of the building, which rents the space to Al-Haq, said the church was also raided and its glass doors smashed. In October, Israel outlawed Al-Haq. Addameer, who supports Palestinian prisoners. the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees; the Union of Agricultural Labor Committees; the Bisan Research and Development Center; and Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCI-P). Israel claimed the groups had links to the militant Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a secular, left-wing movement with political and armed wings. Israel and Western countries consider the PFLP a terrorist organization. A man looks out the window of Al-Haq’s office after the raid in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Photo: Nasser Nasser/AP However, Israel has provided little evidence to support the accusations. All six organizations deny the allegations and three have challenged the designation in Israeli courts. Last month, a group of EU member states that fund some of the activities of Palestinian organizations rejected the Israeli claims, saying “a free and strong civil society is essential to promote democratic values ​​and the two-state solution.” Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The European Commission restored suspended funding to Al-Haq in June. The EU is also expected to continue working with the other affected groups. Later on Thursday, Al-Haq staff removed the sheet metal covering his office door and vowed to return to work despite the confiscation of computers and other equipment. “We are here not because of Israel, not because of its decision and we will continue our work,” Al-Haq director Shawan Jabarin told a news conference. The Israeli military said it closed seven institutions and confiscated their property in Thursday’s raid. The seventh appears to have been the Association of Health Work Committees, which was banned in Israel from working in the West Bank in 2020. On Wednesday, the office of Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz reiterated his claim that the groups “operate under the guise of carrying out humanitarian activities to advance the goals of the PFLP, to strengthen the organization and to recruit operatives.” Aida Touma-Suleiman, an Israeli member of the Knesset, tweeted:[Gantz] declared six Palestinian human rights organizations as terrorist groups, the international community didn’t buy the lie, so today it sent the occupation forces to shut them down.” Israel has long accused human rights groups and international agencies working in the Palestinian territories of bias. Many of the six targeted organizations document alleged human rights abuses by Israel as well as the Palestinian Authority – both of which routinely detain Palestinian activists. The Palestinian Authority must give the Israeli military permission to operate in areas of the West Bank under its control, such as Ramallah.

title: “Israeli Forces Raided The Offices Of Six Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Palestinian Territories Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-19” author: “Tamara Malinoski”

Properties belonging to prominent advocacy groups were seized and entrance doors sealed by soldiers early Thursday. At the offices of Al-Haq, an internationally respected human rights organization based in Ramallah, the front door was welded shut and left a Hebrew statement saying it would remain closed for “security reasons.” The minister of an Anglican church on the ground floor of the building, which rents the space to Al-Haq, said the church was also raided and its glass doors smashed. In October, Israel outlawed Al-Haq. Addameer, who supports Palestinian prisoners. the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees; the Union of Agricultural Labor Committees; the Bisan Research and Development Center; and Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCI-P). Israel claimed the groups had links to the militant Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a secular, left-wing movement with political and armed wings. Israel and Western countries consider the PFLP a terrorist organization. A man looks out the window of Al-Haq’s office after the raid in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Photo: Nasser Nasser/AP However, Israel has provided little evidence to support the accusations. All six organizations deny the allegations and three have challenged the designation in Israeli courts. Last month, a group of EU member states that fund some of the activities of Palestinian organizations rejected the Israeli claims, saying “a free and strong civil society is essential to promote democratic values ​​and the two-state solution.” Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The European Commission restored suspended funding to Al-Haq in June. The EU is also expected to continue working with the other affected groups. Later on Thursday, Al-Haq staff removed the sheet metal covering his office door and vowed to return to work despite the confiscation of computers and other equipment. “We are here not because of Israel, not because of its decision and we will continue our work,” Al-Haq director Shawan Jabarin told a news conference. The Israeli military said it closed seven institutions and confiscated their property in Thursday’s raid. The seventh appears to have been the Association of Health Work Committees, which was banned in Israel from working in the West Bank in 2020. On Wednesday, the office of Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz reiterated his claim that the groups “operate under the guise of carrying out humanitarian activities to advance the goals of the PFLP, to strengthen the organization and to recruit operatives.” Aida Touma-Suleiman, an Israeli member of the Knesset, tweeted:[Gantz] declared six Palestinian human rights organizations as terrorist groups, the international community didn’t buy the lie, so today it sent the occupation forces to shut them down.” Israel has long accused human rights groups and international agencies working in the Palestinian territories of bias. Many of the six targeted organizations document alleged human rights abuses by Israel as well as the Palestinian Authority – both of which routinely detain Palestinian activists. The Palestinian Authority must give the Israeli military permission to operate in areas of the West Bank under its control, such as Ramallah.

title: “Israeli Forces Raided The Offices Of Six Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Palestinian Territories Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-03” author: “Scott Painter”

