The influence of New Israel Fund organizations on the Goldstone Report
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Executive Summary Introduction 1. The New Israel Fund Headquarters Board of Directors 2. The influence of the NIF organizations on the Goldstone Report 3. The organizations' activities ­ general 4. The NIF's support of additional organizations 5. The sources of the NIF's money 6. Judge Richard Goldstone's connections with organizations that have expressed anti-Israel sentiments. 7. The New Israel Fund organizations' cooperation with foreign governments 8. The organizations' connections with the New Israel Fund 9. The NIF organizations' joint activities with Israeli government ministries and the Jewish Agency PaRT 1 The Influence of the NIF Organizations on the Goldstone Report Statistical analysis General The New Israel Fund among all the Israeli sources New Israel Fund organizations among all the Israeli organizations New Israel Fund organizations among the organizations that supported the Goldstone Report Breakdown of all the references in the Goldstone Report PaRT 2 The influence of the NIF Organizations on the Goldstone Report 1. Adalah 2. Breaking the Silence 3. B'Tselem 4. Association for Civil Rights in Israel 5. HaMoked: Center for the Defense of the Individual 6. Public Committee against Torture in Israel 7. Yesh Din 8. Physicians for Human Rights - Israel 9. Gisha Legal Center for Freedom of Movement 10. Bimkom ­ Planners for Planning Rights 11. Shomrei Mishpat - Rabbis for Human Rights 12. Itach ­ Women Lawyers for Social Justice 13. Other Voice 14. Coalition of Women for Peace organizations: appendices Contents of Appendices appendix I Cooperation between the New Israel Fund and its Organizations and Israeli Government Bodies and the Jewish Agency appendix II Breakdown of the references in the Goldstone Report by information source 5 9 9 10 10 13 15 17 18 19 21 22 23 25 25 26 27 28 29 29 31 34 36 39 41 44 47 49 52 54 56 58 59 60 67 69 75

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Executive Summary
The Goldstone Report, published in September 2009, seriously harmed the international image of the State of Israel and the Israel Defense Forces. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed the gravity of the report's impact in his December 23, 2009 address to the Knesset plenum: "There are three primary threats facing us today: the nuclear threat, the missile threat and what I call the Goldstone threat... Goldstone has become code for a much broader phenomenon: the attempt to negate the legitimacy of our right to self-defense. It didn't just start now. The international campaign against Israel has gone on since the Durban Conference in 2000 and since the attempt in 2003 to condemn the security fence that has protected Israeli children ­ but is condemned just the same ­ in The Hague... We all have a real problem here. Ehud Olmert speaks on campuses in the United States, and he's denounced as a war criminal. Defense Minister Ehud Barak ­ they want to arrest him in London. And there's a warrant out against Tzipi Livni, the Opposition leader. You all know the truth in your hearts. This is an all-out offensive, not just against one Israeli government or another."1 Israeli President Shimon Peres similarly denounced the Goldstone Report: "The report essentially grants legitimacy to terrorism, premeditated shooting and killing, while ignoring the obligation and the right of every country to defend itself, something which is explicitly stated in the UN charter."2 The aim of this study is to examine the level of involvement of New Israel Fund organizations in the formation of the Goldstone Committee Report. The New Israel Fund is a capital fund that invests in and supports hundreds of radical leftist organizations that operate in various fields. The fund operates on two levels: first, as an incubator for new organizations, granting them professional services in their various activities, and second, as a financial backer for organizations that "grew up" with the fund, as well as others that did not. The New Israel Fund is registered in the United States and its current president is former left-wing Knesset member for the Meretz party, Prof. Naomi Chazan. According to figures published by the fund, since its inception the fund has distributed over $140 million. Beyond the sponsorship that the fund grants organizations supported by it (which are referred to on the fund's website as "the fund's organizations," the fund publicizes the activities and achievements of the organizations in the many articles that appear on its website. In April 2009 the Goldstone Committee began its work, under the auspices of the UN. The decision to appoint the committee was preceded by heavy international pressure on the UN, including from NIF organizations. The Goldstone Committee sought the assistance of many NGOs as sources of information and confirmation for establishing its arguments and findings, including 16 organizations from among the New Israel Fund's organizations: Adalah; Breaking the Silence;
1 2 http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Government/Speeches+by+Israeli+leaders/2009/PM-Netanyahu-addresses+Knesset-Special-Session-23-Dec-2009.htm [23/12/09] http://www.nrg.co.il/online/1/ART1/943/249.html [23/12/09]

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B'Tselem, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel; HaMoked: Center for the Defense of the Individual; The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel; Yesh Din; Physicians for Human Rights; Gisha; Bimkom; Rabbis for Human Rights; Itach ­ Women Lawyers for Social Justice; Other Voice and organizations in the Coalition of Women for Peace (New Profile, Machsom Watch and the Who Profits from the Occupation project). An analysis of the Goldstone Report reveals that the weight of the reliance of the report's authors on New Israel Fund organizations, out of all the Israeli sources, was 42%. A more detailed analysis of the data reveals that among the Israeli organizations mentioned in the report, and on whose publications Goldstone bases his accusations against the IDF and Israel, there are some that contradict the report's allegations in their publications, or which have a neutral stance toward the allegations. Fully 92% of the quotes from Israeli organizations that support the claims against Israel come from organizations funded by the NIF. Without the NIF's publications, Goldstone would have nothing on which to base most of the claims made by Israeli organizations. This is a staggering example of a self-propelled process: the very organizations that pressed for the establishment of the commission provided the testimonies used by the Goldstone commission to justify its claims against the IDF and Israel, and most of these organizations are supported by the NIF. The New Israel Fund organizations stand out not only relative to the Israeli sources and organizations that contributed to the claims against the IDF and Israel, but also relative to the general information sources on which the report relied (14%). Furthermore, foreign media sources and organizations quoted in the report themselves quote New Israel Fund organizations to support their arguments against Israel. Thus the citations backing up the testimonies of those sources effectively reiterate the claims of the New Israel Fund organizations, but this time are quoted in their name. The fund's financial reports show that the New Israel Fund organizations that contributed to the international damage caused by the Goldstone Report received monetary support from the fund in the years 2006-2008 totaling $7,805,226 (almost $8 million!). In recent years Israel has been increasingly accused of war crimes, and this allegation has become a type of new weapon among leftist organizations, whose aim is apparently not only to protest but also to undermine the fighting spirit IDF soldiers and officers. The direct and indirect effects of these organizations' activities include the international denunciation of Israel; anti-Israel demonstrations around the world; demands to prosecute IDF officers in a number of European countries; pressure from the UN and various countries to halt the fighting; economic sanctions against Israeli companies; suits for hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation and expressions of anti-Semitism in the wake of Israel's defamation around the world. In effect, a small group of leftist organizations that is financed by identical foreign sources has created international pressure that is seriously harming Israel in the diplomatic arena and challenged Israel's legitimate right to self-defense in the future. The foreign funding finances the activities of organizations that incite Israelis against the IDF and the State of Israel. It should be stressed that while the declared "noble" intentions of most of these organizations are to fight for "social justice" and "human rights" throughout all the years during which thousands

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of missiles were fired against the residents of Sderot and the residents of northern Israel, aimed deliberately at innocent Israeli civilians, hardly a word was heard from the organizations. It is also astounding that while the New Israel Fund organizations were partners to the international defamation of Israel and the IDF, via the Goldstone Report, the NIF was operating joint programs with the Jewish Agency and various government ministries. These programs included: · Active Citizenship, a high school program run jointly by the NIF and the Education Ministry.3 · FansforthePreventionofViolenceinSports,aprogramrunjointlybytheNIF,theCulture and Sports Ministry and the Internal Security Ministry.4 · A joint project with the Jewish Agency to promote the social integration of Ethiopian immigrants via vocational training and social advocacy programs. 5 · TheBirthrightprogram,runjointlybytheIsraeligovernmentandtheJewishAgency.6 The current study presents a survey of the 16 NIF organizations and shows their substantial influence on the Goldstone Report and the crystallization of the accusations against Israel and the IDF. Furthermore, an analysis of the research material reveals that the joint actions of some of the organizations funded by the NIF was intended not only to protest against IDF actions, but also to coordinate international activities against Israel, resulting in serious damage to Israel's image around the world and the impairment of the IDF's ability to defend Israel during times of military conflict. 40% of the evidence on which the Goldstone Report based its arguments originated in publications of NIF (14%) and Palestinian (26%) organizations. Without the NIF, over 90% of the claims against Israel that were based on Israeli publications would not have been in the report. Research structure This study analyzes both sides of the coin: the organizations' connections with the mother organization - the New Israel Fund - on the one hand, and their contribution to the formation of the Goldstone Report - on the other. In the introduction we will present the New Israel Fund and the 16 of its organizations that participated in the development of the Goldstone Report. We will likewise present figures on the scope of the fund's monetary support for these organizations during 2006-2008. Chapter 1 is a general survey of the statistical data showing the reliance of the Goldstone Report on the New Israel Fund organizations relative to the other information sources. Chapter 2 provides more information on each of the 16 organizations, both concerning their contribution to the drafting of the Goldstone Report and their connection with the New Israel Fund. The appendix to this study shows the dissection of all the references in the Goldstone Report according to the various information sources.
3 4 5 6 From the NIF's Hebrew website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=990 [23/12/09] From the Israeli Ministry of Culture and Sport's Hebrew website - http://www.mcs.gov.il/Units/Sport/Violence/ Projects/ohadim.htm [23/12/09] From the NIF's Hebrew website - http://www.nif.org.il/index.php?dfn=org_page&id=741&org_id=53 [23/12/09] From the NIF's Hebrew website - http://www.nif.org/get-involved/niftrip/upz-birthright.html [23/12/09]

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Introduction

1. The New Israel Fund
The New Israel Fund, which was founded in 1979, states that it "works as a social venture capital fund, to strengthen Israel's democracy and to promote freedom, justice and equality for all Israel's citizens. The fund invests in burning issues, by developing hundreds of organizations, promoting social initiatives and empowering leadership."7 The fund is registered in the U.S. and reports to the American tax authorities, but has branches in a number of countries around the world, including Israel. The fund's current president is former left-wing Knesset member Prof. Naomi Chazan. The fund's goals are furthered by Shatil - Empowerment and Training Center for Social Change Organizations, which was founded by the fund. Shatil complements the fund's grant strategy by providing NIF grantees and other social change organizations hands-on assistance and training, written materials and workshops in the basics of nonprofit management.8 Shatil assists in building organizational capability and in setting up institutions that promote long-term social change. By its own admission, Shatil currently assists over 1,000 organizations in Israel.9 As noted above, the New Israel Fund provides both organizational assistance and funding. Since its founding, the fund has distributed over $140 million to various organizations.10 In addition to the sponsorship that the fund provides the organizations it supports (which are called "the fund's organizations" on its website)11 the fund also publicizes the activities and achievements of the organizations in the many articles that appear on its website. The first public criticism of the NIF's activities appeared in 2003, with the publication of an initial report by Ran Baratz and Moshe Ifergan. 12 Their research and analysis of NIF documents revealed that the NIF's goal was to turn Israel into a state of all its citizens.13 The analysis of these documents and the NIF's support of movements that advocated refusal to serve in the IDF reserves led to the conclusion that one of the NIF's working assumptions was apparently that the weakening of the IDF's military stamina could serve as a means to force peace agreements on Israel. In July 2008 the NGO Monitor website published an article by Michael Jordan, who raised additional questions regarding the true goals of the NIF and its methods of operation. 14 The NIF approved a total of $28,076,990 for grants and projects in 2008.
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 From the NIF's Hebrew website - http://www.nif.org.il/ [23/12/09] From the NIF's Hebrew website - http://www.nif.org.il/about/ [23/12/09] From Shatil's website - http://www.shatil.org.il/about/ [23/12/09] From the NIF's Hebrew website - http://www.nif.org.il/about [23/12/09] From the NIF's Hebrew website - http://www.nif.org.il/grants [23/12/09] http://rotter.net/forum/gil/5570.shtml [23/12/09] On June 25, 2009, at a conference of NIF lawyers, directed by Naomi Chazan, Supreme Court Justice Aharon Barak declared his support for the establishment of a state of all its citizens, thereby ostensibly giving his approval for such a process. See also the NIF's Hebrew website http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1870 [23/12/09] http://jta.org/cgi-bin/iowa/news/article/20080723fordNIF07222008.html [23/7/08]

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Headquarters
New Israel Fund 1101 14th Street, Sixth Floor Washington, DC 20005 330 Seventh avenue, 11th Floor New York, NY 10001-5010

Board of Directors
Officers Naomi Chazan, Jerusalem, Israel President January 2007-January 2009 June 2008-Present (President) Peter Edelman, Washington, D.C. Past President January 2002-June 2002 (on board) June 2002-June 2005 (board officer) June 2005-June 2008 (President) Susan Liss, Chevy Chase, MD Vice President in North America January 2004-January 2008 January 2006-January 2008 January 2008-present (Vice President in North America) Neta Ziv, Ramat HaSharon, Israel Vice President in Israel January 2002-January 2004 January 2004-January 2006 January 2006-January 2008 June 2006 - present (Vice President in Israel) Directors Daniel Sokatch, San Francisco, Ca Chief Executive Officer October 2009- Ex-Officio Rachel Liel, Jerusalem, Israel NIF Executive Director in Israel 2009

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Yifat Bitton, Israel January 2009 ­ January 2011 Zeev Bregman, Tel aviv, Israel January 2008-January 2010 Deborah Bussel, Miami, FL June 2006-June 2008 June 2008 ­ June 2010 Jonathan Cohen, Lincoln, Ma (Founder and Past President) 1979 - 2002 January 2002 ­ Ex Officio Paul Egerman, Needham, Ma June 2009 ­ June 2011 Nabila Espanioly, Nazareth, Israel January 2008-January 2010 Franklin M. Fisher, Cambridge, Ma Past President January 2002-ex officio Itzhak (Itzik) Galnoor, Jerusalem, Israel January 2009 ­ January 2011 Martin Indyk, Washington, DC February 2006 - ex officio amal Jamal, Yarka, Israel June 2007-June 2009 Noam Lautman, Tel aviv, Israel February 2007 ­ February 2009 February 2009 ­ February 2011 Harriet Mouchly-Weiss, New York, NY June 2008 ­ June 2010 Lisa Orlick-Salka, Seattle, Washington January 2008 - January 2010 Sarah Ozacky-Lazar, Kibbutz Ramot Menashe, Israel January 2006-January 2008 January 2008- January 2010 Nicholas Saphir, East Sussex, United Kingdom January 2009 ­ January 2011

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Gerry Sarnat, Portola Valley, Ca June 2004-June 2006 June 2006-June 2008 June 2008 ­ June 2010 Daniel Segal, Merion Station, Pa January 2008 ­ January 2010 Joan Shapiro, Chicago, IL January 2002-January 2003 (board) June 2003- January 2008 (Vice President in North America) June 2008 ­ June 2010 Mary ann Stein, Bethesda, MD Past President January 2002-ex-officio

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2. The influence of the NIF organizations on the Goldstone Report
On January 12, 2009, the UN Human Rights Council decided to establish a team to examine the actions of the IDF and Hamas during Operation Cast Lead. At that time many organizations in Israel and abroad, including the NIF, were calling on the UN and influencing international public opinion to halt the fighting, and to open an international investigation. Examples of main activities: A. Adalah and several Palestinian organizations petitioned the UN to force Israel to halt the fighting and accused Israel of war crimes: "...we write to you with an urgent request for intervention by the UN Human Rights Council to put an end to the war crimes and crimes against humanity being committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) as a result of the Israeli occupying forces' ongoing attacks on the Gaza Strip... the only effective measure the UN Human Rights Council can take under these specific circumstances is to issue a resolution requesting the General Assembly to convene under GA Resolution 377, "Uniting for Peace," with a view towards the imposition of collective measures against the Israeli Government."15 B. Major websites shared by a number of organizations mounted an international joint information campaign, accusing the Israeli government and the IDF of war crimes, calling for a boycott and sanctions against Israel and demanding an international inquiry commission. The member organizations of these websites are among the NIF organizations described in this report. 16 C. On January 7, 2009, several organizations, including organizations from the Coalition of Women for Peace (New Profile and Women in Black) signed an open letter published in Israel and abroad. The following is an excerpt from the letter: We refuse to remain silent while Israeli leaders force Israeli soldiers to commit war crimes: crimes against humanity for which they will one day be called to account. Israeli soldiers of conscience can, and must, stop this dangerous, illegal, and immoral war... Therefore, we call on you to use all measures possible to stop these atrocities against the Palestinian people. Flagrantly illegal orders must not simply be disobeyed, but actively and effectively opposed.17 On June 6, 2009 the Goldstone Committee issued a "call for information" in which it invited any interested organization or person to submit information or documents that would assist the committee in its investigation.18 Appendix III of the Goldstone Report notes the organizations and the persons who answered the committee's call and submitted material and information.19 A number of New Israel Fund organizations are among the organizations listed: Adalah, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, Gisha, HaMoked, The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel, and Yesh Din20 (it is important to note the comment attached to the appendix, that the list includes only the information relayed to the committee in official response to the call, but that

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http://www.cihrs.org/English/NewsSystem/Articles/673 [23/12/09] http://gazaheb.blogspot. /com/, http://gazaeng.blogspot.com, http://gazanow.wordpress.com/ [23/12/09] http://www.politicalgroove.com/showthread.php?12939-Open-Letter-to-Israeli-Soldiers-Jews-call-to-stopWar-Crimes [06/01/10] http://www.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrcouncil/specialsession/9/docs/call_for_submissions.doc [6/1/10] Page 451 of the Goldstone Report. Page 451 of the Goldstone Report.

