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Lobby Watch

An eye on the groups that try to stifle free debate about Palestine

Secret files reveal Anti-Defamation League spied on Noam Chomsky

Newly-accessible documents were obatined during 1990s civil case against ADL snoops.

Norway denies Oslo Freedom Forum founder Thor Halvorssen’s accusation that it funds Hamas

The controversial Halvorssen has also affirmed that he sees no reason to stop taking money from Islamophobes to support his Human Rights Foundation, which produces the Oslo forum.

“Journalist not found”: Newseum has expunged Palestinians murdered by Israel from its website

The Newseum refused to explain why it decided to remove the names of two Palestinian journalists killed by Israel from its memorial.

Anti-Muslim group leaps to defense of American Islamic Congress after EI exposé

There have been some very interesting reactions to Max Blumenthal’s investigation that revealed the virulently anti-Muslim and pro-Israel donors behind the American Islamic Congress.

Zionist group tries to blackmail DC's Newseum over memorial for Palestinian journalists killed by Israel

The two journalists, Mahmoud al-Kumi and Hussam Salama, were targeted and killed last November by Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip, during Israel’s November assault.

Israel mulls new strategy on muzzling its critics

Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism will discuss how Israel can step up its attacks on Palestine solidarity activists.

A former insider explains how Human Rights Watch panders to the Israel lobby

Human Rights Watch deals with Israel by a different, much softer standard than it applies to any other country.

Keeping the Israel lobby on its toes

Pressure groups supporting the Zionist project embarrassed into playing by EU rules on transparency.

Egypt activist Mona Seif, nominated for Geneva human rights prize, hits back at Zionist smear campaign

Ironically, while UN Watch twists Seif’s words to smear her as a supporter of “terrorism,” the Zionist group itself has frequently justified and defended violence against civilians by Israel.

Apologist for apartheid masquerades as human rights activist

Leading campaigner against discrimination with Human Rights First refuses to acknowledge that Israel is an apartheid state.

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