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shira

(30,109 posts)
10. B'tselem is bullshit and Palestinians do have legit grievances towards Bibi....
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 06:41 AM
Jul 2016

It's a shame because B'tselem can be a very good organization committed to making Israel better. It's a shame they're politically compromised supporters of Palestinian extremism.

A little background on B'tselem....


http://www.ngo-monitor.org/ngos/b_tselem/
On January 8, 2016, Israeli investigative news program “Uvda” featured an expose showing B’Tselem employee Nasser Nawaja and Ezra Nawi, a radical activist from the NGO “Ta’ayush,” discussing informing the Palestinian Authority security services about a Palestinian man who allegedly intended to sell land to Jews in the West Bank. The sale of Palestinian land to Israelis is punishable by death under Palestinian law, and according to Nawi, suspects are tortured and then killed.

In 2014, journalist Tuvia Tenenbom published a book, “Catch the Jew,” in which he recounts a conversation with B’Tselem “researcher” Atef Abu a-Rub, who accused Germany of “giving money to the Jews” and then referred to the Holocaust as “a lie.”

Former CEO Jessica Montell has said: “I think the word apartheid is useful for mobilizing people because of its emotional power. In some cases, the situation in the West Bank is worse than apartheid in South Africa.”

In April 2010, staff member and NGO activist Lizi Sagie resigned after the organization came under pressure for statements made on her personal blog, including: “The IDF Memorial Day is a pornographic circus of glorifying grief and silencing voices,” “Israel is committing Humanity’s worst atrocities…Israel is proving its devotion to Nazi values…Israel exploits the Holocaust to reap international benefits.”


That's pure hate.

I'm assuming that since they "criticize" Israel, then they can do no wrong in your opinion and all the above aren't big deals?

The Myth of the Thirsty Palestinian shira Jul 2016 #1
"Do ya wanna tell me a story bout' trollops and plug tails? Please?" "Back home, Puff-guts would Little Tich Jul 2016 #3
LoL. Facts? You've gotta get your definitions down first. shira Jul 2016 #4
For me, it's not logical that the UN, the World Bank, Amnesty, the French Parliament and B'tselem Little Tich Jul 2016 #5
You know they've lied before WRT denying Hamas human shields & child militants.... shira Jul 2016 #6
B'tselem: Water crisis - Discriminatory water supply Little Tich Jul 2016 #2
Don't worry, shira's already looking for a "B'tselem lies" story. Ken Burch Jul 2016 #8
Sometimes the truth has to fudged a little bit to fit with the Zionist narrative. Little Tich Jul 2016 #9
Here's just one example of B'tselem lying about civilian casualties from Cast Lead 2009 shira Jul 2016 #11
So when different neutral organizations reach the same conclusion about the casualties independently Little Tich Jul 2016 #16
Those "different neutral" sources all got their info. from Hamas' Gaza Health Ministry shira Jul 2016 #18
If 69-75% of the casualties were civilians, it's not a lie to claim that. Little Tich Jul 2016 #20
It wasn't 69-75%. That was a lie Hamas admitted when they agreed w/ the IDF numbers.... shira Jul 2016 #21
I trust the UN, B'tselem, HRW etc, but I don't trust the IDF. Little Tich Jul 2016 #22
Where did the UN, B'tselem, HRW get their numbers from? It was Hamas, wasn't it? shira Jul 2016 #23
You trust Hamas' figures b/c that's where the UN, B'tselem, HRW got their numbers shira Jul 2016 #26
The Human rights NGOs are using available evidence, including figures from Hamas. Little Tich Jul 2016 #27
They're using only Hamas propaganda. Gaza Health Ministry, PCHR... shira Jul 2016 #28
B'tselem is bullshit and Palestinians do have legit grievances towards Bibi.... shira Jul 2016 #10
So basically, there aren't ANY groups who oppose what Netanyahu and Bennett do in the West Bank Ken Burch Jul 2016 #12
We're talking B'tselem here & you don't have a problem with their lies & incitement to hate.... shira Jul 2016 #13
You assume that the Palestinian position is based mainly on "hatred"...why? Ken Burch Jul 2016 #14
Stick to the topic, B'tselem. They're proven liars, inciting hatred.... shira Jul 2016 #15
They actually aren't proven liars. It's just that the Israeli right refuses to accept Ken Burch Jul 2016 #17
Proof they lied is in #11 above. Now own it. shira Jul 2016 #19
Israel Incapable of Telling Truth About Water It Steals From Palestinians Israeli Jul 2016 #24
Amira Hass, yet another terror supporter. She invoked Protocols of Elders of Zion. shira Jul 2016 #25
Summer is here- the water isn't....... Israeli Jul 2016 #7
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