{"id":460621,"date":"2021-04-28T12:05:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T16:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=460621"},"modified":"2021-04-28T12:05:40","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T16:05:40","slug":"preposterous-and-false-human-rights-watch-slammed-for-report-demonizing-israel-omar-tlaib-celebrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/preposterous-and-false-human-rights-watch-slammed-for-report-demonizing-israel-omar-tlaib-celebrate\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Preposterous And False\u2019: Human Rights Watch Slammed For Report Demonizing Israel; Omar, Tlaib Celebrate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpreposterous-and-false-human-rights-watch-slammed-for-report-demonizing-israel-omar-tlaib-celebrate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=460621&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1797.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>The Human Rights Watch released a 213-page reported earlier this week titled, \u201cA Threshold Crossed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The report, as noted by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/04\/27\/990993903\/israel-accused-of-apartheid-crimes-by-human-rights-watch\"><span>NPR<\/span><\/a><span>, \u201caccuses Israel for the first time of \u2018apartheid and persecution,\u2019 as defined by international conventions and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-56898864\">welcomed<\/a> the report, while Israel\u2019s foreign ministry rejected it as \u201cpreposterous and false.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Omar Shakir, the Israel and Palestine Director for the organization, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OmarSShakir\/status\/1386894111135911939\"><span>claimed<\/span><\/a><span> that \u201cIsraeli authorities are committing crimes against humanity of apartheid &#038; persecution.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>International Human Rights lawyer Arsen Ostrovsky responded, describing the report as \u201coutrageous.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis report is so absurd, riddled with such malicious lies and gross distortions of law, that it only serves to underscore HRW\u2019s visceral Jew hatred and utter irrelevance!\u201d he tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"13.318181818182\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hrw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hrw<\/a> released a major report, outrageously claiming <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Israel?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Israel<\/a> is practicing \u2018apartheid.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>This report is so absurd, riddled with such malicious lies and gross distortions of law, that it only serves to underscore HRW\u2019s visceral Jew hatred and utter irrelevance! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HRWLies?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HRWLies<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PXZH3epBdA\">pic.twitter.com\/PXZH3epBdA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ostrov_A\/status\/1387065869491130371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley described the Human Rights Watch as a \u201cjoke.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHuman Rights Watch is such a joke. They are literally the same organization that opposed the US in our fight to reform the Human Rights Council,\u201d she tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.4292452830189\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Human Rights Watch is such a joke. They are literally the same organization that opposed the US in our fight to reform the Human Rights Council. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WKVsz8W09e\">https:\/\/t.co\/WKVsz8W09e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NikkiHaley\/status\/1387093402462740481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>William Daroff, the\u00a0CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, rejected the report as an attempt to \u201cdemonize, delegitimize, and apply double standards\u201d to Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe strongly reject the disgraceful report released today by Human Rights Watch that attempts to demonize, delegitimize, and apply double standards to the State of Israel,\u201d he tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.2827004219409\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We strongly reject the disgraceful report released today by Human Rights Watch that attempts to demonize, delegitimize, and apply double standards to the State of Israel. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DY0KN70HES\">https:\/\/t.co\/DY0KN70HES<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 William Daroff (@Daroff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Daroff\/status\/1387116253400248320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), however, celebrated the announcement, saying, \u201cWe cannot continue to ignore reality.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis is an exhaustive, credible, and damning report from one of the most respected human rights organizations in the world, [Human Rights Watch], detailing crimes against humanity,\u201d she tweeted. \u201cI urge everyone to read and address the reality of modern-day apartheid.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"14.937869822485\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We cannot continue to ignore reality.<\/p>\n<p>This is an exhaustive, credible, and damning report from one of the most respected human rights organizations in the world, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hrw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HRW<\/a>, detailing crimes against humanity. <\/p>\n<p>I urge everyone to read and address the reality of modern-day apartheid. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/noKvQqCr1j\">https:\/\/t.co\/noKvQqCr1j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1387401447357157384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Omar was voted as 2019\u2019s biggest anti-Semite by StopAntisemitism.org, and has a consistent history of peddling anti-Semitic rhetoric. She has accused American Jews of possessing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2019\/03\/ilhan-omars-dual-loyalty-charge-was-anti-semitic\/584314\/\"><span>dual loyalty<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<span>alleged that Jews buy their influence with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2019\/03\/07\/700901834\/minnesota-congresswoman-ignites-debate-on-israel-and-anti-semitism\"><span>money<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<span>accused \u201cevil\u201d Israel of having <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/rep-ilhan-omar-defends-2012-tweet-accusing-israel-of-hypnotizing-the-world\/\"><span>hypnotized the world<\/span><\/a>,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/ilhan-omar-israel-bds-movement-iran-sanctions-very-different\"><span>supported<\/span><\/a><span> the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, and submitted a resolution in the House of Representatives <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/omar-introduces-resolution-defending-boycotts-of-israel-likens-it-to-boycott-of-nazi-germany-soviet-union\"><span>comparing<\/span><\/a><span> boycotting Israel to boycotting the Nazis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) also commented, tweeting, \u201cHuman Rights Watch officially recognizes that Israel is committing the crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution of the Palestinian people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.3672566371681\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Human Rights Watch officially recognizes that Israel is committing the crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution of the Palestinian people. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hrw?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@hrw<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PnMf7pqett\">https:\/\/t.co\/PnMf7pqett<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RashidaTlaib\/status\/1387389549752553473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 28, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Tlaib also has a demonstrated history of anti-Semitism. She has shared and promoted rhetoric calling for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/12\/02\/rashida-tlaibs-all-too-telling-anti-israel-tweet\/\"><span>destruction<\/span><\/a><span> of the Jewish state, including the Palestine Liberation Organization\u2019s slogan \u201cFrom the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,\u201d as well as cartoons mocking Holocaust victims.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She also supports the BDS movement, has spread <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/tlaib-deletes-retweet-claiming-settlers-killed-boy-found-dead-in-rain-filled-pit\/\"><span>blood libels<\/span><\/a><span>, and described a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/05\/13\/politics\/rashida-tlaib-holocaust-comments\/index.html\"><span>false<\/span><\/a><span> history of Israel, saying that the home of Judaism for thousands of years was created out of thin air in the aftermath of the Holocaust to \u201ccreate a safe haven for Jews, post-the Holocaust, post-the tragedy and the horrific persecution of Jews across the world at that time.\u201d Tlaib also favors a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/forward.com\/news\/breaking-news\/408368\/michigan-democratic-nominee-endorses-one-state-solution-cuts-to-israeli\/\"><span>one-state<\/span><\/a><span> \u201csolution\u201d to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span> member<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Human Rights Watch released a 213-page reported earlier this week titled, \u201cA Threshold Crossed.\u201dThe report, as noted by NPR, \u201caccuses Israel for the first time of \u2018apartheid and persecution,\u2019 &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276909,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1797.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Preposterous And False\u2019: Human Rights Watch Slammed For Report Demonizing Israel; Omar, Tlaib Celebrate","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-460621","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-1797.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"\u2018Preposterous And False\u2019: Human Rights Watch Slammed For Report Demonizing Israel; Omar, Tlaib Celebrate","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460621\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2276909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}