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NGO Monitor (Non-governmental Organization Monitor) is a right-wing non-governmental organization based in Jerusalem that reports on international NGO activity
by vector_spaces 3y ago
NGO Monitor (Non-governmental Organization Monitor) is a right-wing non-governmental organization based in Jerusalem that reports on international NGO activity from a pro-Israel perspective.[4][5][6][7]
NGO Monitor has been criticized by academic figures, diplomats, and journalists for allowing its research and conclusions to be driven by politics,[8][9][10] for not examining right-wing NGOs,[10] and for putting out misleading information.[11] NGO Monitor's stated mission is to "end the practice used by certain self-declared 'humanitarian NGOs' of exploiting the label 'universal human rights values' to promote politically and ideologically motivated agendas".[1] A number of academics have written that NGO Monitor's aims and activities are political in nature.[10][12][9]
The organization's leader, Gerald M. Steinberg, has reportedly worked for the Israeli Foreign Ministry and the Office of the Prime Minister while heading NGO Monitor.[13]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGO_Monitor https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NGO_Monitor
- mytailorisrich 3y agoIs anything they write about that organisation, some of which I quoted, false? That's what you should focus on rather than trying to shoot the messenger.
- vector_spaces 3y agoI was just quoting Wikipedia, not shooting anyone. Organizations don't exist in a vacuum, it's usually helpful to know the context in which these NGOs, nonprofits, and think tanks operate -- in particular, it's unlikely that a right-wing NGO based in Israel whose leader has worked for the Israeli foreign ministry and prime minister's office would ever have much nice to say about organizations critical of the Israeli state.
- helpfulContrib 3y ago[dead]