Rights Watchdog, Lost in the Mideast

New York Times by Robert L. Bernstein | Oct. 20, 2009 (Opinion)

Human Rights Watch had as its original mission to pry open closed societies, advocate basic freedoms and support dissenters. But recently it has been issuing reports on the Israeli-Arab conflict that are helping those who wish to turn Israel into a pariah state. Full Story »

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Subjects: World
Topics: Middle East, Human Rights, Israel, Iran, Palestine, Gaza
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Posted by: via Dan Kennedy - Oct 19, 2009 - 8:42 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Kaizar Campwala (review)
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Oct 20, 2009 - 10:31 AM PDT
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 20, 2009

Lacks specifics, and fails to discuss the human rights mess that is the occupation.

Shouldn't democracies be held to a different, higher standard? Especially democracy that receive so much support from the US?

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