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there exists additional information and material submitted to the committee by other bodies that are not in the list). Appendix I of the Goldstone Report presents a list of the bodies and organizations that met with the committee in order to provide testimonies and information. This list also includes a number of New Israel Fund organizations: Adalah, B'Tselem, Gisha and Physicians for Human Rights.21 In addition to the organizations listed in the appendices to the Goldstone Report, there are many mentions of other New Israel Fund organizations in the body of the report itself. An analysis of the report reveals that 16 New Israel Fund organizations occupy a most significant position among the information sources on which the Goldstone Report bases its accusations against the IDF. The report has 1,208 footnotes that contain 1,383 references to various information sources (proofs). A great many of these references are to New Israel Fund organizations. New Israel Fund organizations that appear in the report as information sources: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Adalah - Legal Centre for Arab Minority Rights in Israel Breaking the Silence B'Tselem, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories Association for Civil Rights in Israel HaMoked: Center for the Defense of the Individual Public Committee against Torture in Israel Yesh Din Physicians for Human Rights Gisha Legal Center for Freedom of Movement Bimkom - Planners for Planning Rights Shomrei Mishpat - Rabbis for Human Rights Itach ­ Women Lawyers for Social Justice Other Voice Coalition of Women for Peace organizations: a. b. c. New Profile Machsom Watch Who Profits from the Occupation?

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Page 432 of the Goldstone Report.

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3. The organizations' activities ­ general
This study will demonstrate the influence of the NIF organizations on the formation of the Goldstone Report. The activities conducted to that end however, are only a small fraction of their wide-ranging activities in general and their activities against IDF policy and against the security policy of the Israeli government in particular. For example, they operated in the following spheres: · Accusing the IDF of war crimes; · Calling for a boycott and economic and military sanctions against Israel; · Demanding the indictment and trial abroad of IDF officers and senior Israeli statesmen; · Encouraging draft evasion and refusal to serve in the IDF reserves; · Creating international pressure on the UN to demand a halt to Operation Cast Lead and to open an international inquiry against Israel. These organizations operate by establishing dozens of niche organizations, each of which has a small number of active members. These organizations are involved mainly in gaining wide exposure for various aspects of alleged IDF crimes in all forms of the mass media. Each organization "specializes" in a specific field, and the scope of their activities creates the impression of broad international public activity, when actually all the organizations belong to a limited radical fringe funded by similar foreign sources. Thus infinite financial resources (tens of millions of dollars a year!) enable these organizations to operate continuously and vociferously, despite their very small numbers of activists. The NIF is the main financial backer of these organizations that mount anti-Israel campaigns. Some of these organizations, whose claims are published in the Goldstone Report, use its statements as objective and international confirmation of their accusations against Israel (such as in the November 2009 report22 published by the Public Committee against Torture in Israel, which contains harsh accusations against Israel for deliberately harming civilians). The organizations use the accusations against the IDF and the Israeli government as a basis for filing individual suits in foreign courts against IDF officers and senior Israeli politicians (such as the suits filed in Europe against Defense Minister Ehud Barak, opposition leader Tzipi Livni, Deputy Prime Minister Moshe Yaalon and former chief of staff Dan Halutz). These organization's allegations are also used to promote calls for an economic boycott against Israel (such as the Norwegian boycott against Israeli security industries companies, including Elbit Systems). 23 The three organizations: Shomrei Mishpat ­ Rabbis for Human Rights, the Public Committee against Torture in Israel and Breaking the Silence, were members of the GazaWar website.24 During Operation Cast Lead reports on this site accused Israel of war crimes. The site currently presents a film depicting war crimes, which they claim were perpetrated by the IDF during Operation Cast Lead, but the films participants prefer to remain anonymous. Some of these organizations, such as New Profile and Coalition of Women for Peace encourage Israeli youth to evade the draft and refuse IDF reserve duty. One of their arguments in this activity
22 23 24 From the organization's website - http://www.stoptorture.org.il/en/node/1496 [23/12/09] http://bdsmovement.net/?q=node/497 [23/12/09] From the GazaWar website - www.gazawar.co.il/page/2 [23/12/09]

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is that Israel is committing war crimes. The organizations' anti-IDF service campaign includes writing letters of support to refusers, drafting and soliciting signatures for petitions and providing professional assistance to draft dodgers. In this regard the attorney general ordered the opening of a criminal investigation against New Profile in 2008, and New Profile used the Goldstone Report as part of its defense, as the report criticizes the policy of the Israeli legal system on this matter. On December 22, 2009, nearly 100 leftist feminist organizations, including Israeli and Palestinian organizations, sent a letter to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and to British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, demanding that they allow British courts to try senior Israeli officials, including former prime minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Knesset opposition leader Tzipi Livni, who the organizations claim share the responsibility for the alleged war crimes perpetrated in Operation Cast Lead in January 2009. This letter was initiated by Coalition of Women for Peace (which is funded by the NIF) and was signed by 99 organizations from 25 countries. The letter was sent following Gordon and Miliband's recent declarations that they will restrict universal jurisdiction in the UK ­ following an arrest warrant issued last week by a London court against Livni.25

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4. The NIF's support of additional organizations
The NIF supports additional organizations that are apparently operating against IDF policy and the Israeli government. For example, the Syncopa social television network community received funding from the NIF, and the Shatil Center helped the community to set up the social television website. This site hosts various video clips, including some that accuse Israel of war crimes and others that encourage draft evasion and refusal to serve in the IDF. There are even clips calling for the indictment of IDF officers. Naomi Hazan, president of the New Israel Fund, is a member of the public council of the Social Television network. In this capacity she is a partner in the establishment of cooperative relationships with similar (or complementary) organizations and initiatives in Israel and abroad and for establishing connections to funds for assistance in recruiting financial resources.26 Sample quotes from Social Television: · DuringademonstrationinTelAvivagainstOperationCastLead,onedemonstratoris filmed saying: "The massacre of 1,200 civilians in 3 weeks has nothing to do with the country's security ..." · Dr.YishaiMenuhinthreatenstohaveIsraelisoldierschargedandtriedunderinternational law for war crimes: "In Lebanon and Gaza residential neighborhoods are wiped out in our name. In Lebanon and Gaza IDF soldiers are participating in war crimes. We call on IDF soldiers from here: Do not participate in war crimes! Anyone who does, will await trial, and if not in Israel, then abroad..."27 · DavidZonshein,anIDFreservesofficer,callsonsoldierstorefusetoparticipateinthe fighting: "... I say to combat soldiers who are in Gaza today and the reserve soldiers who are surrounding Gaza and training to enter... I say to them to refuse. Say no!" 28 · DuringademonstrationinTelAvivagainstOperationCastLead,GushShalomChairman Uri Avineri is filmed saying: "Israel Air Force pilots are being turned into machines, into robots, pushing the button indiscriminately... that's what the Nazis did..."29

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From the social television website - www.tv.social.org.il/public-council.htm [23/12/09] From the social television website - www.tv.social.org.il/lebanon-war2/hafgana-22-7-06-web.htm [23/12/09] From the social television website - www.tv.social.org.il/medini/stv-aza-refuseniks-8-1-09.htm [23/12/09] From the social television website - www.tv.social.org.il/medini/stv-aza-oferet-3-1-09.htm [23/12/09]

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5. The sources of the NIF's money
The NIF's financial report30 details its funding sources, from private individuals and foreign foundations. Two of these substantial donors are: · ·

partners. This foundation declared to the American tax authorities that it donated $20 million to the NIF between 2003 and 2008.

The European Union ­ in 2006 the EU transferred $716,316 to the NIF.31 The Ford Foundation ­ an American foundation that is also one of the NIF's major

The Ford Foundation's influence on the NIF and the relations between the two organizations are evident from the websites of both organizations, which display identical texts describing the NIF as a major partner of the Ford Foundation, and the foundation as having " played a central role in the evolution and development of Israel's civil society sector..."32 the Ford Foundation's site also quotes NIF Chairman Peter Edelman as saying, " The New Israel Fund is intensely gratified by the renewal of our partnership with the Ford Foundation...Our combined expertise and shared commitment to the values of social justice has had a tremendous impact on Israeli civil society." 33 The Ford Foundation also donates millions of dollars annually to anti-Israel organizations in Arab countries, in the Palestinian Authority and in Israel. For example, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights,34 headquartered in Gaza, received $1,765,000 from the Ford Foundation in 1996-2007.

During Operation Cast Lead, the PCHR accused the IDF of deliberately harming civilians, alleging that "an Israeli decision was taken to cause maximum casualties in the climax of daily activities.35 According to an article published in the German newspaper Der Spiegel, the PCHR recently prepared 936 suits against the IDF for war crimes.36 The organization's website contains harsh accusations against Israel, which are quoted in the Goldstone Report.
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org/about/financial-information/2008-donors.html [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org/about/financial-information/990-2006.pdf [12/07/09] From the Ford Foundation's website - http://www.fordfound.org/about/partnerships; from the NIF's website http://www.nif.org/programs-and-partners/ford-israel-fund/grant-making-history.html [07/01/10] From the Ford Foundation's website - http://www.fordfound.org/newsroom/pressreleases/208 [07/01/10] See the PCHR's website - http://www.pchrgaza.org [23/12/09] From the Jews for Justice for Palestinians website - http://jfjfp.com/?page_id=1159 [07/01/10] From Der Spiegel's website - www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,628773,00.html [07/01/10]

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6. Judge Richard Goldstone's connections with organizations that have expressed anti-Israel sentiments.
In the document submitted to the Goldstone Delegation, seven New Israel Fund organizations ­ Adalah, ACRI, Gisha, HaMoked, PHRI, PCATI and Yesh Din ­ "commend the delegation on its appointment to the important task" of conducting a "credible, impartial inquiry" into the claims concerning violations of human rights.37 This despite the fact that Goldstone served on the boards of a number of organizations funded by the Ford Foundation, and which have made harsh antiIsrael remarks. This fact seems to indicate a serious predisposed bias of the report's author and is incongruent with a "credible, impartial inquiry." Board member of ICTJ Goldstone is on the board of the International Center for Transitional Justice, an organization that accuses Israel of serious violations of humanitarian law, including "extrajudicial executions... torture,... property confiscation and destruction...and collective punishment."38 In the context of accusing Israel of war crimes, the organization quotes Goldstone as saying he "found it difficult to understand how Jews could participate in racial or other forms of discrimination." 39 Goldstone and ICTJ Chairman Alex Boraine are signatories to a document written three months before the delegation's work, and which expresses outrage at the events in Gaza and the crimes against civilians.40 The Ford Foundation not only supports the ICTJ financially, it was actually the organization that initiated the founding of the ICTJ.41 The Ford Foundation allocated $7.5 million to the ICTJ for the 12-month period from October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007.42 Board member of PHR Goldstone is on the board of Physicians for Human Rights,43 an organization that ousted Israel in the past for "violations of international humanitarian law,"44 and accused IDF soldiers of "shooting to inflict harm rather than solely in self-defense."45 The Ford Foundation supports PHR financially and allocated $660,000 to the organization for the 12-month period from October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007.46

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From the ACRI website www.acri.org.il/pdf/goldstone1.pdf [04/01/10] From the ICTJ website - http://www.ictj.org/en/where/region5/1727.html [04/01/10] From the ICTJ website - http://www.ictj.org/en/news/coverage/article/2498.html [04/01/10] From the Amnesty UK website - http://www.amnesty.org.uk/news_details.asp?NewsID=18109 [04/01/10] From the ICTJ website - http://www.ictj.org/en/about/mission [04/01/10] The Ford Foundation's complete tax return can be downloaded via the following link - http://dynamodata. fdncenter.org//990pf_pdf_archive/131/131684331/131684331_200709_990PF.pdf [04/01/10] From the organization's website - http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/about/board_bios/richard-goldstone. html [04/01/10] From the organization's website - http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/documents/reports/reportprelimassess-jenin.pdf [04/01/10] From the organization's website - http://physiciansforhumanrights.org/library/documents/reports/reportuseofforce-israel.pdf [04/01/10] The Ford Foundation's complete tax return can be downloaded via the following link - http://dynamodata. fdncenter.org//990pf_pdf_archive/131/131684331/131684331_200809_990PF.pdf [07/01/10]

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Board member of HRW Goldstone is on the board of Human Rights Watch. After NGO Monitor, headed by Prof. Gerald Steinberg, pointed out Goldstone's connections with HRW, Goldstone's name was removed from the site, but his name can still be seen in the Internet archive that displays the details of the organization as of July 2008.47 In the Second Lebanon War an HRW report alleged that Israel "deliberately targeted civilians,"48 HRW accused Israel of war crimes in the report published by the organization on March 22, 2009. HRW was lauded for its work in Gaza in an article published in May, 2009 on the Arab News website, which described the warm welcome HRW representatives received in Saudi Arabia for "providing the international community with evidence of Israel ... launching destructive attacks on civilian targets."49 The Ford Foundation supports HRW financially and allocated $400,000 to the organization for the 12-month period from October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2007.50 In May 2009 an HRW delegation visited Saudi Arabia in order to raise funds for its activities. In an event in honor of the organization, a documentary film was screened, ostensibly featuring the damage the IDF inflicted on the residents of the Gaza Strip in Operation Cast Lead. HRW founder Robert Bernstein criticized the organization's activities in an October 2009 article in the New York Times. Bernstein said that HRW issues "reports on the Israeli-Arab conflict that are helping those who wish to turn Israel into a pariah state." He likewise accused HRW of "losing critical perspective on a conflict" and issuing reports that rely on witnesses whose stories cannot be verified."51

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From the organization's website - http://web.archive.org/web/20080801203234/www.hrw.org/about/info/ board.htm [04/01/10] From the organization's website - http://www.hrw.org/en/node/11265/section/2 [04/01/10] From the Arab News website - http://www.arabnews.com/?page=1&section=0&article=122880&d=26&m=5&y= 2000 [04/01/10] The Ford Foundation's complete tax return can be downloaded via the following link - http://dynamodata. fdncenter.org//990pf_pdf_archive/131/131684331/131684331_200809_990PF.pdf [04/01/10] From the New York Times website -http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/opinion/20bernstein.html [29/01/10]

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7. The New Israel Fund organizations' cooperation with foreign governments
In November 2009 the Institute for Zionist Strategy and NGO Monitor published a joint study on the scope of the support political organizations in Israel receive from foreign governments. The report revealed worrying data on the extent of the involvement of foreign governments in the democratic governing of Israel, by NGOs and social action organizations. Their activities are apparently being conducted without the proper transparency regarding the involvement of parties with foreign interests in Israel. The report's data show that most of the New Israel Fund organizations that supported the Goldstone Report also received funding from the European Union and foreign governments. The full report (in Hebrew) is available at NGO Monitor's website.52 This is another example of a self-propelled process: foreign countries are financing Israeli organizations that denounce Israel. The accusations of these organizations help the financing countries to establish anti-Israel policy based on the accusations of the organizations that they finance.

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8. The organizations' connections with the New Israel Fund
The achievements of the 16 organizations that participated in the creation of the Goldstone Report are publicized on the New Israel Fund's website on a regular basis, and the organization likewise assists them in organizing various activities. Furthermore, an examination of the financial reports issued by the New Israel Fund for the years 2006-2008 reveals that these 16 organizations received a total of $7,805,226, according to the following breakdown: Organization adalah Breaking the Silence B'Tselem aCRI HaMoked Public Committee against Torture Yesh Din Physicians for Human Rights Gisha Bimkom Rabbis for Human Rights Itach Coalition of Women for Peace Total Sum approved by the fund in 2006 $ 429,746 61,046 288,073 992,838 254,481 24,046 57,182 227,817 14,929 239,500 184,295 134,200 243,194 $ 3,151,347 Sum approved by the fund in 2007 $105,396 70,976 139,643 866,148 5,034 13,842 63,123 65,004 900 349,150 28,171 85,838 22,233 $ 1,815,458 Sum approved by the fund in 2008 $510,150 68,833 357,120 812,912 240,250 15,000 73,643 210,716 19,796 334,571 37,448 137,900 20,082 $ 2,838,421 Total sum approved by the fund in 2006-2008 $1,045,292 200,855 784,836 2,671,898 499,765 52,888 193,948 503,537 35,625 923,221 249,914 357,938 285,509 $ 7,805,226

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9. The NIF organizations' joint activities with Israeli government ministries and the Jewish agency
Despite the participation of the NIF organizations in the Goldstone Report against IDF and Israeli government policies, the NIF has been awarded major joint projects by Israeli government ministries and the Jewish Agency."53 1. The NIF and the Education Ministry run active Citizenship, a joint civics education program in Israeli high schools. The program's aim is to strengthen Israel's politicaldemocratic culture and to establish civics as a major, compulsory subject, like mathematics and English. The cooperation with the Education Ministry is manifest in the participation of NIF representatives in the ministry's committees and in the training of teachers to teach this subject. 2. The NIF, the Sports Administration of the Culture and Sports Ministry, and the Metzila branch of the Internal Security Ministry are running a program for the prevention of violence in sports. The purpose of this project is to reduce violence and racism in sports. 3. Fidel has been operating within the framework of the NIF since 1998. The organization's goal is to promote the social integration of Ethiopian immigrants and to narrow the social and educational gaps. The Jewish agency asked the organization to mentor groups of parents in immigrant absorption centers. 4. Taglit-Birthright and the NIF operate a unique tour that brings Jewish Diaspora youth to Israel: Discover Israel: Peace, Pluralism and Social Justice. Taglit-Birthright project is run jointly by the Israeli government, the Jewish agency, the United Jewish Communities and Jewish philanthropists. The joint tour operated by Taglit-Birthright and the NIF "explores the country from a progressive perspective, focusing on both domestic social and political issues as well as larger questions of a just and lasting peace for Jews and Arabs both. The trip includes fascinating encounters with Israeli activists and non-government organizations working for minority rights, environmental justice, gender equality, religious pluralism, and peace in the region.54

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For further details on each program, see Appendix I, Cooperation between the New Israel Fund and its Organizations and Israeli Government Bodies. From the organization's website - http://www.nif.org/get-involved/new-generations/new-generations-events. html [23/12/09]

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PaRT 1 The Influence of the NIF Organizations on the Goldstone Report - Statistical analysis

General
The Goldstone Report has 1,208 footnotes. An analysis of these footnotes shows that there are 1,377 references to various information sources (citations), and 110 footnotes by the authors of the report referring to other parts of the report. The surplus number of citations relative to the number of footnotes is due to the fact that some footnotes contain more than one reference. This chapter will present a statistical analysis of the breakdown of the references to information sources cited in the Goldstone Report. The analysis of the references in the Goldstone Report reveals that the NIF organizations assumed a substantial role in providing the information on which the report's conclusions are based. The sources quoted in publications of NIF organizations are significant quantitatively, relative both to the Israeli information sources and the general information sources.

