Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch, at a hearing at the district court in Jerusalem on March 11. By Adam Taylor Adam Taylor Foreign reporter who writes about a variety of subjects Email Bio Follow May 7 at 11:10 AM A group of 17 Democratic lawmakers wrote to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week to ask his government to stop the planned deportation of Omar Shakir, a U.S.
“One of the world’s most reputable human rights organizations is having one of their workers expelled from a country because of his human rights work,” McGovern said, noting that Human Rights Watch recently published a critical report on Hamas and the Palestinian Authority’s use of torture. “Taking a stronger or more vocal stance on Omar’s likely deportation would run up against their policy of having no daylight between the Trump administration and prime minister Netanyahu,” Margon said. “It’s unfortunate because in doing that, they are really allowing the growing democratic deficit to go forward without comment.”
Shakir had his work permit revoked in 2018 because of an amendment to the country’s immigration laws made the year before, that was aimed at fighting supporters of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. Shakir’s case was the first time Israel applied the law to a person already inside the country.
McGovern said the Trump administration should speak to Netanyahu directly to urge Israel to reconsider Shakir’s case, though he didn’t express confidence that this would happen. “I’ve been very disappointed in this administration when it comes to human rights,” McGovern said. “They’ve very rarely mentioned the word. It doesn’t seem to be a priority.”
The move to deport Shakir has drawn criticism from human rights groups and governments. On April 30 at the United Nations Security Council, 27 European countries issued a joint statement that urged “Israel to allow Mr. Shakir and Human Rights Watch to continue their human rights advocacy work unimpeded."
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
Hard 2 Understand all these years...who’s d s/power Israel or USA? How many billions of taxpayers dollars has Been spent on Israel since it declared independence of Palestinians land? The very Palestinian w/come them from Europe n gave roof over their heads n homeless themselves
So the dumicrats are worthless world wide
Sounds like something a totally upstanding country that definitely doesn’t murder people for approaching a fence does /s
Anxious what an activist we are talking about..
HouseDemocrats CAN WITHDRAW THR FUNDING. BUT, SO FAR,UR SupremeLiar has jumped on the ego-bandwagon with Warmonger-Bibi. They're currently having pissing contests 2see who can start war first-WITH Gaza or Iran? Fkng morons rule the world right now, GOD HELP US. WSJ AP
If its legal under the law why not.
Human rights activist or Hamas supporter? There is a sheer difference
We need to stop pledging blind support to a state plagued by corruption & internationally recognized as a violator of human rights. Why anyone supports Israel is truly beyond me.
Taxes taxes taxes protect illegals more taxes and hate Israel
Oh.
Israel should be deported out of this 🌎. Palestine MURDERERS.
Gotta love interventionalism.
Israel feel uncomfortable with human rights actually.
Is he one of their informants?
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