In a review of social media posts over the weekend, Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) CEO Sacha Roytman Dratwa uncovered a consistent pattern of pro-Hamas bias in content published by major international human rights organizations about the war in Israel.
The information compiled is detailed here:
Doctors Without Borders (@MSF) —
▪️ 20 tweets providing updates on the situation.
▪️ 18 tweets on IDF responses to Hamas actions, without a single word about Hamas.
▪️ 2 tweets addressing both Hamas crimes and IDF retaliation.
▪️ 0 tweets reporting or condemning Hamas attacks on civilians only.
Amnesty International (@amnesty) —
▪️ 20 tweets providing updates on the situation.
▪️ 11 tweets on IDF responses to Hamas actions, without a single word about Hamas.
▪️ 6 tweets addressing both Hamas crimes and IDF retaliation.
▪️ 3 tweets reporting or condemning Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians only.
UNICEF (@UNICEF) —
▪️ 8 tweets providing updates on the situation.
▪️ 4 tweets on IDF responses to Hamas actions, without a single word about Hamas.
▪️ 4 tweets addressing both Hamas crimes and IDF retaliation.
▪️ o tweets reporting or condemning Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians only.
Human Rights Watch (@hrw) —
▪️ 86 tweets providing updates on the situation.
▪️ 36 tweets on IDF responses to Hamas actions, without a single word about Hamas.
▪️ 47 tweets addressing both Hamas crimes and IDF retaliation.
▪️ 3 tweets reporting or condemning Hamas attacks on civilians only.
“I would have expected humanitarian organizations to exhibit humanity by condemning the inhuman actions of Hamas,” Roytman Dratwa commented.
See Roytman Dratwa’s full X thread below:
My second analysis on how the Israeli-Gaza war is reported by humanitarian organizations: @amnesty.
▪️ 20 tweets providing updates on the situation.
▪️ 11 tweets on IDF responses to Hamas actions, without a single word about Hamas.
▪️ 6 tweets addressed both Hamas crimes and… pic.twitter.com/G4EjlM8OCc— Sacha Roytman (@SachaRoytman) October 14, 2023
My fourth analysis on how the Israeli-Gaza war is reported by humanitarian organizations: @hrw
▪️ 86 tweets providing updates on the situation.
▪️ 36 tweets on IDF responses to Hamas actions, without a single word about Hamas.
▪️ 47 tweets addressed both Hamas crimes and IDF… pic.twitter.com/rSDlNu05AX— Sacha Roytman (@SachaRoytman) October 14, 2023
Similar bias can be found when looking in greater depth at a sampling of statements put out by human rights organizations in the days following Hamas’ massacre of more than 1,300 Israelis on Oct. 7, and its kidnapping of 200 others.
B’tselem, for example, insidiously referred to Israeli military strikes against Hamas in Gaza as acts of “revenge,” disregarding Israel’s right to defend itself from future attacks and painting a false moral equivalence between the IDF and Hamas.
Revenge cannot be a plan of action for a state. We can – and must – demand other solutions: ones that are based not on more death, destruction and loss, but on a fundamental acknowledgement that all human beings are equal and deserve to live. Every single one.
— B’Tselem בצלם بتسيلم (@btselem) October 15, 2023
Meanwhile, Amnesty International sought to shift the blame for Hamas’ barbarity to Israel, positing, “Without addressing the root causes of this violence, including impunity for war crimes by all sides and Israel’s system of apartheid imposed on Palestinians, civilians will continue to pay the price.
Without addressing the root causes of this violence, including impunity for war crimes by all sides and Israel’s system of apartheid imposed on Palestinians, civilians will continue to pay the price. pic.twitter.com/C0uFZX4tnc
— Amnesty International (@amnesty) October 11, 2023
Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine Director for Human Rights Watch, accused Israel of wanting to have all Gaza residents “collectively punished,” ignoring the great lengths Israel has gone to avoid harming innocent civilians, including the issuing of advanced warnings to evacuate conflict zones where Hamas terror sites — all legitimate military targets — are present.
But that’s not what Israeli officials are calling for—they want revenge, using incendiary language & suggesting that the entire population of Gaza—2.2+ million people, half of whom are children—should be collectively punished. Some examples 3/10 pic.twitter.com/3o5yFST1wQ
— Omar Shakir (@OmarSShakir) October 15, 2023
The International Human Rights Foundation condemned the “bombing of medical facilities” on Tuesday, despite the fact that Islamic Jihad, not Israel, was culpable for the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital incident being referred to.
#Palestine🇵🇸 #Israel🇮🇱 International Human Rights Foundation condemns the bombing of medical facilities. Such actions are egregious violations of international law and constitute crimes against humanity. We call for immediate accountability and protection of innocent lives.… pic.twitter.com/uJiu3rnehr
— International Human Rights Foundation (@IHRF_English) October 17, 2023
Furthermore, the International Federation for Human Rights propagated two lies against Israel in one post — claiming it was perpetrating “mass displacement attempts” and “indiscriminate civilian killings” in Gaza.
Mass Displacement Attempts of more than 1 million people in the Gaza Strip amid indiscriminate civilian killings is unlawful and catastrophic.
To know more👇https://t.co/hOyTysw1WC— FIDH (@fidh_en) October 13, 2023