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The New Israel Fund among all the Israeli sources
The total number of references to Israeli sources in the Goldstone Report is 450 out of 1,377. The classification "Israeli source" includes official Israeli sources (such as the Israel Defense Forces, government ministries and state authorities), Israeli media reports (printed and online) and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Israeli media 61 New Israel Fund organizations 191 Other Israeli organizations 56 Official Israeli sources 142 Total 450

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New Israel Fund organizations among all the Israeli organizations
The Goldstone Report has a total of 247 references to Israeli NGOs. 77% of these references (191) are to New Israel Fund organizations, while just 23% of the references are to other Israeli organizations that are not connected to the fund (56 references). References to New Israel Fund organizations 191 References to other Israeli organizations 56 Total 247

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New Israel Fund organizations among the organizations that supported the Goldstone Report
As presented above, there are 56 references in the Goldstone Report to other organizations (with no connections to the New Israel Fund). Still, a more detailed analysis reveals that among these 56 references, there is a clear division between the organizations whose publications contain support for Israel's claims (such as the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) or that have a neutral stance (such as Natal - Israel Trauma Center for Victims of Terror and War) and organizations whose publications form the basis for the anti-Israel claims (such as Yesh Gvul and Peace Now). Thus if we disregard the references to organizations whose publications do not support the antiIsrael claims (40), we obtain the full picture concerning the place of New Israel Fund organizations among all the Israeli organizations that were cited by the Goldstone Committee as a foundation for the accusations against Israel. References to New Israel Fund organizations 191 References to other Israeli organizations that support the report 16 References to other Israeli organizations that are neutral/oppose the report 40 Total 247

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Breakdown of all the references in the Goldstone Report
An analysis of all the references in the Goldstone Report reveals that New Israel Fund organizations constitute a significant proportion even relative to all the information sources from all over the world, referred to in the report. It should be noted that many of the general foreign sources quote extensively from the publications of NIF organizations in order to back up their accusations against Israel, and they are in turn quoted as a basis for the Goldstone Report's claims against Israel. The following table and chart show a breakdown of only the direct quotes and do not take into account the citations based on NIF organization quotes. Other New Israel organiMedia Fund zations (Israeli and organiza- (Israeli and foreign) tions international 191 235 178 Palestinian sources 356 Official Israeli sources 142 UN reports and documents 225

Other sources 50

Total

1,377

This chart shows that the NIF organizations and the Palestinian organizations, as a group that has an ideological bias against the IDF and against Israel, account for 40% of the references in the Goldstone Report.

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PaRT 2 The influence of the NIF Organizations on the Goldstone Report
1. adalah
Ever since its establishment in 1996, Adalah, The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, has stated that it has been striving "to achieve equal individual and collective rights for the Arab minority in Israel in different fields including land rights; civil and political rights; cultural, social, and economic rights; religious rights; women's rights; and prisoners' rights."55 During Operation Cast Lead, Adalah and other organizations acted together against IDF actions in the Gaza Strip and afterward even published a report stating that Israel's actions in Gaza were considered war crimes under international law.56 Main activity against IDF policy: Lawsuits against IDF operations. Examples: 2008 December 2008 December 2008 December 30, 2008 Petitioned the High Court of Justice to cancel the law preventing Palestinians from suing Israeli security forces for damages.57 Accused the IDF of war crimes and crimes against humanity.58 During Operation Cast Lead, the organization was a member of the GazaHeb59 website, which accused the IDF of war crimes. Adalah, in cooperation with Palestinian organizations, petitioned the UN to force Israel to stop the fighting while accusing Israel of war crimes.60

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From the organizations website - http://www.adalah.org/eng/about.php [23/12/09] From the organizations website - http://www.adalah.org/newsletter/heb/feb09/fathmeh_position_ paper_18_2_2009_hebrew.doc [23/12/09] From the organization's website - http://www.adalah.org/heb/legaladvocacypop.php?file=legaladvocacyoccupi ed8276 [23/12/09] From the organization's website - www.adalah.org/features/gaza/NGO_Joint_Statement_to_HRC_08.01.09[1]. pdf [23/12/09] See website - www.GazaHeb.Blogspot.com [23/12/09] See the organization's appeal to the UN -http://israel.indymedia.org/newswire/display_any/9929/index.php% 3Fsection%3D%26category%3D%26local%3D%26limit_start%3D390&ei=ASrVSYbsAoWNjAfArKWKDw&sig2= PbUY7sVZGriZ3NBA4GRPzg&usg=AFQjCNGVWdPKmLfdFTwDHWhHtwXvJz75fw[01/03/09]

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Connection with the New Israel Fund Adalah is one of the organizations supported by the New Israel Fund. In 2006-2008 the fund transferred $1,045,292 to Adalah, as follows: 2006 $ 429,746 2007 $ 105,396 2008 $ 510,150 Total NIF donations to the organization in 2006-2008 $ 1,045,292

Like many other organizations supported by the New Israel Fund, Adalah's profile appears on the fund's website, with details of the organization's goals, background information on its activities, operational strategy and main achievements.61 Adalah's founder and current director general, Hassan Jabareen, is an alumnus of the New Israel Fund's scholarship program. In an interview with Prof. Herman Schwartz, founder of the New Israel Fund's Symposium of Jurists on Human and Civil Rights, Schwartz says there are a few organizations of which he is particularly proud, with Adalah topping the list. "I believe this organization is one of the program's most outstanding achievements."62 Adalah's activities and achievements are regularly publicized on the New Israel Fund's website in the New Israel Fund News section, under "Latest updates"63 and "Latest achievements."64 The organization's activities and achievements are also featured in the electronic newsletter sent to the New Israel Fund's subscribers.65 In many of the articles Adalah is described as an organization that "operates with the fund's assistance"66 and even as "a member of the New Israel Fund family."67 adalah's influence on the Goldstone Report Adalah appears in Annex III of the report, as one of the organizations that replied to the committee's call for submissions and provided it with material and information,68 and in Annex I, which details the names of the organizations and people who met with the committee in order to submit information.69 In the body of the report, Adalah is mentioned many times in support of the committee's claims and findings. Among others, Adalah is mentioned in the following contexts: · Material and documents sent by the organization to the committee: Footnote 547 (p. 233). · The committee's correspondence with the organization: Footnote 789 (p. 312); footnote 792 (p. 312). · References to the organization's reports: Footnote 1061 (p. 369).
61 62 63 64 From the NIF's Hebrew website - http://www.nif.org/issue-areas/grantees/adalah.html [23/12/09] http://www.law.tau.ac.il/Heb/_Uploads/dbsAttachedFiles/ziv-schwartz-heb.pdf [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1606 [23/12/09] For example, the success of a petition to the High Court of Justice against the disqualification of the Arab parties in the national elections. http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1664, and the petition demanding the High Court of Justice order the state to provide budgets to preserve and maintain mosques. http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1384 (From the NIF's Hebrew website) [23/12/09] From the NIF's Hebrew website - http://www.nif.org.il/preview.php?id=1649 [23/12/09] From the NIF's Hebrew website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1660 [23/12/09] From the NIF's Hebrew website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1639 [23/12/09] Page 451 of the Goldstone Report Page 432 of the report.

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References to position papers produced by the organization: Footnote 546 (p. 233); footnote 788 (p. 312); footnote 791 (p. 312); footnote 1136 (p. 383). References to the organization's newsletter: Footnote 781 (p. 310). References to the organization's press releases: Footnote 790 (p. 312). References to the news updates: Footnote 1068 (p. 370); footnote 1090 (p. 373). References to the organization's petitions to the High Court of Justice: Footnote 537 (p. 230); footnote 830 (p. 319); footnote 778 (p. 310). The organization undermines the legality of the Israeli government's actions: "The legality of some of the measures imposed by the Government of Israel (the reduction in the supply of electricity and fuel) was the subject of a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel." (Footnote 194, p. 85) The organization accuses Israel and the IDF of inhumane and degrading treatment: On 28 January 2009, seven Israeli human rights organizations appealed ...concerning the "appalling conditions in which Palestinians arrested during the fighting in Gaza were held, and the humiliating and inhuman treatment to which they were subjected" (Section 1109, p. 233) The organization accuses Israel of committing war crimes by paving roads in Jerusalem: "See ... the briefing paper by Adalah available at www.adalah.org/features/land/ Briefing%20Paper%20on%20the%20Eastern%20Ring%20Road.doc" This briefing paper states: "...the extensive destruction and appropriation of property constitute a grave breach of the Fourth Geneva Convention, according to Article 147 and as such a war crime". (Section 894, p. 333) The organization is a signatory of the letter sent to the attorney general, accusing the IDF of war crimes: "The NGOs sent another letter, but this time the Attorney General did not reply". The letter includes allegations of war crimes: "the armed forces of the State are suspected of involvement in grave violations of international law (from whence arises the suspicion of responsibility for engaging in war crimes)." (Footnote 1136, p. 383)

Key quotes from the Goldstone Report: ·

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2. Breaking the Silence
Breaking the Silence, founded in 2004, has stated that it is an "organization of veteran soldiers that gathers testimonies from soldiers who have served in the various IDF units during the second intifada.70 The organization gathers testimonies from soldiers who have fought in the IDF in recent years (during the second intifada, the Second Lebanon War and Operation Cast Lead) in order to expose "abuse towards Palestinians, looting, and destruction of property have been the norm for years, but are still excused as military necessities, or explained as extreme and unique cases."71 The organization claims that the testimonies portray a "grim picture of questionable orders in many areas regarding Palestinian civilians. These demonstrate the depth of corruption which is spreading in the Israeli military."72 Main activity against IDF policy: Publishing information that tarnishes IDF operational activities inside Israel and abroad. Examples: Ongoing activity Ongoing activity 2009 2009 Gathering, documenting and publishing testimonies of alleged abuse of Palestinians by soldiers on active duty. Maintaining a website that includes articles, photos and video clips that tarnish IDF operations in Judea and Samaria. Accused the IDF of war crimes during Operation Cast Lead.73 Member of GazaWar74 website, which published a movie and testimonies accusing the IDF of committing war crimes.

Connection with the New Israel Fund Breaking the Silence is one of the organizations supported by the New Israel Fund. In 2006-2008 the fund transferred $1,045,292 to Breaking the Silence, as follows: 2006 $61,046 2007 $70,976 2008 $68,833 Total NIF donations to the organization in 2006-2008 $200,855

Like many other organizations supported by the New Israel Fund, Breaking the Silence's profile appears on the fund's website, with details of the organization's goals, background information on its activities, operational strategy and main achievements.75
70 71 72 73 74 75 From the organization's website - http://www.shovrimshtika.org/about_e.asp [23/12/09] Ibid. Ibid From the organization's website - http://www.shovrimshtika.org/news_item.asp?id=30 [23/12/09] See website - www.gazawar.co.il/page/2 [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/index.php?dfn=org_page&id=741&org_id=58 [23/12/09]

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Breaking the Silence is described as an organization that "operates with the fund's assistance."76 Furthermore, on July 19, 2009, New Israel Fund General Manager Eliezer Yaari sent a letter to the commander of Army Radio, Yitzhak Tunic, the Chief of Staff's bureau, the head of the IDF's manpower branch and to the press, protesting the "incitement" against Breaking the Silence on the "Last Word" radio program. In this letter he noted that "the organization I head supported the founding of Breaking the Silence." 77 On April 23, 2009 the New Israel Fund held an evening get-together between young business entrepreneurs and young social entrepreneurs. The event was held in the fund's offices in Yafo, and of the hundreds of social entrepreneurs in attendance, the fund spotlighted just three, including Michael Mankin, the founder of Breaking the Silence. 78 Breaking the Silence's influence on the Goldstone Report In June 2009 the organization published a booklet of testimonies from soldiers who had participated in Operation Cast Lead. They cast doubts on the IDF's investigations, in light of the claims of the human rights organizations allegations' of war crimes. 79 The testimonies in the booklet were given anonymously. In the body of the Goldstone Report Breaking the Silence is mentioned many times as the source of the committee's claims and findings. Among others, Breaking the Silence is mentioned in the following contexts: · References to anonymous soldiers' testimonies in the organizations' booklet: Footnote 206 (p. 88); footnote 207 (p. 88); footnote 314 (p. 115); footnote 318 (p. 116); footnote 361 (p. 129); footnote 396 (p. 160); footnote 410 (p. 164); footnote 419 (p. 169); footnote 443-447 (p. 180); footnote 450 (p. 181); footnote 501 (p. 213); footnote 513 (p. 213); footnote 514 (p. 213). References to the organizations website: Footnote 1098 (p. 374). The organization accuses IDF soldiers of abuse: "BBC News, 'Israeli troops accused of abuse', 5 August 2009, available at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8186522. stm. The person interviewed, Eran Efrati is a member of Breaking the Silence. See Appendix 6." (Footnote 803, 804, p. 315) Accusing the IDF of harming the civilian population without cause: "The Mission found in the above incidents that the Israeli armed forces repeatedly opened fire on civilians who were not taking part in the hostilities and who posed no threat to them. These incidents indicate that the instructions given to the Israeli armed forces moving into Gaza provided for a low threshold for the use of lethal fire against the civilian population. The Mission found strong corroboration of this trend emerging from its fact-finding in the testimonies of Israeli soldiers collected by the Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence." (Section 802 p. 180)

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Key quotes from the Goldstone Report:

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From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1670. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1876. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1775. [23/12/09] From the organization's Hebrew website - http://www.shovrimshtika.org/oferet/Hebrew_oferet.pdf. [23/12/09]

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3. B'Tselem
B'Tselem, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories80 was founded in 1989. It has stated that its main goals are to "document and educate the Israeli public and policymakers about human rights violations in the Occupied Territories, combat the phenomenon of denial prevalent among the Israeli public, and help create a human rights culture in Israel.81 Main activity against IDF policy: Promoting the delegitimization of IDF operations by sullying the IDF's and the State of Israel's image in Israel and abroad via documentation and publicity. Examples: December 2008 December 2008 November 16, 2009 During Operation Cast Lead, the organization was a member of the GazaHeb website,82 which accused the IDF of war crimes. Website published war crimes accusations against the IDF. 83 Launched campaign accusing IDF soldiers of violence against Palestinians.84

Research treatment of B'Tselem's data B'Tselem frequently accuses Israel of injuring innocent people. The researcher Jonathan Dahoah-Halevi investigated and refuted many of these accusations. His articles on the subject were published on the websites of The Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs85 and News1.86 Example: B'Tselem's account of an incident: Hamdan Mohamad Hamdan Barhom, age 20, resident of Khan Yunis, District of Khan Yunis, shot on 13.12.2006 in Rafiah, and died on 21.12.2006. Was not participating in the fighting at the time he was killed. Additional details: killed while returning to the shore with two other fishermen, who were also injured in the shooting. B'Tselem's wording gives the impression that Barhom was an innocent fisherman, or was accompanying two other innocent fishermen, and that the three were engaged in fishing to earn a living or for pleasure. From the investigation by Jonathan Dahoah-Halevi is evident that Barhom was an activist of the Iz-a-Din-al-Kasam Brigades and that one of his jobs was to lie in

80 81 82 83 84 85 86

From the organization's website - http://www.btselem.org/Hebrew/About_BTselem/Index.asp [23/12/09] From the organization's website - http://www.btselem.org/english/about_btselem/index.asp [23/12/09] See website - www.GazaHeb.Blogspot.com [23/12/09] From the organization's website - www.btselem.org/english/firearms/20051228_blue_sky_operation.asp [23/12/09] From the organization's website - http://www.btselem.org/Hebrew/Press_Releases/20091116.asp [23/12/09] See the website of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs http://www.jcpa.org.il/JCPAHeb/index.asp?LNGID=2 [23/12/09] From NEWS1 website - http://www.news1.co.il [23/12/09]

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wait for Israeli Navy boats, and that the three people were in an area known for arms smuggling by terrorist groups.87 Connection with the New Israel Fund B'Tselem is one of the more veteran organizations supported by the New Israel Fund. In 20062008 the fund transferred $784,836 to B'Tselem, as follows: 2006 $ 288,073 2007 $ 139,643 2008 $ 357,120 Total NIF donations to the organization in 2006-2008 $ 784,836

B'Tselem's activities and achievements are regularly publicized on the New Israel Fund's website in the New Israel Fund News section, under "Latest updates,"88 "Stories from the field," 89 "Press releases," 90 "NIF in the press," 91 and "Latest achievements." 92 The New Israel Fund's news items describe B'Tselem as a "veteran grantee of the fund," 93and even as "a member of the New Israel Fund family." 94 B'Tselem and its activities often also appear on Shatil's website. 95 B'Tselem's attitude toward the New Israel Fund is evident in the description in the report published by B'Tselem in September 2006. 96 The introductory remarks to the report note that "the production of this report was made possible thanks to the generous support of our partner, the New Israel Fund..." B'Tselem's influence on the Goldstone Report B'Tselem appears in Annex I of the report, which details the names of the organizations and people who met with the committee in order to submit information.97 In the body of the report, B'Tselem is mentioned many times in support of the committee's claims and findings. Among others, B'Tselem is mentioned in the following contexts: · References to the organization's reports: Footnote 11 (p. 47); footnote 17 (p. 48); footnote 231 (p. 92); footnote 480 (p. 193); footnote 704 (p. 293); footnote 746 (p. 300); footnote 748 (p. 301); footnote 755 (p. 302); footnote 832 (p. 319); footnote 850 (p. 325); footnote 857 (p. 326); footnote 858 (p. 326); footnote 897 (p. 334); footnote 1148 (p. 238713); footnote 1159 (p. 391); footnote 1165 (p. 392). References to position papers published by the organization: Footnote 52 (p. 57).

