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Israel’s Relationship with the UN Human Rights Council: Is There Hope for Change?

Israel’s Relationship with the UN Human Rights Council: Is There Hope for Change?

April 6, 2014 | Michal Navoth
The UN Human Rights Council has been characterized by an obsessive bias toward Israel.
The Centrality of NGOs In Promoting Anti-Israel Boycotts And Sanctions

The Centrality of NGOs In Promoting Anti-Israel Boycotts And Sanctions

May 7, 2009 | Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg
NGOs (non-governmental organizations) focusing on human rights are powerful actors in international politics in general, and in the Arab-Israeli conflict in particular. The NGO community has advanced anti-Israel agendas in the UN, including in the 2001 Durban conference, which adopted the strategy of boycotts, divestment, and sanctions (BDS). NGO reports, press releases, and political lobbying campaigns constitute an important source of "soft power".
Constitutional Convergence in Human Rights? The Reciprocal Relationship between Human Rights Treaties and National Constitutions

Constitutional Convergence in Human Rights? The Reciprocal Relationship between Human Rights Treaties and National Constitutions

January 12, 2009 | Zachary Elkins, Tom Ginsburg, Beth Simmons
Palestinian Crimes against Christian Arabs and Their Manipulation against Israel

Palestinian Crimes against Christian Arabs and Their Manipulation against Israel

September 19, 2008 | Justus Reid Weiner
Jerusalem: A Microcosm of Jewish Rights

Jerusalem: A Microcosm of Jewish Rights

August 29, 2008 | Sir Martin Gilbert
Selective Human Rights: NGOs and the Delegitimization of Israel

Selective Human Rights: NGOs and the Delegitimization of Israel

August 29, 2008 | Prof. Gerald M. Steinberg
The Struggle against Anti-Israel Bias at the UN Commission on Human Rights

The Struggle against Anti-Israel Bias at the UN Commission on Human Rights

January 1, 2006 | Hillel C. Neuer
Human Rights of Christians in Palestinian Society

Human Rights of Christians in Palestinian Society

August 29, 2005 | Justus Reid Weiner
The United Nations: Leading Global Purveyor of Anti-Semitism

The United Nations: Leading Global Purveyor of Anti-Semitism

April 1, 2005 | Prof. Anne Bayefsky
The NGOs, Demolition of Illegal Building in Jerusalem, and International Law

The NGOs, Demolition of Illegal Building in Jerusalem, and International Law

March 1, 2005 | Justus Reid Weiner
Durban’s Troubling Legacy One Year Later: Twisting the Cause of International Human Rights Against the Jewish People

Durban’s Troubling Legacy One Year Later: Twisting the Cause of International Human Rights Against the Jewish People

August 20, 2002 | Irwin Cotler
Jewish NGOs, Human Rights, and Public Advocacy: A Comparative Inquiry

Jewish NGOs, Human Rights, and Public Advocacy: A Comparative Inquiry

October 30, 1999 | Irwin Cotler