Israeli ministers-to-be attack human rights groups
Far-right politician Bezalel Smotrich and ultranationalist Itamar Ben Gvir, both likely to serve in Israel's next Cabinet, are ramping up their attacks on human rights organizations.
Far-right legislators, including those set to become ministers in Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government, are multiplying their attacks against human rights groups and against Israeli Arab legislators.
Likud Knesset member Nissim Vatori reacted this morning to the double bombing attack in Jerusalem, saying that the Arab Knesset members must be removed from the Israeli parliament. He accused them of encouraging terror attacks.
On Nov. 21, right-wing political leaders held an event in the Knesset under the hyperbolic title, “Human Rights Organizations Being Run by Hamas.” Based on the content of the speakers’ remarks, changes to the status of human rights groups could be felt very soon.
The discussion was organized by the group Ad Kan in response to reports on TV about human rights groups operating in the West Bank. It was claimed that these groups are, in reality, undermining the State of Israel.