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87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97

From NEWS1 website - http://www.news1.co.il/articleprintversion.aspx/?docId=33450&subjectID=3 [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1746. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=888. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1351. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=851. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1869. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=888. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1639. [23/12/09] From the organization's Hebrew website http://www.shatil.org.il/. [23/12/09] From the organization's website - http://www.btselem.org/Download/200609_Act_of_Vengeance_Heb.doc [23/12/09] Page 432 of the Goldstone Report .

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References to projects produced by the organization: Footnote 713 (p. 294). References to petitions and letters from the organization: Footnote 546 (p. 233); footnote 736 (p. 299); footnote 1136 (p. 383). References to the organization's press releases: Footnote 216 (p. 90); footnote 753 (p. 301); footnote 827 (p. 318); footnote 1128 (p. 378). The organization accuses Israel and the IDF of inhumane and degrading treatment: "On 28 January 2009, seven Israeli human rights organizations appealed ...concerning the "appalling conditions in which Palestinians arrested during the fighting in Gaza were held, and the humiliating and inhuman treatment to which they were subjected..."" (Section 1108, p. 233) The organization is a signatory of the letter sent to the attorney general, accusing the IDF of war crimes: "The NGOs sent another letter, but this time the Attorney General did not reply". The letter includes allegations of war crimes: "...the armed forces of the State are suspected of involvement in grave violations of international law (from whence arises the suspicion of responsibility for engaging in war crimes)." (Footnote 1136, p. 383) The organization accuses IDF policy of war crimes, crimes against humanity: "Israeli international law Professor Orna Ben-Naftali stated that 'the decision (was) indicative of a policy of tolerance towards violence against non-violent civilian protests against the construction of the Separation Wall'. She added that 'the implication of such a policy is twofold: first, it might transform `conduct unbecoming' ­ which as a matter of law is a war crime ­ into a crime against humanity; second, it may well be construed as an invitation to the international community to intervene through the exercise of universal jurisdiction...' B'Tselem press release, 1 July 2009." (Section 1409, footnote 756, p. 302) In a statement issued in support of this report, UNICEF, WHO, OHCHR and local and international child protection agencies (together with the 1612 Working Group on Grave Violations against Children) stated that, "Israeli military courts violate many basic fair trial rights according to international humanitarian and human rights law..." This statement is available online at http://www.unicef.org/oPt/1612_STATEMENT_ JUNE__9.pdf (Footnote 802, p. 314) The organization accuses the IDF of humiliation and abuse, and Israel of lack of response: "B'Tselem stated that condemnations by Ministers and other officials remain solely declarative. Security forces, meanwhile, misusing their power, continue to abuse and beat Palestinians, among them, minors (...). If a message is sent to security forces, it is that even if the establishment does not accept acts of violence, it will not take measures against those who commit them. The effect of such a message is that the lives and dignity of Palestinians are meaningless and that security forces can continue, pursuant to the function they serve, to abuse, humiliate, and beat Palestinians with whom they come into contact." (Footnote 1405, p. 301)

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4. association for Civil Rights in Israel
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel, founded in 1972, has stated that its aim is "to ensure Israel's accountability and respect for human rights, by addressing violations committed by the Israeli authorities in Israel, the Occupied Territories, or elsewhere."98 During and after Operation Cast Lead ACRI initiated many activities in conjunction with other organizations, opposing the actions of the IDF and the State of Israel in the Gaza Strip. Main activity against IDF policy: Publications accusing the IDF of harming innocent civilians during warfare. Examples: December 2008 At the beginning of Operation Cast Lead, ACRI protested the harm suffered by the civilian population in the Gaza Strip. ACRI also published a notice in Haaretz newspaper denouncing the IDF's killing of children in Gaza.99 During Operation Cast Lead, the organization was a member of the GazaHeb100 website, which accused the IDF of war crimes. Publicized an exhibition accusing the IDF of war crimes.101

December 2008 December 2009

Connection with the New Israel Fund ACRI is the fund's flagship organization, both historically and in terms of monetary support, to the point that the fund's website notes that ACRI is "one of the New Israel Fund's main organizations" and receives 25% of its budget from the New Israel Fund.102 In 2006-2008 the fund transferred $2,671,898 to ACRI, as follows: 2006 $ 992,838 2007 $ 866,148 2008 $ 812,912 Total NIF donations to the organization in 2006-2008 $ 2,671,898

Accordingly, ACRI's activities and achievements are often highlighted on the New Israel Fund's website in the New Israel Fund News section, under "Latest updates," 103 "Stories from the field,"104 "Press releases,"105 "NIF in the press,"106 and " Latest achievements."107 The organization's activities and achievements are featured in the electronic newsletter sent to the New Israel Fund's subscribers 108 and in the reports published from time to time by ACRI on the fund's website, under

98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108

From the organization's website : http://www.acri.org.il/eng/Story.aspx?id=15 [23/12/09] From the organization's website - http://www.acri.org.il/images/gazaad2008.pdf [23/12/09] See website - www.GazaHeb.Blogspot.com [23/12/09] From the organization's website - http://www.acri.org.il/story.aspx?id=2222 [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1346. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1806. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1536. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1351. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/index.php?id=1381. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1969. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=967. [23/12/09]

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"Organizations' reports."109 The New Israel Fund's site describes ACRI as a "one of the oldest organizations assisted by the fund," 110 and even as "a member of the New Israel Fund family" 111 and even as "the flagship organization among the New Israel Fund's grantees." 112 aCRI's influence on the Goldstone Report ACRI appears in Annex III of the report, as one of the organizations that replied to the committee's call for submissions and provided it with material and information. 113 In the body of the report, ACRI is mentioned many times in support of the committee's claims and findings. Among others, ACRI is mentioned in the following contexts: · The committee's interviews with the organization's activists: Footnote 749 (p. 301); footnote 754 (p. 302); footnote 1081 (p. 371). · References to the organization's reports: Footnote 875 (p. 329); footnote 886 (p. 332). · References to petitions and letters from the organization: Footnote 546 (p. 233); footnote 736 (p. 299); footnote 1136 (p. 383). · References to the organization's press releases: Footnote 741 (p. 299); footnote 751 (p. 301); footnote 779 (p. 310); footnote 780 (p. 310); footnote 891 (p. 333). · References to the organization's petitions to the High Court of Justice: Footnote 765 (p. 308); footnote 778 (p. 310). Key quotes from the Goldstone Report: · The organization accuses Israel and the IDF of inhumane and degrading treatment: "On 28 January 2009, seven Israeli human rights organizations appealed ...concerning the "appalling conditions in which Palestinians arrested during the fighting in Gaza were held, and the humiliating and inhuman treatment to which they were subjected..."" (Section 1108, p. 233) The organization is a signatory of the letter sent to the attorney general, accusing the IDF of war crimes: "The NGOs sent another letter, but this time the Attorney General did not reply". The letter includes allegations of war crimes: "...the armed forces of the State are suspected of involvement in grave violations of international law (from whence arises the suspicion of responsibility for engaging in war crimes)." (Footnote 1136, p. 383) The organization accuses the Supreme Court of allowing the country to destroy all of the houses in an entire village, except one: "On 26 January 2009, the High Court of Justice of Israel rejected a petition submitted by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel and Rabbis for Human Rights on behalf of the Palestinian residents of Khirbet Tana, "effectively allowing the State to destroy all of the village's houses but one, despite the lack of viable planning alternatives for the area's Palestinian residents"" (Section 1539, p. 333)

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5. HaMoked: Center for the Defense of the Individual
HaMoked: Center for the Defense of the Individual has stated that it is a "human rights organization that assists Palestinian residents of the Occupied Territories whose rights have been violated by Israel." 114 Main activity against IDF policy: Petitions to the High Court of Justice against IDF actions and the separation fence. Examples: May 2008 December 2008 Petitioned the High Court of Justice for the transfer of inquiry material to Palestinians hurt by Israeli security forces.115 Petitioned the High Court of Justice against the demolition of the home of the family of a terrorist who murdered 8 high school students at Mercaz Harav yeshiva in March 2008.116 During Operation Cast Lead, the organization was a member of the GazaHeb117 website, which accused the IDF of war crimes.

December 2008

Connection with the New Israel Fund HaMoked is one of the organizations supported by the New Israel Fund. In 2006-2008 the fund transferred $499,765 to HaMoked, as follows: 2006 $ 254,481 2007 $ 5,034 2008 $ 240,250 Total NIF donations to the organization in 2006-2008 $ 499,765

HaMoked is described on the fund's website as an organization that "operates with the fund's assistance." 118 HaMoked's activities and achievements are regularly publicized on the New Israel Fund's website in the New Israel Fund News section, under "Latest updates,"119 "Press releases,"120 and "The NIF in the press." 121

114 From the organization's website - http://www.hamoked.org.il/default.asp [23/12/09] 115 From the organization's website - http://www.hamoked.org.il/items/110400.pdf [23/12/09] 116 From the organization's website - http://elyon1.court.gov.il/files/08/530/093/c05/08093530.c05.htm [23/12/09] 117 See website - www.GazaHeb.Blogspot.com [23/12/09] 118 From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1199. [23/12/09] 119 From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1746. [23/12/09] 120 From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1351. [23/12/09] 121 From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=851. [23/12/09]

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HaMoked's influence on the Goldstone Report HaMoked appears in Annex III of the report, as one of the organizations that replied to the committee's call for submissions and provided it with material and information.122 In the body of the report, HaMoked is mentioned many times in support of the committee's claims and findings. Among others, HaMoked is mentioned in the following contexts: · · · · · · The committee's correspondence with the organization: Footnote 544 (p. 232); footnote 782 (p. 310). References to position papers produced by the organization: Footnote 52 (p. 57); footnote 840 (p. 320); footnote 877 (p. 330). References to petitions and letters from the organization: Footnote 546 (p. 233); footnote 1136 (p. 383). References to other publications produced by the organization: Footnote 876 (p. 329). References to the organization's website: Footnote 765 (p. 308); footnote 771 (p. 309); footnote 1200 (p. 402). References to the organization's petitions to the High Court of Justice: Footnote 765 (p. 308). The organization accuses Israel of attacking an innocent civilian despite the ruling of the Magistrate's Court: "In a recent decision concerning a claim on behalf of a Palestinian killed by helicopter fire the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court held that an air strike is clearly an act of war "that the legislator intended to make immune to prosecution" even when the plaintiffs showed that the victim was a civilian standing on the roof of his house." (Footnote 1203, p. 402) The organization undermines the legality of the Israeli government's actions: "The legality of some of the measures imposed by the Government of Israel (the reduction in the supply of electricity and fuel) was the subject of a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel." (Footnote 194, p. 85) The organization accuses Israel and the IDF of inhumane and degrading treatment: "On 28 January 2009, seven Israeli human rights organizations appealed ...concerning the "appalling conditions in which Palestinians arrested during the fighting in Gaza were held, and the humiliating and inhuman treatment to which they were subjected..."" (Section 1108, p. 233) The organization is a signatory of the letter sent to the attorney general, accusing the IDF of war crimes: "The NGOs sent another letter, but this time the Attorney General did not reply". The letter includes allegations of war crimes: "...the armed forces of the State are suspected of involvement in grave violations of international law (from whence arises the suspicion of responsibility for engaging in war crimes)." (Footnote 1136, p. 383) The organization accuses Israel of arresting women and children: "According to information that the Mission received, hundreds of Gazans, including women and

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children, were detained by the Israeli armed forces during the military operations. Their exact number is not known. Some were held for hours or days in homes, other buildings or sandpits in the Gaza Strip; others were taken into detention in Israel, either immediately or after an initial period of detention in the Gaza Strip. A number of people were held in army bases (e.g. Sde Teiman Correspondence with HaMoked, 22 July 2009)." (Footnote 544, p. 232)

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6. Public Committee against Torture in Israel
The Public Committee against Torture in Israel was founded in 1990 and has stated that it "advocates for all persons - Israelis, Palestinians, labor immigrants and other foreigners in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) ­ in order to protect them from torture and ill treatment by the Israeli interrogation and law enforcement authorities. These include the Israel Police, the General Security Service (GSS), the Israel Prison Service and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). PCATI acts in accordance with moral and democratic values, and the standards set in Israeli and International law."123 Main activity against IDF policy: Petitions to the High Court of Justice against alleged torture by Israeli security forces during the interrogation of Palestinian suspects. Examples: December 2008 December 2009 During Operation Cast Lead, the organization was a member of the GazaHeb124 website, which accused the IDF of war crimes. Published a report accusing the IDF of changing the warfare doctrine, resulting in the deliberate damaging of civilian infrastructure on a massive scale and the death of hundreds of civilians who were not involved in the fighting.125 Member of GazaWar126 website, which published a movie and testimonies accusing the IDF of committing war crimes.

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Connection with the New Israel Fund PCATI is one of the organizations supported by the New Israel Fund. In 2006-2008 the fund transferred $52,888 to PCATI, as follows: 2006 $ 24,046 2007 $ 13,842 2008 $ 15,000 Total NIF donations to the organization in 2006-2008 $ 52,888

Like many other organizations supported by the New Israel Fund, PCATI's profile appears on the fund's website, with details of the organization's goals, background information on its activities, operational strategy and main achievements. 127

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From the organizations website - http://www.stoptorture.org.il/en/odot [23/12/09] See website - www.GazaHeb.Blogspot.com [23/12/09] From the organization's website - http://www.stoptorture.org.il/files/lelo_Hisoos_HEB_WEB.pdf [23/12/09] See website - www.gazawar.co.il/page/2 [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/index.php?dfn=org_page&id=741&org_id=101. [23/12/09]

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PCATI's activities and achievements are regularly publicized on the New Israel Fund's website in the New Israel Fund News section, under "Stories from the field," 128 "Press releases"129 and "Latest achievements." 130 The organization's activities and achievements are also featured in the electronic newsletter sent to the New Israel Fund's subscribers. 131 PCATI is described on the fund's website as an organization that "operates with the fund's assistance." 132 PCaTI's influence on the Goldstone Report PCATI appears in Annex III of the report, as one of the organizations that replied to the committee's call for submissions and provided it with material and information. 133 In the body of the report, PCATI is mentioned many times in support of the committee's claims and findings. Among others, PCATI is mentioned in the following contexts: · · · · · · The citation of documents the organization sent to the committee: Footnote 545 (p. 233); footnote 547 (p. 253). Testimoniesoftheorganization'sactivistsbeforethecommittee:Footnote772(p.309); footnote 551 (p. 234). Referencestotheorganization'sreports:Footnote773(p.309);footnote820(p.317); footnote 821 (p. 317). Referencestotestimoniesandaffidavitsgatheredbytheorganization:Footnote552 (p. 234); footnote 554 (p. 235). References to petitions and letters from the organization: Footnote 546 (p.233); footnote 1136 (p. 383). References to the organization's petitions to the High Court of Justice: Footnote 167 (p. 75); footnote 778 (p. 310). The organization undermines the legality of the Israeli government's actions: "The legality of some of the measures imposed by the Government of Israel (the reduction in the supply of electricity and fuel) was the subject of a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel." (Footnote 194, p. 85) The organization accuses Israel and the IDF of inhumane and degrading treatment: "On 28 January 2009, seven Israeli human rights organizations appealed ...concerning the "appalling conditions in which Palestinians arrested during the fighting in Gaza were held, and the humiliating and inhuman treatment to which they were subjected..."" (Section 1108, p. 233) The organization is a signatory of the letter sent to the attorney general, accusing the IDF of war crimes: "The NGOs sent another letter, but this time the Attorney General did not reply". The letter includes allegations of war crimes: "...the armed forces of the State are suspected of involvement in grave violations of international law (from

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From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1363. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1351. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1869. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/preview.php?id=1649. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1851. [23/12/09] Page 451 of the Goldstone Report.

