Israel to Expel HRW Official over Support for BDS

Israel to expel HRW official over boycott claims. (Photo: via Facebook)

Israeli authorities have revoked the work permit of Human Rights Watch (HRW) official Omar Shakir and ordered him to leave the country within 14 days, citing his alleged support for boycotts of Israel.

The global rights group said the expulsion was “not about Shakir, but rather about muzzling Human Rights Watch and shutting down criticism of Israel’s rights record”.

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Gepostet von Omar Shakir am Dienstag, 8. Mai 2018

The expulsion order was signed off by Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan.

Israeli Interior Minister Aryeh Deri said:

“It is inconceivable that a boycott activist can receive a permit to remain in Israel so that he can act in every possible way against the state. I will use all means to expel such people from the country.”

HRW said it “stands fully behind Shakir and has retained counsel to challenge the decision before an Israeli court.”

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  1. Will Israel ever listen to even their allies voices of warning that they are destroying their only support in the world by inexorably pushing for and grabbing more Palestinian land? Even my senator Diane Feinstein urges them not to destroy more Palestinian villages. The State of Israel has been an unmitigated disaster for Palestinians and is deeply hated for its
    aggressive and even murdering Occupation of Palestine. Find another land Zionism, we in the United States are willing to give you a large quantity of desert property in Utah, Nevada or another US state. Give Palestine back to the Palestinians and leave things as they were in peace.

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