Intimidate, Intimidate, Intimidate

Ben White writes in the Guardian about the tactics used to silence criticism of human rights abuses. Entitled, This smear against Israeli human rights activists is all too familiar, White tells the story of Adalah, an Israeli human rights organisation that defends Palestinian rights. He argues that the European Jewish Congress attack on it reflects a wider pattern of bullying.

Last week, the president of the European Jewish Congress (EJC) launched an extraordinary attack on an Israeli human rights organisation, Adalah, comparing the NGO to the far-right French National Front and British National party.
Moshe Kantor, who heads the umbrella organisation for elected representatives of Europe's Jewish communities, was responding to a leaked EU document that expressed concern for Israel's treatment of Palestinian citizens

White concludes:

Kantor's comments reflect a wider pattern, where even small efforts to do something constructive about challenging human rights abuses or discriminatory practices in Israel are met with smears, bullying and over-the-top bluster.
Documenting the facts and confronting injustice has never been without consequences (particularly for Palestinians) but the climate of paranoia and retribution is steadily growing.

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Ben White's latest book is entitled, 'Palestinians in Israel: Segregation, Discrimination and Democracy'

Adalah's website is here