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whence arises the suspicion of responsibility for engaging in war crimes)." (Footnote 1136, p. 383) The organization accuses Israel of torture: "Accusations of torture and other illtreatment during arrest, interrogation and detention are common. See.... examples of torture practised in the briefing by PCATI and the World Organisation against Torture to the Committee (April 2009);" (Section 1446; footnote 772, p. 309)

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7. Yesh Din
Yesh Din was founded in 1990 and has stated that it was organized "to oppose the continuing violation of Palestinian human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory."134 The purpose of the organization is "to achieve a long-term structural improvement in the human rights situation in the OPT. We work for an immediate and meaningful change in the Israeli authorities' practices by documenting and disseminating accurate and up-to-date information about the systematic violation of human rights in the OPT, by raising public awareness of such violations, and by applying public and legal pressures on government agencies to end them.135 Main activities against IDF policy: · · Lawsuits against IDF soldiers, alleging crimes against Palestinians and their property. Providing legal aid to Palestinians who claim they were hurt by the IDF or Israel Police. Lawsuits against military court rulings concerning terrorists and the investigation and the handling of their cases. Petitioned the High Court of Justice against the IDF directive banning Palestinians from traveling in Israeli cars.136 Publication of data on an increase in Palestinian suits against the IDF. These suits, many of which were bogus, were made possible by support from "human rights organizations." During Operation Cast Lead, the organization was a member of the GazaHeb137 website, which represents a number of organizations and accused the IDF of war crimes.

Examples: Ongoing activity 2006 2008

December 2008

Connection with the New Israel Fund Yesh Din is one of the organizations supported by the New Israel Fund. In 2006-2008 the fund transferred $193,948 to Yesh Din, as follows: 2006 $ 57,182 2007 $ 63,123 2008 $ 73,643 Total NIF donations to the organization in 2006-2008 $ 193,948

Like many other organizations supported by the New Israel Fund, Yesh Din's profile appears on the fund's website, with details of the organization's goals, background information on its activities, operational strategy and main achievements. 138
134 From the organization's website - http://www.yesh-din.org/site/index.php?page=about.us&lang=en [23/12/09] 135 Ibid. 136 From the organization's website - http://www.yesh-din.org/site/index.php?page=presscoverage&id=20&lang= he [23/12/09] 137 See website - www.GazaHeb.Blogspot.com [23/12/09] 138 From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/index.php?dfn=org_page&id=741&org_id=72. [23/12/09]

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Yesh Din's activities and achievements are regularly publicized on the New Israel Fund's website in the New Israel Fund News section, under "Latest updates"139 and "Press releases." 140 The organization's activities and achievements are featured in the electronic newsletter sent to the New Israel Fund's subscribers141 and in the reports published from time to time by the organization on the fund's website, under "Organizations' reports." 142 Yesh Din is described on the fund's website as an organization that "operates with the fund's assistance," 143 and even as "part of the New Israel Fund family. 144 Yesh Din's influence on the Goldstone Report Yesh Din appears in Annex III of the report, as one of the organizations that replied to the committee's call for submissions and provided it with material and information.145 In the body of the report, PCATI is mentioned many times in support of the committee's claims and findings. Among others, PCATI is mentioned in the following contexts: · References to the organization's reports: Footnote 81 (p. 61); footnote 752 (p. 301); footnote 771 (p. 309); footnote 773 (p. 309); footnote 1164 (p. 392) footnote 1169 (p. 393). References to position papers produced by the organization: Footnote 1159 (p. 391). References to petitions and letters from the organization: Footnote 546 (p. 233); footnote 1136 (p. 383). References to other publications produced by the organization: Footnote 740 (p. 299). References to the organization's petitions to the High Court of Justice: Footnote 765 (p. 308). The organization accuses Israel and the IDF of inhumane and degrading treatment: "On 28 January 2009, seven Israeli human rights organizations appealed ...concerning the "appalling conditions in which Palestinians arrested during the fighting in Gaza were held, and the humiliating and inhuman treatment to which they were subjected..."" (Section 1108, p. 233) The organization is a signatory of the letter sent to the attorney general, accusing the IDF of war crimes: "The NGOs sent another letter, but this time the Attorney General did not reply". The letter includes allegations of war crimes: "...the armed forces of the State are suspected of involvement in grave violations of international law (from whence arises the suspicion of responsibility for engaging in war crimes)." (Footnote 1136, p. 383)

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From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1855. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1351. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/preview.php?id=1649. [23/12/09] For example, the report on the indictments against IDF soldiers during and following the second intifada. From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1616 and a report on the handling of Palestinian complaints against settlers - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1110. [23/12/09] 143 From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1670. [23/12/09] 144 From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/preview.php?id=1649. [23/12/09] 145 Page 451 of the Goldstone Report.

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8. Physicians for Human Rights - Israel
Physicians for Human Rights-Israel was founded in 1988 with the declared goal of "struggling for human rights, in particular the right to health, in Israel and the Occupied Territories" and is an association that "opposes the occupation and acts to end it, and views it as a source and reason for human rights violations."146 Main activities against IDF policy: Petitions to the High Court of Justice alleging the IDF and the State of Israel are depriving Palestinians of their basic human rights to health, by imposing security restrictions in the territories. Examples: Ongoing activity Regular publication of reports against the IDF, alleging the extortion of patients waiting for medical treatment and alleging the consistent violation of the medical rights of residents of the West Bank and Gaza. During Operation Cast Lead, the organization was a member of the GazaHeb website,147 which represents a number of organizations and accused the IDF of war crimes. Complaint filed with the defense minister alleging IDF interference in the organization's humanitarian aid and preventing the organization's members from entering the Gaza Strip.

December 2008

October 2009

Connection with the New Israel Fund Physicians for Human Rights-Israel is one of the organizations supported by the New Israel Fund. In 2006-2008 the fund transferred $505,537 to PHRI, as follows: 2006 $ 227,817 2007 $ 65,004 2008 $ 210,716 Total NIF donations to the organization in 2006-2008 $ 503,537

Physicians for Human Rights-Israel appears on the New Israel Fund website as a "graduate of the fund's assistance program"148 and as an organization that "operated in the past with the fund's assistance." 149 Even so, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel's activities and achievements are regularly publicized on the New Israel Fund's website in the New Israel Fund News section, under "Latest updates"150 and
146 From the organization's website- http://www.phr.org.il/default.asp?PageID=79 . The latter half of the organization's description is translated from the Hebrew "About" page and is absent in the English version. [23/12/09] 147 www.GazaHeb.Blogspot.com [23/12/09] 148 From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1639. [23/12/09] 149 From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1867/ [23/12/09] 150 From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1646. [23/12/09]

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"Press releases," 151 as well as in the electronic newsletter sent to the New Israel Fund's subscribers. 152 In addition, the reports published from time to time by Physicians for Human Rights-Israel also appear on the fund's website, under "Organizations' reports." 153 Physicians for Human Rights-Israel's influence on the Goldstone Report Physicians for Human Rights-Israel appears in Annex III of the report, as one of the organizations that replied to the committee's call for submissions and provided it with material and information 154 and in Annex I, which details the names of the organizations and people who met with the committee in order to submit information.155 In the body of the report, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel is mentioned many times in support of the committee's claims and findings. Among others, Physicians for Human Rights-Israel is mentioned in the following contexts: · · · · The committee's interviews with the organization's activists: Footnote 1037 (p. 362). References to the organization's reports: Footnote 436 (p. 177); footnote 481 (p. 194); footnote 601 (p. 260); footnote 630 (p. 263); footnote 834 (p. 320). References to petitions and letters from the organization: Footnote 546 (p. 233); footnote 1136 (p. 383). References to the organization's petitions to the High Court of Justice: Footnote 668 (p. 280). The organization accuses Israel of attacking ambulances and medical personnel: " Two petitions were filed with the Supreme ... to order the Government to ensure that the Israeli armed forces did not attack ambulances and medical personnel and that sufficient electricity and fuel were supplied to enable hospitals, water and sanitation systems to function during the conflict... On 19 January, as military operations ended, the Supreme Court ruled denying both petitions." (Footnote 668, p. 280) The organization undermines the legality of the Israeli government's actions: "The legality of some of the measures imposed by the Government of Israel (the reduction in the supply of electricity and fuel) was the subject of a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel." (Footnote 194, p. 85) The organization accuses Israel and the IDF of inhumane and degrading treatment: "On 28 January 2009, seven Israeli human rights organizations appealed ...concerning the "appalling conditions in which Palestinians arrested during the fighting in Gaza were held, and the humiliating and inhuman treatment to which they were subjected..."" (Section 1108, p. 233) The organization is a signatory of the letter sent to the attorney general, accusing the IDF of war crimes: "The NGOs sent another letter, but this time the Attorney General

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did not reply". The letter includes allegations of war crimes: "...the armed forces of the State are suspected of involvement in grave violations of international law (from whence arises the suspicion of responsibility for engaging in war crimes)." (Footnote 1136, p. 383) "The underlying meaning of the attack on the Gaza Strip... appears to be one of creating terror without mercy to anyone..." quote from the referenced PHR-I report: "Physicians for Human Rights-Israel and Palestinian Medical Relief Society, "Final report: Independent fact-finding mission into violations of human rights in the Gaza Strip during the period 27.12.08-18.01.09", pp. 51-55 available at: http://www.phr.org.il/phr/files/ articlefile_1241949935203.pdf. (Footnote 436, p. 177)

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9. Gisha Legal Center for Freedom of Movement
Gisha Legal Center for Freedom of Movement was founded in 2005 and has stated that it aims to protect the freedom of movement of Palestinians, especially Gaza residents. Gisha promotes rights guaranteed by international and Israeli law.156 Main activities against IDF policy: Public and legal activity against the IDF, alleging the violation of the basic human right of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza by restricting their movement. Examples: 2005 Partnered with the organization for the academic boycott against Israel. The British Union of Universities and Colleges adopted a decision calling for an academic boycott of Israeli institutions of higher education, in protest of the treatment of the Palestinians. During Operation Cast Lead, the organization was a member of the GazaHeb157 website, which represents a number of organizations and accused the IDF of war crimes. Petitioned the High Court of Justice on behalf of 9 Israeli human rights organizations, demanding the supply of fuel and electricity to prevent the collapse of essential infrastructure services in Gaza. 158 Appealed to the defense minister (along with 9 other Israeli human rights organizations) regarding the continued prevention of the transfer of fuel, cooking gas and goods to the Gaza Strip. 159

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Connection with the New Israel Fund Gisha is one of the organizations supported by the New Israel Fund. In 2006-2008 the fund transferred $35,625 to Gisha, as follows: 2006 $ 14,929 2007 $ 900 2008 $ 19,796 Total NIF donations to the organization in 2006-2008 $ 35,625

156 From the organization's website - http://www.gisha.org/index.php?intLanguage=2&intSiteSN=137&intItemId=10 7 [23/12/09] 157 See website - www.GazaHeb.Blogspot.com [23/12/09] 158 From the organization's website - http://www.gisha.org/UserFiles/File/Legal%20Documents%20/Gaza%20 Infrastructures%202009/fuel%20petition-final-7_1_09.pdf [23/12/09] 159 From the organization's website - http://www.gisha.org/UserFiles/File/Legal%20Documents%20/Gaza%20 Infrastructures%202009/fuel%20petition-final-7_1_09.pdf [23/12/09]

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Gisha's activities and achievements are regularly publicized on the New Israel Fund's website in the New Israel Fund News section, under "Latest updates"160 and "Press releases." 161 Gisha's influence on the Goldstone Report Gisha appears in Annex III of the report, as one of the organizations that replied to the committee's call for submissions and provided it with material and information 162and in Annex I, which details the names of the organizations and people who met with the committee in order to submit information.163 In the body of the report, Gisha is mentioned many times in support of the committee's claims and findings. Among others, Gisha is mentioned in the following contexts: · · · · · References to the organization's reports: Footnote 601 (p. 260). References to position papers produced by the organization: Footnote 877 (p. 330). References to the organization's petitions to the High Court of Justice: Footnote 668 (p. 280). References to petitions and letters from the organization: Footnote 546 (p. 233); footnote 1136 (p. 383). References to other publications produced by the organization: Footnote 876 (p. 329). The organization accuses Israel of denying food from the civilian population and challenging the court ruling: "At the height of the military operations, several NGOs appealed to the Government of Israel to... allow for the functioning of vital services.... On 19 January, as military operations ended, the Supreme Court ruled denying both petitions (Footnote 667, p. 280). The organization undermines the legality of the Israeli government's actions: "The legality of some of the measures imposed by the Government of Israel (the reduction in the supply of electricity and fuel) was the subject of a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel." (Footnote 194, p. 85) The organization is a signatory of the letter sent to the attorney general, accusing the IDF of war crimes: "The NGOs sent another letter, but this time the Attorney General did not reply". The letter includes allegations of war crimes: "...the armed forces of the State are suspected of involvement in grave violations of international law (from whence arises the suspicion of responsibility for engaging in war crimes)." (Footnote 1136, p. 383)

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160 161 162 163

From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1746. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1351. [23/12/09] Page 432 of the report. Page 432 of the report.

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10. Bimkom ­ Planners for Planning Rights
Bimkom - Planners for Planning Rights has stated that it was founded in 1999 " by a group of planners and architects, in order to strengthen democracy and human rights in the field of planning in the State of Israel." seek to affect system-wide change by encouraging the development of new planning policies and procedures that are more equitable and responsive to the needs of the various communities."164 Main activity against IDF policy: Alleges that the IDF damaged civilian infrastructure during security operations Examples:. Ongoing activities: December 2008 Petitions against the demolition of terrorists' homes Petitions against damaging civilian infrastructure during IDF activity During Operation Cast Lead, the organization was a member of the GazaHeb165 website, which represents a number of organizations and accused the IDF of war crimes. Sample petition: "Architects and planners, we call on you to join this petition, which appeals to the Israeli government, demanding a halt to the continuing damage to civilian infrastructure, services and access of the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip." 166 Press conference on January 14, with 8 other human rights organizations, calling for urgent humanitarian aid to Gaza and warning of the clear and imminent threat to the lives and welfare of tens of thousands of civilians.

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2009

Connection with the New Israel Fund Bimkom is one of the organizations supported by the New Israel Fund. In 2006-2008 the fund transferred $923,221 to Bimkom, as follows: 2006 $ 239,500 2007 $ 349,150 2008 $ 334,571 Total NIF donations to the organization in 2006-2008 $ 923,221

Like many other organizations supported by the New Israel Fund, Bimkom's profile appears on the fund's website, with details of the organization's goals, background information on its activities, operational strategy and main achievements. 167
164 From the organization's website - http://eng.bimkom.org/Index.asp?ArticleID=106&CategoryID=134&Page=1. [23/12/09] 165 See website - www.GazaHeb.Blogspot.com [23/12/09] 166 From the organization's website - http://www.bimkom.org/petitionView.asp?petitionId=16 [23/12/09] 167 From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/index.php?dfn=org_page&id=741&org_id=23. [23/12/09]

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Bimkom's activities and achievements are regularly publicized on the New Israel Fund's website in the New Israel Fund News section, under "Latest updates," 168 "NIF in the press"169 and "Latest achievements." 170The organization's activities and achievements are also featured in the electronic newsletter sent to the New Israel Fund's subscribers. 171 Bimkom is described on the fund's website as an organization that "operates with the New Israel Fund's assistance," 172 and even as "part of the New Israel Fund family."173 Bimkom's influence on the Goldstone Report In the body of the report, Bimkom is mentioned a number of times in support of the committee's claims and findings. Among others, Bimkom is mentioned in the following contexts: · · · References to the organization's reports: Footnote 858 (p. 326); footnote 873 (p. 328); footnote 892 (p. 333). References to petitions and letters from the organization: Footnote 1136 (p. 383). The organization undermines with the legality of the Israeli government's actions: "The legality of some of the measures imposed by the Government of Israel (the reduction in the supply of electricity and fuel) was the subject of a petition to the Supreme Court of Israel." (Footnote 194, p. 85) The organization is a signatory of the letter sent to the attorney general, accusing the IDF of war crimes: "The NGOs sent another letter, but this time the Attorney General did not reply." The letter includes allegations of war crimes: "...the armed forces of the State are suspected of involvement in grave violations of international law (from whence arises the suspicion of responsibility for engaging in war crimes)." (Footnote 1136, p. 383)

Key quotes from the Goldstone Report:

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168 169 170 171 172 173

From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1460. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1222. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1547. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/preview.php?id=1649. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1409/ [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1639. [23/12/09]

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11. Shomrei Mishpat - Rabbis for Human Rights
Shomrei Mishpat - Rabbis for Human Rights was founded in 1988 with the declared aim to "give voicetoaJewishandZionisttraditionofconcernforHumanRights. 174 Main activity against IDF policy: Joint activities with other organizations to prevent the demolition of terrorists' homes and against the security policies in the West Bank. Examples: December 2004 December 2008 Rabbi Eric Asherman was indicted for standing in front of a bulldozer in order to delay the demolition of Palestinian terrorist's' home.175 During Operation Cast Lead, the organization was a member of the GazaHeb176 website, which represents a number of organizations and accused the IDF of war crimes. Member of the GazaWar177 website, which published a video clip and testimonies accusing the IDF of war crimes.

