Palestinian NGOs launch international campaign to revoke Israeli decision to shut them down
Israel shut down the offices of seven Palestinian NGOs in the West Bank per a military decision, which these NGOs seek to confront with a wide international campaign.
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Seven Palestinian human rights and civil society organizations are betting on an international campaign launched by international institutions and unions, to pressure Israel to reverse its decision to shut them down.
On Aug. 18, Israeli forces raided the headquarters of seven nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the West Bank, before forcing them to shut down, under the pretext that they are terrorist organizations that finance the activities of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine’s armed wing.
The seven targeted NGOs are Addameer, Al-Haq, Bisan Center for Research and Development, Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees, Health Work Committees (HWC), Union of Agricultural Work Committees and Defense for Children International Palestine.
Al-Haq Director General Shawan Jabarin told Al-Monitor, “We are continuously working on revoking the Israeli military order, which would allow Israel to arrest the directors or employees of the targeted NGOs if they continue to work, since it would be a violation of a military order.”
