Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz in the present day declared six distinguished Palestinian human rights teams terrorists organisations which funnel donor cash to outlawed teams.
Below the ruling, the work of Addameer, al-Haq, Protection for Kids Palestine, the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, Busan Heart for Analysis and Growth, and the Union of Palestinian Girls Committees has been banned. Gantz mentioned the teams have ties to the Widespread Entrance for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a gaggle banned by the Israeli occupation.
The teams, which doc alleged human rights violations by Israeli occupation forces and authorities and the Palestinian Authority (PA) towards Palestinians. they embrace Addameer, which represents Palestinian safety prisoners in Israeli army courts, and Protection for Kids-Worldwide, a gaggle that advocates for Palestinian kids.
“[The] declared organisations obtained massive sums of cash from European nations and worldwide organisations, utilizing a wide range of forgery and deceit,” Gantz mentioned, alleging the cash had supported PFLP’s actions.
Israel DM, Benny Gantz, Classifies 6 Palestinian Establishments as “Terrorist Establishments”: Addameer, AlHaq, the Protection for Kids -Palestine department, Union of Agricultural Work Committees, Bisan Heart for Analysis and Growth and Union of Palestinian Girls Committees pic.twitter.com/8OO6EZZKfQ
— Alaa Daraghme (@AlaaDaraghme) October 22, 2021
Addameer and one other of the teams, Protection for Kids Worldwide – Palestine, rejected the accusations as an “try to remove Palestinian civil society.” “They can shut us down. They’ll seize our funding. They’ll arrest us. However they can’t cease our agency and unshakeable perception that this occupation have to be held accountable for its crimes,” Al-Haq Director Shawan Jabarin advised the Instances of Israel.
The designations authorise Israeli authorities to shut the teams’ places of work, seize their property, arrest their workers within the occupied West Financial institution and ban supporting their actions.
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The United Nations Human Rights Workplace within the Palestinian territories mentioned it was “alarmed” on the announcement.
“Counter-terrorism laws should not be used to constrain reliable human rights and humanitarian work,” it mentioned, including that a number of the causes given appeared imprecise or irrelevant.
“These designations are the newest growth in an extended stigmatising marketing campaign towards these and different organisations, damaging their skill to ship on their essential work,” it mentioned.
An official with the PFLP mentioned they keep relations with civil society organisations throughout the West Financial institution and Gaza, with out particular point out of the six our bodies on this ruling, Reuters reviews.
“It’s a part of the tough battle Israel is launching towards the Palestinian folks and towards civil society teams, with a view to exhaust them,” PFLP official Kayed Al-Ghoul mentioned.
In a joint statement, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty Worldwide mentioned the “resolution is an alarming escalation that threatens to close down the work of Palestine’s most distinguished civil society organisations.”
” Silencing, intimidating & criminalizing #Palestinian civil society org’s & human rights defenders are #Israel‘s method of overlaying up its abuses whereas sustaining its impunity. It is the occupation that have to be held to account,” wrote Palestinian diplomat Hanan Ashrawi on Twitter.
Silencing, intimidating & criminalizing #Palestinian civil society org’s & human rights defenders are #Israel‘s method of overlaying up its abuses whereas sustaining its impunity. It is the occupation that have to be held to account. https://t.co/yfIcQ1S0km
— Hanan Ashrawi (@DrHananAshrawi) October 22, 2021
The choice comes simply 4 days after Israel revoked the residency of Palestinian lawyer Salah Hamouri from his hometown of Jerusalem on the premise of “breach of allegiance” to the state, paving the way in which for his compelled deportation from his homeland. Hamouri, the son of a Palestinian father and French mom, is a distinguished lawyer and human rights advocate for Addameer.
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