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Connection with the New Israel Fund Rabbis for Human Rights is one of the organizations supported by the New Israel Fund. In 20062008 the fund transferred $249,914 to Rabbis for Human Rights, as follows: 2006 $ 184,295 2007 $ 28,171 2008 $ 37,448 Total NIF donations to the organization in 2006-2008 $ 249,914

Rabbis for Human Rights' activities and achievements are regularly publicized on the New Israel Fund's website in the New Israel Fund News section, under "Latest updates,"178 "Stories from the field,"179 "Press releases."180 Rabbis for Human Rights is described on the fund's website as an organization that "operates with the fund's assistance"181 and as a "veteran organization that operates with the fund's assistance."182

174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182

From the organization's website - http://www.rhr.org.il/page.php?name=about&language=he [23/12/09] From the Rabbis for Human Rights website - http://www.rhr-na.org/stop_home_demolitions [23/12/09] See website - www.GazaHeb.Blogspot.com [23/12/09] See website - www.gazawar.co.il/page/2 [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1622. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=888. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1351. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1867. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=888. [23/12/09]

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Rabbis for Human Rights' influence on the Goldstone Report In the body of the report, Rabbis for Human Rights is mentioned a number of times in support of the committee's claims and findings. Among others, Rabbis for Human Rights is mentioned in the following contexts: · · References to petitions and letters from the organization: Footnote 1136 (p. 383). References to the organization's petitions to the High Court of Justice: Footnote 891 (p. 333). The organization is a signatory of the letter sent to the attorney general, accusing the IDF of war crimes: "The NGOs sent another letter, but this time the Attorney General did not reply". The letter includes allegations of war crimes: "...the armed forces of the State are suspected of involvement in grave violations of international law (from whence arises the suspicion of responsibility for engaging in war crimes)." (Footnote 1136, p. 383) The organization accuses the Supreme Court of allowing the country to destroy all of the houses in an entire village, except one: "On 26 January 2009, the High Court of Justice of Israel rejected a petition submitted by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel and Rabbis for Human Rights on behalf of the Palestinian residents of Khirbet Tana, "effectively allowing the State to destroy all of the village's houses but one, despite the lack of viable planning alternatives for the area's Palestinian residents."" (Section 1539, p. 333)

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12. Itach ­ Women Lawyers for Social Justice
Itach ­ Women Lawyers for Social Justice was founded in 2001 with the declared aim to "promote social justice for women."183 Connection with the New Israel Fund Itach is one of the organizations supported by the New Israel Fund. In 2006-2008 the fund transferred $357,938 to Itach, as follows: 2006 $ 134,200 2007 $ 85,838 2008 $ 137,900 Total NIF donations to the organization in 2006-2008 $ 357,938

Like many other organizations supported by the New Israel Fund, Itach's profile appears on the fund's website, with details of the organization's goals, background information on its activities, operational strategy and main achievements.184 Itach's activities and achievements are regularly publicized on the New Israel Fund's website in the New Israel Fund News section, under "Latest updates" 185 and "Latest achievements." 186 Itach is described on the fund's website as an organization that "operates with the fund's assistance."187 Itach's influence on the Goldstone Report In the body of the report, Itach is mentioned in support of the committee's claims and findings in the following context: · · References to petitions and letters from the organization: Footnote 1136 (p. 383). The organization is a signatory of the letter sent to the attorney general, accusing the IDF of war crimes: "The NGOs sent another letter, but this time the Attorney General did not reply." The letter includes allegations of war crimes: "...the armed forces of the State are suspected of involvement in grave violations of international law (from whence arises the suspicion of responsibility for engaging in war crimes)." (Footnote 1136, p. 383)

Key quotes from the Goldstone Report:

183 184 185 186 187

From the organization's website - http://www.itach.org.il/about/about.html [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/index.php?dfn=org_page&id=741&org_id=113/ [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1800. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1842. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1804. [23/12/09]

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13. Other Voice
Other Voice - A group for a civil solution in the Sderot-Gaza region, has stated that it is "a grassroots group that has no political aspirations. We are citizens of the Sderot region and the Gaza region. We are interested in finding creative ways of hearing a new voice from the region and for promoting hope and non-violent actions for the benefit of the locals who live here in Sderot and in the Gaza Strip."188 Connection with the New Israel Fund Other Voice received a special grant from the New Israel Fund for one of the events it held (a bicycle trip from Sderot to Gaza). 189 Other Voice's activities and achievements are regularly publicized on the New Israel Fund's website in the New Israel Fund News section and under "Latest updates."190 Other Voice is described on the fund's website as an organization that "received the fund's assistance in the past."191 Other Voice's profile appears on Shatil's website, with details of the organization's goals and background information.192 Shatil's website likewise publicizes news of activities organized by Other Voice. 193 Other Voice 's influence on the Goldstone Report In the body of the report, Other Voice is mentioned in support of the committee's claims and findings in the following context: · The committee's interviews with the organization's activists: Footnote 1006 (p. 355); footnote 1034 (p. 361).

188 189 190 191 192 193

From the organization's website - http://www.othervoice.org/welcome-eng.htm [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org/issue-areas/stories/hello-gaza-sderot-calling.html. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1531. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1646. [23/12/09] From the organization's website - http://www.shatil.org.il/organization/17403. [23/12/09] From the organization's website - http://www.shatil.org.il/event/17405. [23/12/09]

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14. Coalition of Women for Peace organizations:
Coalition of Women for Peace was founded after the outbreak of the second intifada and is an umbrella organization for ten feminist peace movements. The organization also holds activities independently. The Coalition has stated that its goals are: "A commitment to ending the occupation; to the full involvement of women in peace negotiations; reducing the militarism in Israeli society; and economic and social equality and justice for all Israeli citizens and residents."194 The movements that are members in the Coalition collaborate with one another in their various activities and receive logistic and financial support from the umbrella organization ­ the Coalition. The ten organizations that operate within the Coalition include Women in Black, Machsom Watch, the Fifth Mother and New Profile. 195 Main activities against IDF policy: The coalition serves as an umbrella organization for 10 other organizations, including Machsom Watch and New Profile. The coalition encourages draft evasion and backs organizations that operate against IDF policies. Examples: 2002 2004 2006 2008 December 2008 Public screening of banned film "Jenin Jenin."196 Supported the release of terror activist Tali Fahima from jail. 197 Supported the refusal of pilot (res.) Yonatan Shapira to report for reserve duty.198 Provided financing and organization for New Profile's campaign supporting draft evasion. 199 During Operation Cast Lead the Coalition was a member of the website GazaNow, which accused Israel of war crimes. For example, a letter signed by the Women's Coalition for Peace was sent to the Prime Minister of Canada accusing Israel of committing war crimes.200 December 2008 Publication of a notice on New Profile's Internet forum 199: Notice 2538 calls for Women's Coalition for Peace to publicize descriptions of Israeli war crimes internationally: "Gaza needs your voice. While men and women are being slaughtered, the big communications networks in America have instigated a communications blackout in Gaza. They refuse to show the death, killings and humanitarian crisis."

194 From the Coalition's website - http://coalitionofwomen.org/home/hebrew/about/general_info/ [23/12/09] 195 From the Coalition's website - http://coalitionofwomen.org/home/hebrew [23/12/09] 196 From the Coalition's website - http://coalitionofwomen.org/home/english/events/public_screening_banned_ film [18/01/10] 197 From the Coalition's website - http://coalitionofwomen.org/home/hebrew/events/190105_tali%20Fahima/ [23/12/09] 198 From the Coalition's website - http://coalitionofwomen.org/home/english/articles/yonatan_shapira_1006 [23/12/09] 199 From the Coalition's website - http://coalitionofwomen.org/home/hebrew/events/sarvaniot_181208/ [23/12/09] 200 From the Gazanow website - www.gazanow.wordpress.com/category/calls-for-action [23/12/09]

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Coalition of Women for Peace demands the prosecution of senior Israeli officials in Britain On December 22, 2009, nearly 100 leftist feminist organizations, including Israeli and Palestinian organizations, sent a letter to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and to British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, demanding that they not restrict the principle of universal jurisdiction on Britain. The organizations want Brown and Miliband to allow British to try Israeli officials, including former prime minister Ehud Olmert, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Knesset opposition leader Tzipi Livni, who the organizations claim share the responsibility for the alleged war crimes perpetrated in Operation Cast Lead in January 2008. This letter was initiated by Coalition of Women for Peace and was signed by 99 organizations from 25 countries. The letter was sent following Gordon and Miliband's recent declarations that they will restrict universal jurisdiction in the UK after an arrest warrant issued last week by a London court against Livni. "We reach out to the international community aiming to protect the people of our region, Palestinians and Israelis alike, from war criminals that still walk freely among us," said Eilat Maoz, CWP General Coordinator. "As Israelis, we have an important role in supporting the international pressure on Israel. The vast response to our call demonstrates that the international community has lost its patience to the Israeli occupation."201 The involvement of Coalition of Women for Peace organizations in the Goldstone Report goals: "to monitor the behavior of soldiers and police at checkpoints; to ensure that the human and civil rights of Palestinians attempting to enter Israel are protected; and to record and report the results of our observations to the widest possible audience, from the decision-making level to that of the general public."202 Main activity against IDF policy: Hinders IDF activities at road blocks. Examples: · · Promoting the delegitimization of IDF searches at road blocks. Tendentious publications around the world, tarnishing IDF operations against the Palestinian population at road blocks.

1. Machsom Watch: Machsom Watch was founded in 2001 and states that it has three

1998. The organization defines itself as "a group of feminist women and men" who "are convinced that they need not live in a soldiers' state."203 They therefore "are no longer willing to take part in such choices; will not go on enabling them by obediently, uncritically supplying soldiers to the military which implements them; will not go on being mobilized, raising children for mobilization, supporting mobilized partners, brothers, fathers, while those in charge of the country go on deploying the army easily, rather than building other solutions."204
201 See http://www.codepink4peace.org/article.php?id=5245 for the text of the CWP's press release, the letter and a list of the signatories. [23/12/09] 202 From the website of Coalition of Women for Peace, the umbrella organization of which Machsom Watch is a member: http://coalitionofwomen.org/home/english/organizations/machsom_watch [23/12/09] 203 From the organization's website - http://www.newprofile.org/english/?p=21 [23/12/09] 204 Ibid.

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In keeping with these goals, New Profile operates openly against IDF service and preaches draft evasion and refusal to serve. The organization disemminates information on service and nonservice in the IDF and operates a "Counseling Network for those who choose to refuse or avoid military service." Main activity against IDF policy: Radical feminist-pacifist struggle against IDF draft and reserve duty. Examples: Coordinating activities encouraging draft evasion and refusal to serve. Ongoing activities December 2008 Petitions and demonstrations against motivational lectures by IDF officers in high schools. 205 During Operation Cast Lead, the organization was a member of the Gazanow206 website, which represents a number of organizations and accused the IDF of war crimes. A number of organizations, including organizations from the Women's Coalition for Peace (New Profile and Women in Black) signed a notice published in Israel and abroad. A quotation from the announcement: "...We refuse to remain silent while Israeli leaders force Israeli soldiers to commit war crimes: crimes against humanity for which they will one day be called to account. Israeli soldiers of conscience can, and must, stop this dangerous, illegal, and immoral war... Therefore, we call on you to use all measures possible to stop these atrocities against the Palestinian people. Flagrantly illegal orders must not simply be disobeyed, but actively and effectively opposed."207

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3. Who Profits from the Occupation? In addition to the organizations that operate
under its auspices, the Coalition has a separate project called Who Profits from the Occupation? This project's declared aim is to "research the Occupation industry" in order to "raise this issue to the public agenda in Israel and around the world."208 The project calls for an economic boycott of Israeli defense industries. As a result of this call for a boycott, Norway has reduced its investment in Israeli defense industries including Elbit. 209

205 From the Hebrew Ynet website - http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3523799,00.html [23/12/09] 206 From the Gazanow website - www.Gazanow.wordpress.com [23/12/09] 207 From the American Jews for a Just Peace website - http://www.ajjp.org/campaigns/signStatement.php?cid=15 [18/01/09] 208 From the project site - http://www.whoprofits.org/About%20Hebrew.php. [23/12/09] 209 From the Global BDS Movement website - http://bdsmovement.net/?q=node/497 [23/12/09]

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Connection with the New Israel Fund Coalition of Women for Peace is one of the organizations supported by the New Israel Fund. In 2006-2008 the fund transferred $285,509 to the Coalition, as follows: 2006 $ 243,194 2007 $ 22,233 2008 $ 20,082 Total NIF donations to the organization in 2006-2008 $ 285,509

Nabila Espanioly, a member of the New Israel Fund's board of directors, was one of the Coalition's founders. 210 The Coalition's activities are regularly publicized on the New Israel Fund's website in the New Israel Fund News section and under "Latest updates"211 and "Press releases."212 No exact figures are available regarding the sums received by Coalition organizations from the New Israel Fund, but the Coalition does provide some of their budgets. New Profile, for example, notes on its website that the Coalition is one of its financial backers. 213 Machsom Watch recruits funding directly from the New Israel Fund, as noted on the organization's website. 214 Like many of the other organizations supported by the New Israel Fund, Machsom Watch's profile appears on the fund's website, with details of the organization's goals, background information on its activities, operational strategy and main achievements. 215 In addition, Machsom Watch's' activities and achievements are regularly publicized on the New Israel Fund's website in the New Israel Fund News section, under "Latest updates," 216 "Stories from the field," 217 "Press releases",218 and "NIF in the press."219 Letters published by the organization also appear under "Organizations' reports." 220 Machsom Watch is described on the fund's website as an organization that "operates with the fund's assistance" and as a "veteran organization that operates with the New Israel Fund's assistance." 221

210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221

From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1867. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1836. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1835. [23/12/09] Eg. on page 23 of the organization's annual report for 2007 http://www.newprofile.org/data/uploads/ NewProfile2007Report.pdf. [23/12/09] From the organization's website - http://www.machsomwatch.org/en/contact_us. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/index.php?dfn=org_page&id=741&org_id=61. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1880. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1181. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1195. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1198. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1200. [23/12/09] From the NIF's website - http://www.nif.org.il/?id=1195. [23/12/09]

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Coalition of Women for Peace organizations' influence on the Goldstone Report In the body of the report, Women's Coalition for Peace organizations are mentioned in support of the committee's claims and findings. Among others, Women's Coalition for Peace organizations are mentioned in the following contexts: 1. Machsom Watch: References to the organization's report: Footnote 850 (p. 325). The committee's interviews with the organization's activists: Footnote 1052 (p. 367); footnote 1060 (p. 368); footnote 1081 (p. 371). 2. New Profile: References to letters from the organization: Footnote 1052 (p. 367); footnote 1060 (p. 368). The committee's interviews with the organization's activists: Footnote 1054 (p. 367); footnote 1059 (p. 368); footnote 1081 (p. 371); footnote 1088 (p. 372). 3. Who Profits from the Occupation: References to the project's website: Footnote 883 (p. 331). New Profile accuses Israel of restricting freedom of speech following the opening of a criminal investigation against the organization by the State Prosecutor's Office "According to a letter written by the lawyer for New Profile to the Attorney General, the meaning of the scope of activity of the court order is that investigators can also search within legally privileged material" (Section 1726, p. 374)

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Contents of appendices
I. Cooperation between the New Israel Fund and its Organizations and Israeli Government Bodies 1. Active Citizenship ­ a joint project between the NIF, the Israel Venture Network and the Education Ministry 2. Fans for the Prevention of Violence in Sports - a joint project between the NIF, the Culture and Sports Ministry, and the Internal Security Ministry 3. Fidel - a joint project between the NIF, and the Jewish Agency 4. Taglit-Birthright ­ a joint project between the NIF, the Jewish Agency, and United Jewish Communities II. Breakdown of the references in the Goldstone Report by information source 1. New Israel Fund organizations ­ 191 references 2. Other Israeli organizations ­ not affiliated with the NIF ­ 56 references 3. International organizations ­ 179 organizations 4. UN reports and documents ­ 225 references 5. Official Israeli sources ­ 142 references 6. Hamas sources ­ 63 references 7. Palestinian Authority sources ­ 12 references 8. Palestinian NGOs ­ 219 references 9. Palestinian testimonies - 62 references 10. Israeli media reports ­ 61 references 11. Foreign media reports ­ 117 references 12. Israeli testimonies ­ 4 references 13. Other sources ­ 46 references 14. Comments by the report's authors and references within the report ­ 110 references 69

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aPPENDIx I Cooperation between the New Israel Fund and its Organizations and Israeli Government Bodies and the Jewish agency

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active Citizenship is a civics education program run jointly in Israeli high schools by the NIF and the Education Ministry. The program's aim is to strengthen Israel's political-democratic culture and to establish civics as a major, compulsory subject, like mathematics and English. The program will introduce Israeli students to a rich civic language and offer them the opportunity to be personally involved in their communities. The cooperation with the Education Ministry is manifest in the participation of NIF representatives in the ministry's committees and in the training of teachers to teach this subject. In addition, the students are encouraged to participate in various campaigns in their cities. http://www.nif.org.il/?id=990 The Fans for the Prevention of Violence in Sports is a joint project between the NIF, the Sports Administration of the Culture and Sports Ministry, the Metzila branch of the Internal Security Ministry and the Israeli Football Association, in cooperation with fans at Saturday soccer games. The goal of this project is to reduce violence and racism at soccer games. http://www.mcs.gov.il/Units/Sport/Violence/Projects/ohadim.htm Fidel was founded in 1996 and has been operating with the assistance of the NIF since 1998. The organization's goal is to promote the social integration of Ethiopian immigrants and to narrow the social and educational gaps. The Jewish agency asked the organization to lead groups of parents in immigrant absorption centers. http://www.nif.org.il/index.php?dfn=org_page&id=741&org_id=53 Taglit-Birthright is a joint project between the Israeli government, the Jewish agency, the United Jewish Communities and Jewish philanthropists. Each year TaglitBirthright tours bring thousands of Jewish youth from around the world to Israel for their first visit, to learn about the country and increase their awareness of and interest in Jewish matters. Taglit-Birthright and the NIF operate a unique tour: Discover Israel: Peace, Pluralism and Social Justice. The joint tour "explores the country from a progressive perspective, focusing on both domestic social and political issues as well as larger questions of a just and lasting peace for Jews and Arabs both. The trip includes fascinating encounters with Israeli activists and non-government organizations working for minority rights, environmental justice, gender equality, religious pluralism, and peace in the region." http://www.nif.org/get-involved/niftrip/upz-birthright.html

