Editor’s Note: The heads of the six Palestinian civil society organizations that have been “outlawed” by the Israeli government sent the following letter to President Joe Biden on September 1 demanding the United States condemn and reject Israeli attacks against Palestinian civil society.September 1, 2022Dear Mr. President:We, the directors of the six prominent Palestinian human
The heads of six Palestinian organizations “outlawed” by the Israeli government write to Joe Biden demanding the U.S. condemn Israeli attacks against civil society.
In-depth: Seven NGOs were forcibly closed in August in a bid to stifle Palestinian civil society, but the organisations have vowed to defy the crackdown and continue to document Israel's human rights violations.