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An undated photo of Al Awda, one of several boats carrying aid in an attempt to break the siege on Gaza, which was intercepted by the Israeli Navy on Sunday. (Freedom Flotilla Coalition)

Tasers to the face: How the Israeli Navy seized latest Gaza flotilla

Activists describe violence and threats by Israeli naval commandos in international waters. Right-wing organization attempts to take ownership of the boat. The Israeli Navy seized a fishing boat attempting to break the siege on Gaza Sunday. According to activists on board, naval commandos tasered the boat’s first officer in his face, punched another crew member…

By Rami Younis August 3, 2018

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Israeli government ‘lawfare contractor’ sues Facebook for $1b.

Shurat HaDin has admitted in the past to taking its marching orders from Israeli intelligence and government officials, lawsuit comes just days after senior minister said Mark Zuckerberg has blood on his hands. By Noam Rotem On the heels of the bizarre offensive Israeli Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan’s launched against Facebook last week, radical…

By +972 Magazine July 15, 2016

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference, July 3, 2013. (photo: Kobi Gideon / GPO)

What is NGO Monitor’s connection to the Israeli government?

The spearhead of the battle against Israeli human rights organizations, NGO Monitor, is run by a man who, at least for a period of time since its founding, was closely affiliated with the Prime Minister’s Office. On another front, the government is now targeting human rights NGOs’ tax status. By Yossi Gurvitz and Noam Rotem…

By Yossi Gurvitz April 29, 2014

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The Israeli government’s official ‘lawfare’ contractor

The Israeli ‘hasbara’ group that once sued Jimmy Carter and Twitter, represents Israeli soldiers accused of excessive force and war crimes and files lawsuits at the behest of the Israeli government, calls itself a ‘human rights organization.’ (Translated from Hebrew by Jordan Michaeli) You know Israel’s policy – since no one believes a word it…

By Yossi Gurvitz October 19, 2013

Techwashing: Hasbara group strikes back after Hawking boycott

Israeli hasbara organizations have been calling Stephen Hawking a hypocrite for daring to boycott Israel while simultaneously using an Israeli-designed chip in his wheelchair. And this, in essence, is the emblematic Israeli response: shut your mouth when you criticize me. (Translated by Sol Salbe) One of the more repulsive concepts underlying Israeli hasbara (the Hebrew term for…

By Yossi Gurvitz May 9, 2013