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1. active Citizenship ­ a joint project between the NIF, the Israel Venture Network and the Education Ministry

http://www.nif.org.il/?id=990

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2. Fans for the Prevention of Violence in Sports - a joint project between the NIF, the Culture and Sports Ministry, and the Internal Security Ministry

http://www.mcs.gov.il/Units/Sport/Violence/Projects/ohadim.htm

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3. Fidel - a joint project between the NIF, and the Jewish agency

http://www.nif.org.il/index.php?dfn=org_page&id=741&org_id=53

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4. Taglit-Birthright ­ a joint project between the NIF, the Jewish agency, and United Jewish Communities

http://www.nif.org/get-involved/niftrip/upz-birthright.html

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aPPENDIx II Breakdown of the references in the Goldstone Report by information source

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1. NGOs funded by the New Israel Fund - 191 References
No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Page 233 233 310 310 310 312 312 312 312 319 333 369 369 369 369 370 372 373 373 402 230 230 230 231 372 233 299 301 301 308 310 Footnote No. 546 547 778 779 781 788 790 791 792 830 894 1061 1063 1064 1065 1068 1086 1091 1093 1202 537 538 539 540 1085 546 741 750 751 765 778 Reference Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Adalah Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI)

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NGOs funded by the New Israel Fund (continued) No. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. Page 310 310 329 333 333 301 302 383 47 47 48 57 90 91 92 193 233 293 294 294 294 294 298 298 300 301 301 301 302 302 Footnote No. 779 780 875 886 891 749 754 1135 11 12 17 52 216 224 231 480 546 704 708 710 711 713 733 734 746 748 751 753 755 756 Reference Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) -Interview Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) -Interview Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) -Response of Attorney General of Israel B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem

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NGOs funded by the New Israel Fund (continued) No. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. Page 314 317 318 319 324 325 325 326 326 330 334 375 378 378 387 391 392 299 299 326 328 333 88 88 88 115 116 129 160 164 169 Footnote No. 802 820 827 832 847 850 854 857 858 878 897 1109 1128 1131 1148 1160 1165 735 736 858 873 892 206 207 209 314 318 361 396 410 419 Reference B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem B'Tselem - Correspondence B'Tselem - Correspondence Bimkom Bimkom Bimkom Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika)

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NGOs funded by the New Israel Fund (continued) No. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. Page 180 180 180 180 181 181 181 205 212 213 213 213 213 218 220 228 229 237 241 374 278 85 260 280 280 329 330 233 308 309 Footnote No. 443 444 445 446 447 449 450 501 509 511 512 513 514 525 528 533 535 555 559 1098 665 195 601 667 668 876 877 546 765 771 Reference Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Breaking the Silence (Shovrim Shtika) Adalah ,Gisha ,Hamoked ,Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) ,B'TselemGaber et al. v. The Prime Minister, case No. 9132/07. Gisha Gisha Gisha Gisha Gisha Gisha Hamoked Hamoked Hamoked

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NGOs funded by the New Israel Fund (continued) No. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. Page 320 321 329 330 402 402 403 232 311 362 Footnote No. 840 842 876 877 1200 1201 1203 544 783 1037 Reference Hamoked Hamoked Hamoked Hamoked Hamoked Hamoked Hamoked Hamoked - Correspondence with the Mission Hamoked Appeal to the Supreme Court Physicians for Human Rights-Israel - Interview with Wasim Abas Adalah ,Gisha ,Hamoked ,Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) ,B'Tselem - Case No. 9132/07: Jaber Al-Bassiouni Ahmed et al. v. Prime Minister and Minister of Defense; Judgement of 30 January 2008. Adalah and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) ­ amicus curiae brief presented in case No. 7803/06: Khalid Abu Arafeh et al. v. Minister of Interior B'Tselem ,Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) ,Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) ,Hamoked ,Yesh Din ,Adalah and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel - Letter sent by various NGO to the Military Advocate General:. Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) ,Bimkom ,B'Tselem, Gisha ,Hamoked ,Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) ,Yesh Din ,Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, Rabbis for Human Rights, Itach and Adalah -Letter to the Attorney General of Israel on behalf of 12 NGOs Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) ,Bimkom ,B'Tselem, Gisha ,Hamoked ,Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) ,Yesh Din and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel Letter to the Attorney General of Israel on behalf of 9 NGOs:. Machsom Watch Adalah - Correspondence with the Mission Hamoked - Correspondence with the Mission

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NGOs funded by the New Israel Fund (continued) No. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159. 160. 161. 162. 163. 164. 165. 166. 167. Page 300 307 294 374 374 177 194 233 268 280 320 75 233 233 309 309 310 310 317 317 390 233 234 234 235 371 355 Footnote No. 747 761 709 1096 1097 436 481 546 630 668 834 167 546 547 772 773 778 779 820 821 1156 545 551 552 554 1081 1006 Reference B'Tselem Spokeswoman - Interview with Sarit Michael ­ B'Tselem Spokeswoman - Interview with Sarit Michael B'Tselem - Mission meetings New Profile New Profile Physicians for Human Rights-Israel Physicians for Human Rights-Israel Physicians for Human Rights-Israel Physicians for Human Rights-Israel Physicians for Human Rights-Israel Physicians for Human Rights-Israel Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) - Affidavit Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) -Affidavits of RR, RS and RT Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) -Testimony based on Affidavit Public Committee against Torture in Israel (PCATI) -Testimony based on Affidavit Telephone interview with Avner Pinchuk - Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) Other Voice (Kol Acher) - Telephone interview with NGO member Eric Yalin

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NGOs funded by the New Israel Fund (continued) No. 168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173. 174. 175. 176. 177. 178. 179. 180. 181. 182. 183. 184. 185. 186. 187. 188. 189. 190. 191. Page 367 368 371 371 372 361 367 368 371 355 331 61 233 301 308 309 309 391 391 392 393 393 299 307 Footnote No. 1054 1059 1078 1081 1088 1034 1052 1060 1080 1006 883 81 546 752 765 771 773 1159 1160 1164 1169 1170 740 762 Reference New Profile - Telephone interview with NGO activist Haggai Matar New Profile - Telephone interview with NGO activist Haggai Matar New Profile - Telephone interview with NGO activist Haggai Matar New Profile - Telephone interview with NGO activist Haggai Matar New Profile - Telephone interview with NGO activist Haggai Matar Other Voice (Kol Acher) - Telephone interview with NGO member Julie Chaitin Machsom Watch - Telephone interview with NGO activist Lea Shakdiel Machsom Watch - Telephone interview with NGO activist Lea Shakdiel Physicians for Human Rights-Israel - Telephone interview with Ron Yaron Other Voice (Kol Acher) - Telephone interview with NGO member Sderot resident Naomi Benbassat- Lifshitz www.whoprofits.org Yesh Din Yesh Din Yesh Din Yesh Din Yesh Din Yesh Din Yesh Din Yesh Din Yesh Din Yesh Din Yesh Din Yesh Din - Michael Sfard Yesh Din - Michael Sfard

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2. Other Israel NGOs (Not funded by the New Israel Fund) - 56 References
NGOs supporting the Goldstone Report are marked. No. 192. 193. 194. 195. 196. 197. 198. 199. 200. 201. 202. 203. 204. 205. 206. 207. 208. 209. 210. 211. 212. 213. 214. 215. 216. 217. 218. 219. Page Footnote No. 96 255 251 251 298 298 299 294 48 65 66 66 67 67 68 68 69 69 69 347 347 352 334 89 92 100 104 108 243 585 569 570 730 731 739 708 16 104 111 114 117 120 123 125 132 136 137 956 957 991 896 210 226 253 270 283 Reference INSS- The institute for National Security Studies INSS- The institute for National Security Studies INSS- The institute for National Security Studies INSS- The institute for National Security Studies Anarchists against the Wal l- Interview with Jonathan Pollak Anarchists against the Wall - Interview with Jonathan Pollak Anarchists against the Wall - Interview with Jonathan Pollak Anarchists against the Wall- statement of Jonathan Pollak at the public hearings in Geneva Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center Israeli Committee against House Demolition (ICAHD) Interview with Jeff Halper Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

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Other Israel NGOs (Not funded by the New Israel Fund) (continued) No. 220. 221. 222. 223. 224. 225. 226. 227. 228. 229. 230. 231. 232. 233. 234. 235. 236. 237. 238. 239. 240. 241. 242. 243. 244. 245. 246. 247. Page Footnote No. 111 112 115 117 164 175 212 220 228 237 241 57 358 357 357 361 358 333 333 333 333 115 117 181 181 355 358 371 293 296 313 319 409 430 510 528 534 555 559 56 1019 1017 1017 1034 1021 888 889 890 895 314 322 447 448 1003 1020 1083 Reference Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs Jewish National Fund NATAL NATAL - Dr. Rony Berger who spoke at the public hearings in Geneva NATAL- Telephone interview with Orly Gal Parents Circle- telephone interview with Ofer Shinar during the public hearings in Geneva Parents Circle- testimony of Ofer Shinar during the public hearings in Geneva Peace Now Peace Now Peace Now Peace Now Rabin Academy testimonies Rabin Academy testimonies Rabin Academy testimonies Rabin Academy testimonies Sderot Media Centre - telephone interview with Noam Bedein Sderot Resiliency Center- telephone interview with Dalia Yosef Yesh Gvul

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3. International Organizations - 179 References
No. 248. 249. 250. 251. 252. 253. 254. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. 260. 261. 262. 263. 264. 265. 266. 267. 268. 269. 270. 271. 272. 273. 274. 275. 276. 277. 278. Page Footnote No. 295 260 328 371 59 59 60 61 69 69 112 113 114 121 133 192 193 194 285 285 286 309 350 378 378 385 391 392 112 114 326 719 603 870 1083 68 69 74 77 130 131 297 302 305 337 366 478 480 481 682 684 686 772 981 1127 1132 1142 1160 1161 296 310 860 Reference Alternative Information Centre Alternative Information Centre - Shir Hever Alternative Information Centre - Shir Hever Alternative Information Centre - Shir Hever Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Amnesty International Bnai Brith International Bnai Brith International Campaign on the Right to Entry

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International Organizations (continued) No. 279. 280. 281. 282. 283. 284. 285. 286. 287. 288. 289. 290. 291. 292. 293. 294. 295. 296. 297. 298. 299. 300. 301. 302. 303. 304. Page Footnote No. 326 261 86 87 87 88 116 125 210 265 266 281 376 376 376 377 377 378 273 273 90 91 178 179 312 312 861 604 196 202 204 205 316 349 506 623 625 672 1110 1113 1116 1119 1123 1125 647 649 217 221 440 441 793 794 Reference Campaign on the Right to Entry Campaign to End the Siege CSIS - Centre for Strategic and International Studies Gaza Report CSIS - Centre for Strategic and International Studies Gaza Report CSIS - Centre for Strategic and International Studies Gaza Report CSIS - Centre for Strategic and International Studies Gaza Report CSIS - Centre for Strategic and International Studies Gaza Report CSIS - Centre for Strategic and International Studies Gaza Report COHRE COHRE COHRE COHRE Committee to Protect Journalists Committee to Protect Journalists Committee to Protect Journalists Committee to Protect Journalists Committee to Protect Journalists Committee to Protect Journalists Culture and Free Thought Association Culture and Free Thought Association DCI/PS - Defence for Children International/ Palestine Section DCI/PS - Defence for Children International/ Palestine Section DCI/PS - Defence for Children International/ Palestine Section DCI/PS - Defence for Children International/ Palestine Section DCI/PS - Defence for Children International/ Palestine Section DCI/PS - Defence for Children International/ Palestine Section

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International Organizations (continued) No. 305. 306. 307. 308. 309. 310. 311. 312. 313. 314. 315. 316. 317. 318. 319. 320. 321. 322. 323. 324. 325. 326. 327. 328. 329. 330. 331. 332. 333. Page Footnote No. 313 313 314 314 314 314 293 313 298 283 376 377 61 105 210 214 253 258 265 367 60 60 93 101 112 113 114 114 133 795 797 798 800 801 802 705 796 729 677 1114 1124 78 271 506 518 576 594 622 1052 70 75 234 256 297 302 303 306 366 Reference DCI/PS - Defence for Children International/ Palestine Section DCI/PS - Defence for Children International/ Palestine Section DCI/PS - Defence for Children International/ Palestine Section DCI/PS - Defence for Children International/ Palestine Section DCI/PS - Defence for Children International/ Palestine Section DCI/PS - Defence for Children International/ Palestine Section DCI/PS - Defence for Children International/ Palestine SectionInterview DCI/PS - Defence for Children International/ Palestine SectionMission meeting Democracy Now Diakonia Foreign Press Association Foreign Press Association Freedom House Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces Habitat International Coalition Habitat International Coalition Habitat International Coalition Habitat International Coalition Habitat International Coalition Habitat International Coalition- Telephone interview with Atwa Abu Fraih of HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch

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International Organizations (continued) No. 334. 335. 336. 337. 338. 339. 340. 341. 342. 343. 344. 345. 346. 347. 348. 349. 350. 351. 352. 353. 354. 355. 356. 357. 358. 359. 360. 361. 362. Page Footnote No. 177 194 287 288 288 341 348 348 350 353 357 357 375 376 376 386 387 378 378 378 357 97 99 109 110 122 122 122 123 433 481 688 691 694 943 966 967 976 996 1013 1014 1108 1112 1115 1145 1148 1128 1129 1130 1016 249 251 288 289 340 341 342 344 Reference HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch HRW -Human Rights Watch - Email communication with the Mission HRW -Human Rights Watch - Email communication with the Mission HRW -Human Rights Watch - Email communication with the Mission http://www.theisraelproject.org ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross

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International Organizations (continued) No. 363. 364. 365. 366. 367. 368. 369. 370. 371. 372. 373. 374. 375. 376. 377. 378. 379. 380. 381. 382. 383. 384. 385. 386. 387. 388. 389. 390. 391. 392. 393. Page Footnote No. 130 166 183 230 248 249 258 281 282 282 311 322 364 388 398 400 316 198 50 51 51 63 63 63 63 94 104 104 104 104 104 364 414 457 536 563 564 596 671 675 676 786 846 1042 1151 1182 1192 812 491 26 28 29 85 86 87 88 235 266 267 268 269 270 Reference ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC - International Committee of the Red Cross Institute for Middle East Understanding International Coalition Against War Criminals International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Crisis Group

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International Organizations (continued) No. 394. 395. 396. 397. 398. 399. 400. 401. 402. 403. 404. 405. 406. 407. 408. 409. 410. 411. 412. 413. 414. 415. 416. Page Footnote No. 105 105 112 113 114 114 116 121 295 336 336 344 341 121 112 294 298 127 377 314 355 112 361 271 272 297 302 304 306 315 336 715 902 904 954 943 339 296 708 731 355 1117 802 1006 296 1034 Reference International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Crisis Group International Federation of Journalists Jane's Sentinel Services National Lawyers Guild Popular Committee Against the Wall in Ni'lin- Mohamed Srour Popular Committee Against the Wall in Ni'lin- Mohamed Srour Report of the Independent Fact Finding Committee on Gaza presented to the League of Arab States Reporters Without Borders Save the Children Alliance Stewart Ganulin (Hope for Sderot) Take a Pen McGill Middle-East Programs in Civil Society and Peace Building- telephone interview with Merav Moshe - Regional Coordinator McGill Middle-East Programs in Civil Society and Peace Building- telephone interview with Merav Moshe - Regional Coordinator McGill Middle-East Programs in Civil Society and Peace Building- telephone interview with Merav Moshe - Regional Coordinator The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network

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International Organizations (continued) No. 420. 421. 422. 423. 424. 425. 426. Page Footnote No. 309 309 56 57 152 283 148 772 772 51 53 386 677 378 Reference United Against Torture World Organization Against Torture www.bitterlemons.org www.bitterlemons.org CSID ­ Center for the study of Islam and Democracy www.globalsecurity.org www.hrea.org

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4. UN Reports and Documents ­ 225 References
No. 427. 428. 429. 430. 431. 432. 433. 434. 435. 436. 437. 438. 439. 440. 441. 442. 443. 444. 445. 446. 447. 448. 449. 450. 451. 452. 453. 454. Page Footnote No. 53 58 52 52 53 54 54 56 51 79 80 80 310 51 52 80 52 84 270 191 392 79 78 79 334 58 58 382 39 64 35 36 37 43 46 48 32 182 186 186 777 31 34 185 33 193 639 476 1162 183 178 180 898 59 60 1133 Reference A/63/518 A/63/518 A/63/519 A/63/519 A/63/519 A/63/519 A/63/519 A/63/519 A/ES-10/186 A/HRC/10/22 A/HRC/10/22 A/HRC/2/7 A/HRC/4/26/Add.1 A/HRC/7/76 A/HRC/8/17 A/HRC/8/17 A/HRC/9/26 A/HRC/9/26 AIDA Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law CAT/C/ISR/CO/4 Committee against Torture Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Declaration of the Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention E/C.12/1/Add.27, para. 11 E/C.12/1/Add.90, para. 18 E/CN.4/1996/31

