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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">‘Israel’ raids offices of several Palestinian NGOs in occupied West Bank</h1>
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<p>Occupied West Bank (QNN)- Israeli occupation forces raided the
offices of several Palestinian civil society rights groups in the
occupied West Bank on Thursday, mainly offices of the six groups
outlawed last year by ‘Israel’.</p>
<p>Al-Haq group reported that Israeli soldiers had stormed its offices
in Ramallah, confiscating items, shutting down the main entrance with an
iron plate, and leaving behind a military order declaring the
organisation unlawful.</p>
<p>Other groups raided included Addameer, the Bisan Center for Research
& Development, Defense for Children International-Palestine, the
Union of Agricultural Work Committees, and the Union of Palestinian
Women’s Committees.</p>
<p>In a <a href="https://twitter.com/alhaq_org/status/1560164894217064449?s=21&t=Y7DXjqU7o0dnHC_l3NUn0A" rel="noopener" target="_blank">tweet</a>,
Al-Haq said, “Out team arrived at Al-Haq’s offices this morning &
found the door, which IOF had bolted shut early morning, had been opened
by the public, protesting against the targeting of civil society
organizations! We assure you, Israel’s arbitrary & unlawful actions
will not silence us.”</p>
<p>The group added, “We have faith and trust in our partners, both civil
society and Third States that they too will not be silent! Protecting
human rights work in Palestine is a must, to defend and maintain
independent non-governmental organisations and the rule of law!
#standwiththe6”</p>
<p>In a move met with widespread condemnation, on 19 October 2021, Israeli War Minister, Benny Gantz, <a href="https://qudsnen.co/israel-declares-leading-palestinian-ngos-to-be-pflp-affiliates/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">designated</a>
six leading Palestinian human rights and civil society groups as
“terrorist organizations” under Israel’s domestic Counter-Terrorism
(Anti-Terror) Law (2016).</p>
<p>The Israeli War Minister office claimed that the six groups were
“part of a network of organisations operating undercover in the
international arena” on behalf of the Popular Front for the Liberation
of Palestine (PFLP), a Marxist-Leninist Palestinian resistance group,
which was listed as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation in 1997 by the US
State Department.</p>
<p>The six groups are: Addameer, Al-Haq, Bisan Center for Research and
Development, Defence for Children International – Palestine (DCI-P), the
Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), and the Union of
Palestinian Women’s Committees (UPWC).</p>
<p>The Israeli military commander also outlawed all the six groups under
the 1945 Emergency (Defense) Regulations, declaring them “unlawful
associations”.</p>
<p>Several UN human rights experts, <a href="https://qudsnen.co/34111-2/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">civil society and development organizations</a>,
academics and more from around the world condemned, over the past
months, Israel’s designations, standing in solidarity with the six
Palestinian groups and increasing their support for the Palestinian
cause.</p>
<p>In April, United Nations human rights experts <a href="https://qudsnen.co/un-experts-urge-funding-for-palestinian-ngos-outlawed-by-israel/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">urged</a> the international community to resume funding for the Palestinian civil society groups. </p>
<p>“We call on the funding governments and international organisations
to swiftly conclude that Israel has not established its allegations and
to announce that they will continue to financially and politically
support these organisations and the communities and groups they serve,”
said the experts.</p>
<p>In July, in a joint statement, the Spokespersons of the Foreign
Ministries of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the
Netherlands, Spain and Sweden <a href="https://qudsnen.co/european-countries-rejects-israels-outlawing-of-six-palestinian-ngos/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">expressed their opposition</a> to the Israeli designation of the six Palestinian civil society organisations.</p>
<p>The European states said in the statement, “Accusations of terrorism
or links to terrorist groups must always be treated with the utmost
seriousness. The designations needed therefore to be assessed carefully
and extensively.”</p>
<p>“No substantial information was received from Israel that would
justify reviewing our policy towards the six Palestinian NGOs on the
basis of the Israeli decision to designate these NGOs as ‘terrorist
organizations’.” “Should evidence be made available to the contrary, we
would act accordingly,” the states stressed.</p>
<p>“In the absence of such evidence, we will continue our cooperation
and strong support for the civil society in the oPT. A free and strong
civil society is indispensable for promoting democratic values and for
the two-state solution,” the states concluded the statement.</p>
<p>Following on the heels of the nine European states that rejected the controversial designation, <a href="https://qudsnen.co/norway-becomes-10th-european-state-to-reject-israels-outlawing-of-six-palestinian-ngos/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Norway</a>
stated it will also continue to support the six Palestinian
organizations, saying “in Norway’s view, the information we have
received from Israel is not sufficient to justify the designation of the
six organizations as ‘terrorist organizations.’ … Norway will continue
its cooperation with and support to civil society in the occupied
Palestinian territories.”</p>
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