Human Rights Watch

Israeli security forces guard as Jews tour the Palestinian side of the Old City Market in the West Bank city of Hebron, June 15, 2019. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
‘One system, one policy’: Why Human Rights Watch is charging Israel with apartheid
Israel has made it irrefutably clear it intends to make Jewish domination over Palestinians permanent between the river and the sea, says HRW's Omar Shakir in interview following landmark report.
By Amjad Iraqi April 27, 2021
Human Rights Watch Israel and Palestine Director Omar Shakir speaks to press ahead of his deportation from Israel, flanked by HRW head Kenneth Roth, right, and attorney Michael Sfard, left, November 25, 2019 (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org).
How Israel’s top court outlawed moral opposition to the occupation
In the topsy-turvy world of Israel's High Court, international law is nothing more than a disguise to delegitimize the state and its settlements.
By Hagai El-Ad January 16, 2020
Human Rights Watch Israel and Palestine Director Omar Shakir parts with friends and supporters at Ben-Gurion Airport ahead of his deportation from Israel, November 25, 2019 (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org).
PODCAST: Who will Israel deport next?
Attorney Emily Schaeffer Omer-Man explains how, in deporting Human Rights Watch's Omar Shakir, Israel is now policing the speech and political opinions of human rights advocates.
By Henriette Chacar November 29, 2019
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Human Rights Watch Israel and Palestine Director Omar Shakir walks through Ben-Gurion Airport, accompanied by HRW head Kenneth Roth, left, ahead of his deportation from Israel, November 25, 2019 (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org).
Israel deports top human rights worker
Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director of Human Rights Watch, is deported from Israel after a lengthy legal battle.
By Oren Ziv November 25, 2019
Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director at Human Rights Watch (Courtesy of Omar Shakir).
Supreme Court rules Israel can expel top Human Rights Watch director
Israel's top court says Omar Shakir can be deported, escalating the government's efforts to silence criticism of its policies.
By Henriette Chacar November 5, 2019
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