Israel’s UN envoy slanders human rights groups

‘Israel’s UN ambassador Danny Danon has publicly attacked Palestinian human rights organizations Al-Haq and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, accusing them of supporting terrorism and inciting violence.
An international federation of 184 human rights organizations described his “slandering statements” as “baseless attacks” and urged UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to publicly support the two organizations.
Danon’s attack appears part of an Israeli policy to curtail foreign funding of human rights organizations working to expose human rights violations against Palestinians.
Israel is warning foreign governments “that no money should go to terrorism, incitement, or to the glorification of violence,” foreign ministry spokesperson Emmanuel Nahshon recently told media outlet Middle East Eye.
Smearing human rights organizations as terrorist sympathizers is one way to deter foreign donors.
Danon made his remarks at a press conference on 29 June where he was criticizing the UN for funding Al-Haq and Al Mezan.’
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