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Experts or Ideologues? Human Rights Watch's Focus on Israel


[NGO Monitor] This detailed, empirical research study reviews HRW's activities concerning the Arab-Israeli conflict from 2001 through the middle of 2009. Our investigation shows a consistent pattern of ideological bias, lack of professional qualifications, and unsupported claims based on faulty evidence and analysis. Five detailed case studies of HRW campaigns and publications show consistent bias, false and contradictory statements, and the use of irrelevant evidence and inappropriate methodologies that are neither credible nor verifiable. A broader quantitative analysis of HRW publications from 2002 to 2009 shows greatly disproportionate emphasis on Israel, double standards in the use of terminology such as "war crimes" and "collective punishment," and distorted use of international legal terminology.
2009-09-09 08:00:00
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