Properties belonging to prominent advocacy groups were seized and entrance doors sealed by soldiers early Thursday. At the offices of Al-Haq, an internationally respected human rights organization based in Ramallah, the front door was welded shut and left a Hebrew statement saying it would remain closed for “security reasons.” The minister of an Anglican church on the ground floor of the building, which rents the space to Al-Haq, said the church was also raided and its glass doors smashed. In October, Israel outlawed Al-Haq. Addameer, who supports Palestinian prisoners. the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees; the Union of Agricultural Labor Committees; the Bisan Research and Development Center; and Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCI-P). Israel claimed the groups had links to the militant Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a secular, left-wing movement with political and armed wings. Israel and Western countries consider the PFLP a terrorist organization. A man looks out the window of Al-Haq’s office after the raid in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Photo: Nasser Nasser/AP However, Israel has provided little evidence to support the accusations. All six organizations deny the allegations and three have challenged the designation in Israeli courts. Last month, a group of EU member states that fund some of the activities of Palestinian organizations rejected the Israeli claims, saying “a free and strong civil society is essential to promote democratic values ​​and the two-state solution.” Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The European Commission restored suspended funding to Al-Haq in June. The EU is also expected to continue working with the other affected groups. Later on Thursday, Al-Haq staff removed the sheet metal covering his office door and vowed to return to work despite the confiscation of computers and other equipment. “We are here not because of Israel, not because of its decision and we will continue our work,” Al-Haq director Shawan Jabarin told a news conference. The Israeli military said it closed seven institutions and confiscated their property in Thursday’s raid. The seventh appears to have been the Association of Health Work Committees, which was banned in Israel from working in the West Bank in 2020. On Wednesday, the office of Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz reiterated his claim that the groups “operate under the guise of carrying out humanitarian activities to advance the goals of the PFLP, to strengthen the organization and to recruit operatives.” Aida Touma-Suleiman, an Israeli member of the Knesset, tweeted:[Gantz] declared six Palestinian human rights organizations as terrorist groups, the international community didn’t buy the lie, so today it sent the occupation forces to shut them down.” Israel has long accused human rights groups and international agencies working in the Palestinian territories of bias. Many of the six targeted organizations document alleged human rights abuses by Israel as well as the Palestinian Authority – both of which routinely detain Palestinian activists. The Palestinian Authority must give the Israeli military permission to operate in areas of the West Bank under its control, such as Ramallah.

title: “Israeli Forces Raided The Offices Of Six Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Palestinian Territories Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-21” author: “Eric Owens”

Properties belonging to prominent advocacy groups were seized and entrance doors sealed by soldiers early Thursday. At the offices of Al-Haq, an internationally respected human rights organization based in Ramallah, the front door was welded shut and left a Hebrew statement saying it would remain closed for “security reasons.” The minister of an Anglican church on the ground floor of the building, which rents the space to Al-Haq, said the church was also raided and its glass doors smashed. In October, Israel outlawed Al-Haq. Addameer, who supports Palestinian prisoners. the Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees; the Union of Agricultural Labor Committees; the Bisan Research and Development Center; and Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCI-P). Israel claimed the groups had links to the militant Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a secular, left-wing movement with political and armed wings. Israel and Western countries consider the PFLP a terrorist organization. A man looks out the window of Al-Haq’s office after the raid in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Photo: Nasser Nasser/AP However, Israel has provided little evidence to support the accusations. All six organizations deny the allegations and three have challenged the designation in Israeli courts. Last month, a group of EU member states that fund some of the activities of Palestinian organizations rejected the Israeli claims, saying “a free and strong civil society is essential to promote democratic values ​​and the two-state solution.” Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. The European Commission restored suspended funding to Al-Haq in June. The EU is also expected to continue working with the other affected groups. Later on Thursday, Al-Haq staff removed the sheet metal covering his office door and vowed to return to work despite the confiscation of computers and other equipment. “We are here not because of Israel, not because of its decision and we will continue our work,” Al-Haq director Shawan Jabarin told a news conference. The Israeli military said it closed seven institutions and confiscated their property in Thursday’s raid. The seventh appears to have been the Association of Health Work Committees, which was banned in Israel from working in the West Bank in 2020. On Wednesday, the office of Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz reiterated his claim that the groups “operate under the guise of carrying out humanitarian activities to advance the goals of the PFLP, to strengthen the organization and to recruit operatives.” Aida Touma-Suleiman, an Israeli member of the Knesset, tweeted:[Gantz] declared six Palestinian human rights organizations as terrorist groups, the international community didn’t buy the lie, so today it sent the occupation forces to shut them down.” Israel has long accused human rights groups and international agencies working in the Palestinian territories of bias. Many of the six targeted organizations document alleged human rights abuses by Israel as well as the Palestinian Authority – both of which routinely detain Palestinian activists. The Palestinian Authority must give the Israeli military permission to operate in areas of the West Bank under its control, such as Ramallah.