Thursday, July 16, 2009
An interesting exchange between Jeffrey Goldberg and HRW's Ken Roth in which Roth hems and haws and jives and dodges rather than admit that yes, Human Rights Watch did plug its anti-Israel bona fides to do fundraising in Saudi Arabia: Fundraising Corruption at Human Rights Watch. The exchange forces Goldberg to conclude:
...In other words, yes, the director of Human Rights Watch's Middle East division is attempting to raise funds from Saudis, including a member of the Shura Council (which oversees, on behalf of the Saudi monarchy, the imposition in the Kingdom of the strict Wahhabi interpretation of Islamic law) in part by highlighting her organization's investigations of Israel, and its war with Israel's "supporters," who are liars and deceivers. It appears as if Human Rights Watch, in the pursuit of dollars, has compromised its integrity.
Bernstein, who wrote the Wall Street Journal op-ed, comments on the reaction to his piece, here.
Update: Richard Landes comments here: HRW and Self-Criticism: Fallout from the Saudi Arabian Fundraising Junket
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Private saudi citezans can promote humen rights by donating to the Humane rights watch by GIVING them money. Like saudi activeits who talk and right so there are many ways to do this.
While on the other hand do those people ever ask why american tax payers have to pay money aid to israel ?! the biggest reciever of aid from the US. when israel is not of importance to the united states especially after the fall of the soviate union and arab dictatores reciving weapons from the USSR!?
what is the importance of israel? can it hit iran or go to war with iran?! america can manage this itself without israel. israel only tryies to make itsself important to the world when it isnt anymore to REAL AMERICANS.