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9 Questions for the U.S. Government on the Middle East:
Saudi Arabia: U.S. intelligence cooperation Is the U.S. providing intelligence to the Government of Saudi Arabia that can be used by Saudi Arabian authorities to violate the human rights of peaceful reformers and critics? Saudi Arabia: Prisoners of Conscience What steps is the U.S. government taking to secure the release of prisoners of conscience like…
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What Nicholas Kristof Didn’t Mention
Nicholas Kristof criticizes both leaders of Israel and Hamas in his latest column for The New York Times. If you decide to read it, keep in mind the following two oversights and errors. First, there’s one word he doesn’t use: occupation. Since 1967, *every* Israeli government has taken Palestinian land and built settlements. This isn’t…
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CCTV Interview: Israel, Hamas, and Gaza
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Release: Rachel Corrie Verdict Highlights Impunity for Israeli Military
Amnesty International Calls Verdict ‘Denial of Justice’ Contact: Carolyn Lang, clang@aiusa.org, 202-675-8759 (Washington, D.C.) — Amnesty International condemns an Israeli court’s verdict that the government of Israel bears no responsibility in the death of Rachel Corrie, saying the verdict continues the pattern of impunity for Israeli military violations against civilians and human rights defenders in…
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Hamas Must End the Death Penalty
Originally posted at Human Rights Now (Amnesty International USA blog) By Sanjeev Bery June 15, 2012 Trapped between a crushing Israeli blockade and human rights violations at home, the 1.6 million Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip face many challenges in their daily lives. In our 2012 Annual Report, Amnesty International catalogues the list, from a…
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Arab Freedom Is Good for Israel
The Huffington Post Posted: February 14, 2011 By Sanjeev Bery Whatever their rivalries, the authoritarian leaders of the Middle East did not want to see Hosni Mubarak removed from power. When you are a dictator – even with the title “King” – the forced departure of another dictator is not the kind of precedent you…
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Israeli Policies Face Jewish Critics
When Time, the Washington Post, and the New York Times all exhibit similar levels of skepticism towards Israeli policy, something is changing. The Netanyahu Administration may still receive blank check support from U.S. politicians, but U.S. media outlets, and increasingly the American public, are less and less likely to go along for the ride.
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Turkish Foreign Minister Slams Israeli Settlements in Harvard Speech
The Huffington Post Posted: October 4, 2010 By Sanjeev Bery Speaking at Harvard last week, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu criticized Israel’s decision to continue building settlements on Palestinian land: Jewish settlements [themselves] are illegal. How can we talk on the extension of [the] moratorium or extension of Jewish settlements? With peace negotiations on the…
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Washington Post Journalists Repeat Israeli Claims as Fact
The Huffington Post Posted: June 1, 2010 By Sanjeev Bery In the June 1st edition of the Washington Post, journalists Scott Wilson and Laura Blumenfeld uncritically repeat Israeli claims regarding the Gaza aid flotilla as fact. Wilson and Blumenfeld should recognize that Israeli officials have a vested interest in discrediting the activists who challenged Israel’s…