Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza
The declaration throws the weight of a major international advocacy group behind a popular claim against Israel amid war with Hamas
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News Human Rights Watch, harsh critic of Israel, details Oct. 7 atrocities
The group's pedigree as a staunch defender of Palestinian human rights may make its findings hard for those on the left to ignore
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Opinion The ‘godfather of human rights’ criticized Israeli ‘apartheid’ — now he’s calling out the left for making excuses for Hamas
An interview with Kenneth Roth, the former Executive Director of the Human Rights Watch and a fierce critic of Israel
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Fast Forward Harvard offers fellowship to ex-Human Rights Watch head who criticized Israel
The school’s dean had originally decided not to offer the fellowship to Ken Roth, but now says that was an ‘error’
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Opinion I’m an Israeli Harvard alum. Rescinding Kenneth Roth’s fellowship over anti-Israel tweets is a mistake
Kenneth Roth, despite what you think of his comments about Israel, would have been a tremendous asset to Harvard and its students
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Fast Forward Harvard denies former Human Rights Watch director fellowship over Israel, report says
Kenneth Roth told the Nation that the Kennedy School rejected his planned fellowship over criticism of Israel
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Culture When a family is separated by 200 meters — and the occupation
This is the nightly ritual that lies at the heart of “200 Meters.” Mustafa, the film’s fatherly protagonist, steps onto his balcony and flicks the light switch on and off. From their bedroom in a nearby apartment building, his three young children can see the lights flashing, and they eagerly reply in kind. These two…
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Opinion Even ‘apartheid’ doesn’t capture fullness of our Palestinian suffering. But it helps.
In a recent meeting with a representative of the United Nations, I was asked to suggest concepts that would capture the suffering my family and loved ones in Gaza endure. I froze for a moment, not only because of the surprise of a legal scholar unsuccessfully looking for a concept that would precisely capture Gaza’s…
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