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UN Reports and Documents (continued) No. 455. 456. 457. 458. 459. 460. 461. 462. 463. 464. 465. 466. 467. 468. 469. 470. 471. 472. 473. 474. 475. 476. 477. 478. 479. 480. 481. 482. 483. 484. 485. Page Footnote No. 327 388 390 305 261 262 264 72 305 190 401 401 305 334 390 400 129 78 78 191 191 277 278 278 281 291 291 303 308 326 327 865 1151 1158 759 608 609 618 155 758 473 1193 1194 760 898 1158 1192 360 177 175 475 476 662 663 664 670 700 701 757 769 860 864 Reference E/CN.4/2006/95/Add.1 E/CN/4/2006/53 ECOSOC Eighth United Nations Congress FAO FAO FAO General Assembly resolution 2625 General Assembly resolution 34/169 General Assembly resolution 56/83 General Assembly resolution 60/147 General Assembly resolution 60/147 General Assembly resolution 53/144 General Assembly resolutions General Assembly resolutions General Assembly resolutions http://www.un.org Human Rights Committee Human Rights Committee Human Rights Committee Human Rights Committee Human Rights Committee Human Rights Committee Human Rights Committee Human Rights Committee Human Rights Committee Human Rights Committee Human Rights Committee Human Rights Committee Human Rights Committee Human Rights Committee

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UN Reports and Documents (continued) No. 486. 487. 488. 489. 490. 491. 492. 493. 494. 495. 496. 497. 498. 499. 500. 501. 502. 503. 504. 505. 506. 507. 508. 509. 510. 511. 512. 513. 514. 515. 516. Page Footnote No. 389 392 403 389 389 389 74 48 72 72 73 73 74 75 78 78 79 79 80 279 402 365 365 334 335 73 74 75 76 77 283 1152 1163 1204 1153 1154 1155 162 18 154 155 157 159 166 169 174 176 179 181 185 666 1198 1043 1044 898 899 160 164 170 171 173 678 Reference Human Rights Committee Human Rights Committee Human Rights Committee Human Rights Committee correspondence Human Rights Committee correspondence Human Rights Committee correspondence Human Rights Council resolution S-9/1 ICJ Reports ICJ Reports ICJ Reports ICJ Reports ICJ Reports ICJ Reports ICJ Reports ICJ Reports ICJ Reports ICJ Reports ICJ Reports ICJ Reports ICJ Reports ICJ ICTY Judgment ICTY Judgment International Court of Justice International Court of Justice International Criminal Tribunal International Criminal Tribunal International Criminal Tribunal International Criminal Tribunal International Criminal Tribunal International Criminal Tribunal

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UN Reports and Documents (continued) No. 517. 518. 519. 520. 521. 522. 523. 524. 525. 526. 527. 528. 529. 530. 531. 532. 533. 534. 535. 536. 537. 538. 539. 540. 541. 542. 543. 544. 545. 546. 547. Page Footnote No. 283 284 83 258 400 203 285 275 53 53 54 54 63 63 63 64 65 65 66 66 67 67 68 68 69 71 83 259 263 264 264 679 680 189 597 1191 496 685 657 38 40 42 44 86 89 90 100 106 107 110 112 119 122 124 126 134 151 188 599 613 617 621 Reference International Criminal Tribunal International Criminal Tribunal International Labour Office International Law Commission International Law Commission Interview with IRIN ­ Part of OCHA Mission hearings posted at www.un.org Mission meeting with UNRWA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA

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UN Reports and Documents (continued) No. 548. 549. 550. 551. 552. 553. 554. 555. 556. 557. 558. 559. 560. 561. 562. 563. 564. 565. 566. 567. 568. 569. 570. 571. 572. 573. 574. 575. 576. 577. 578. Page Footnote No. 265 267 268 271 274 276 294 294 294 295 295 295 314 325 328 328 328 328 330 331 331 332 333 335 335 336 399 54 77 58 281 624 626 627 640 653 661 706 708 713 714 717 719 802 851 867 871 872 873 879 880 881 884 887 900 901 905 1188 45 172 62 673 Reference OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA OCHA and UNRWA Office of the Tribunal's Prosecutor OHCHR OHCHR

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UN Reports and Documents (continued) No. 579. 580. 581. 582. 583. 584. 585. 586. 587. 588. 589. 590. 591. 592. 593. 594. 595. 596. 597. 598. 599. 600. 601. 602. 603. 604. 605. 606. 607. 608. Page Footnote No. 314 80 133 190 324 365 403 74 253 334 296 84 84 49 56 98 359 139 157 260 261 401 401 273 273 67 314 38 74 270 802 184 366 472 849 1044 1204 162 577 898 725 191 192 21 50 250 1026 370 392 602 608 1195 1196 647 648 121 802 2 163 637 Reference OHCHR Prosecutor v. Sam Hinga Norman, case SCSL-2004-14-AR72(E) Report of the United Nations Headquarters Board of Inquiry into certain incidents in the Gaza Strip Rome Statute Rome Statute SCSL Judgment Security Council resolution 1564 Security Council resolution 1860 2009 Security Council resolutions Security Council resolutions Testimonies posted at webcast.un.org The Humanitarian Monitor The Humanitarian Monitor UN UN UN UN UN Report UN Report UNCTAD UNDP UNDP UNDP UNFPA UNFPA UNHCR UNICEF UNICEF Working Group 1612/2005 unispal.un.org United Nations

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UN Reports and Documents (continued) No. 609. 610. 611. 612. 613. 614. 615. 616. 617. 618. 619. 620. 621. 622. 623. 624. 625. 626. 627. 628. 629. 630. 631. 632. 633. 634. 635. 636. 637. 638. 639. Page Footnote No. 282 309 275 399 402 333 291 160 174 206 213 214 214 217 264 90 71 194 270 276 314 50 50 264 259 262 263 267 268 268 268 674 772 658 1189 1199 887 700 396 429 502 515 516 517 523 616 212 152 481 639 659 802 24 27 618 598 609 614 626 628 629 632 Reference United Nations United Nations Committee against Torture United Nations Headquarters Board of Inquiry United Nations News Centre United Nations Registry of Damages United Nations Special Coordinator, Robert Serry United Nations Special Rapporteurs UNOSAT UNOSAT UNOSAT UNOSAT UNOSAT UNOSAT UNOSAT UNOSAT UNOSAT Report UNRWA UNRWA UNRWA UNRWA UNRWA UNSCO UNSCO WFP WHO WHO WHO WHO WHO WHO WHO

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UN Reports and Documents (continued) No. 640. 641. 642. 643. 644. 645. 646. 647. 648. 649. 650. 651. Page Footnote No. 270 271 274 274 274 314 47 47 49 385 43 39 638 641 652 654 655 802 8 9 22 1143 4 3 Reference WHO WHO WHO WHO WHO WHO www.reliefweb.int www.reliefweb.int www.reliefweb.int www.reliefweb.int www.un.org www2.ohchr.org

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5. Official Israeli Sources ­ 142 References
No. 652. 653. 654. 655. 656. 657. 658. 659. 660. 661. 662. 663. 664. 665. 666. 667. 668. 669. 670. 671. 672. 673. 674. 675. 676. 677. 678. Page Footnote No. 359 119 310 310 91 94 95 113 137 143 145 152 153 159 185 188 251 252 384 384 386 357 361 356 367 309 326 1026 328 776 777 222 237 238 299 368 374 376 385 388 393 461 470 571 575 1137 1138 1146 1017 1033 1009 1053 770 859 Reference Benny Vaknin, Mayor of Ashkelon and Dr. Alan Marcus, Director of Strategic Planning Communication by Magen David Adom to the Mission Criminal Procedure (Enforcement Powers ­ Detention) (Detainee Suspected of Security Offence) (Temporary Order) Law 2006 Criminal Procedure (Powers of Enforcement ­ Arrests) Law ­ 1996 IDF spokesman IDF spokesman IDF spokesman IDF spokesman IDF spokesman IDF spokesman IDF spokesman IDF spokesman IDF spokesman IDF spokesman IDF spokesman IDF spokesman IDF spokesman IDF spokesman IDF spokesman IDF spokesman IDF spokesman Dr. Yechiel Lasry, Mayor of Ashdod Dr. Yechiel Lasry, mayor of Ashdod Government of Israel Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics Israeli Criminal Procedure (Powers of Enforcement ­ Detention) Law 1996 Israeli Military Order 378

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Official Israeli Sources (continued) No. 679. 680. 681. 682. 683. 684. 685. 686. 687. 688. 689. 690. 691. 692. 693. 694. 695. 696. 697. 698. 699. 700. 701. 702. 703. 704. 705. 706. 707. 708. 709. Page Footnote No. 45 48 48 51 65 66 72 75 82 92 92 92 92 96 97 97 103 107 108 109 110 110 112 113 114 114 115 116 117 117 118 5 13 15 30 102 109 156 168 187 225 228 229 230 244 246 249 265 279 284 286 289 291 298 299 307 309 311 317 320 321 323 Reference Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Official Israeli Sources (continued) No. 710. 711. 712. 713. 714. 715. 716. 717. 718. 719. 720. 721. 722. 723. 724. 725. 726. 727. 728. 729. 730. 731. 732. 733. 734. 735. 736. 737. 738. 739. 740. Page Footnote No. 118 118 119 120 121 124 125 125 125 126 126 127 127 127 137 140 152 153 182 185 186 189 192 194 196 230 231 250 251 251 252 324 326 327 334 338 346 347 348 350 351 353 354 355 356 369 372 384 389 454 462 464 471 479 482 485 536 541 565 567 568 572 Reference Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Official Israeli Sources (continued) No. 741. 742. 743. 744. 745. 746. 747. 748. 749. 750. 751. 752. 753. 754. 755. 756. 757. 758. 759. 760. 761. 762. 763. 764. 765. 766. 767. 768. 769. 770. 771. Page Footnote No. 252 255 257 276 280 320 348 349 356 360 360 363 374 374 384 384 385 386 388 388 390 393 393 49 49 348 357 357 357 349 349 574 586 592 660 669 839 965 970 1011 1031 1032 1039 1100 1101 1139 1140 1144 1147 1149 1150 1157 1167 1168 20 20 964 1012 1014 1015 968 969 Reference Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Judgement 2004 Judgement 2005 Magen David Adom Magen David Adom Magen David Adom Magen David Adom Magen David Adom - Submission to the Mission Magen David Adom - Submission to the Mission

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Official Israeli Sources (continued) No. 772. 773. 774. 775. 776. 777. 778. 779. 780. 781. 782. 783. 784. 785. 786. 787. 788. 789. 790. 791. 792. 793. Page Footnote No. 308 309 309 358 57 316 152 358 359 58 308 61 61 352 315 49 62 74 256 299 316 68 767 774 770 1018 55 816 385 1022 1028 61 768 79 80 993 806 23 84 161 587 737 813 129 Reference Military Order No. 1226 Military Order No. 132. Military Order No. 378 Magen David Adom - Meeting with the Mission Order regarding the Towns, Villages and Buildings Planning Law (Judea and Samaria) (No. 418), 5731-1971 Prevention of Terror Ordinance No. 33 of 1948 Prime minister's spokesman Avi Kadosh ­ Community Director of Kibbutz Nir-Am and Kibbutz Gevim - Telephone interview Benny Vaknin, Mayor of Ashkelon and Dr. Alan Marcus, Director of Strategic Planning - Testimony The Or Commission The Palestinian-Israeli Interim Agreement on the West Bank and Gaza Strip The State of Israel ­ The Judicial Authority The State of Israel ­ The Judicial Authority Israel embasy in USA www.mod.gov.il www.pmo.gov.il www.pmo.gov.il www.pmo.gov.il www.pmo.gov.il www.pmo.gov.il www.pmo.gov.il www.shabak.gov.il

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6. Hamas Sources ­ 63 References
No. 794. 795. 796. 797. 798. 799. 800. 801. 802. 803. 804. 805. 806. 807. 808. 809. 810. 811. 812. 813. 814. 815. 816. 817. 818. 819. 820. 821. Page Footnote No. 64 86 86 92 97 100 101 101 101 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 102 104 104 105 105 106 107 107 112 120 149 149 99 199 200 232 247 254 255 257 258 259 260 261 261 262 263 264 264 266 267 275 276 277 280 281 295 334 380 381 Reference www.moi.gov.ps www.kataebabuali.ps moqawmh.com Al-QassamBrigades Gaza authorities - Reply to the Mission's list of questions Gaza police spokesperson Mr. Shahwan ­ Telephone interview www.alqassam.ps Gaza police spokesperson Mr. Shahwan ­ Telephone interview Station commander, Maj. Iyad Jabr el Horani ­ Interview Tuffah station commander, Maj. Aymal el-Batniji ­ Interview First Lieutenant Samih Sabbah ­ Interview Criminal investigations officer Ahmad Abu Slimya - Interview First Lieutenant Samih Sabbah - Interview Refaet al-Burdini - Interview Muhammad Ibrahim Khalid - Interview Lt. Mahmoud Idallo of al-Shujaeiyah station - Interview Zeytounstationcommander,Maj.MahmoudKehael-Interview Gaza authorities' Director of Police ­ Meeting with the Mission, 4 June 2009 Gaza authorities' police spokesperson - Meeting with the Mission, 9 June 2009 www.moi.gov.ps www.nsf.gov.ps Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Website - www.ikhwanonline.com Director of Police - Meeting with the Mission Gaza City police station commanders - Interview Gaza authorities - Response to the Mission Fathi Hammad - Hamas member of the Palestinian Legislative Council Hamas member Abu Askar - Interview Two members of Abu Askar's family - a Hamas member ­ Testimony

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Hamas Sources (continued) No. 822. 823. 824. 825. 826. 827. 828. 829. 830. 831. 832. 833. 834. 835. 836. 837. 838. 839. 840. 841. 842. 843. 844. 845. 846. Page Footnote No. 177 215 261 261 261 261 261 261 262 290 291 315 315 315 316 316 316 316 317 318 318 318 318 318 318 435 519 604 605 606 606 607 608 609 697 698 809 810 810 811 814 815 817 820 822 823 824 825 826 826 Reference Dr. Nafeez from al-Shifa hospital ­ Interview Palestinian Federation of Industries - Report Representatives from the agricultural sector in Gaza - Meetings with the Mission Private Sector Coordination Council Gaza Governorates Palestinian Business Association Palestinian Federation of Industries Private Sector Coordination Council Gaza Governorates Ministry of Agriculture Private Sector Coordination Council Gaza Governorates Gaza authorities - Correspondence with the Mission Gaza authorities - Written reply to the Mission FadiQawasme-lawyertomostofthedetainedHamasCouncil members Hamas Council member Dr. Omar Abd al-Razeq - Interview FadiQawasme-lawyertomostofthedetainedHamasCouncil members Dr. Mustafa Barghouti - Meeting with the Mission FadiQawasme-lawyertomostofthedetainedHamasCouncil members Dr. Mariam Saleh, member of the Hamas Council and former detainee ­ Interview FadiQawasme-lawyertomostofthedetainedHamasCouncil members Dr. Mariam Saleh, member of the Hamas Council and former detainee ­ Interview Hamas Council member Dr. Omar Abd al-Razeq - Interview Hamas Council member Dr. Omar Abd al-Razeq - Interview Hamas Council member WB/01 - Interview Hamas Council member Dr. Omar Abd al-Razeq - Interview Dr. Mariam Saleh, member of the Hamas Council and former detainee ­ Interview Hamas Council member Dr. Omar Abd al-Razeq - Interview

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Hamas Sources (continued) No. 847. 848. 849. 850. 851. 852. 853. 854. 855. 856. Page Footnote No. 318 320 320 350 350 350 350 352 365 396 828 835 835 977 978 979 980 992 1045 1178 Reference Hamas Governing Council - Resolutions adopted unanimously Hamas Council member Dr. Omar Abd al-Razeq - Interview Hamas Council member WB/01 - Interview www.alqassam.ps www.israj.net ­Sarayaal-Quds kataebabuali.ps - Abu Ali Mustafa brigades www.moqawmh.com al-Naser Salah ad-Din brigades http://www.alqassam.ps/ arabic/sinaat.php?id=16 www.alqassam.ps Gaza authorities - written reply to list of questions formulated by the Mission

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7. Palestinian authority Sources ­ 12 References
No. 857. 858. 859. 860. 861. 862. 863. 864. 865. 866. 867. 868. Page Footnote No. 84 264 271 294 294 294 93 399 333 337 80 97 190 621 642 706 708 712 233 1187 894 913 185 248 Reference Palestinian Authority Palestinian Authority Palestinian Authority Palestinian Authority Palestinian Authority Palestinian Authority reply to the Mission Palestinian National Authority Palestinian National Authority PLO Negotiations Affairs Department (NAD) Reply of the Palestinian Authority to the Mission, The Palestinian Basic Law West Bank-based Legislative Council members

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8. Palestinian NGOs ­ 219 References
No. 869. 870. 871. 872. 873. 874. 875. 876. 877. 878. 879. 880. 881. 882. 883. 884. 885. 886. 887. 888. 889. 890. 891. 892. 893. 894. 895. 896. 897. 898. 899. Page Footnote No. 368 368 370 370 370 371 372 232 233 296 296 298 308 308 308 309 311 315 315 319 320 320 320 321 338 233 58 308 315 90 90 1056 1057 1070 1071 1072 1079 1089 544 545 721 724 731 763 766 767 775 787 805 807 833 834 836 838 843 922 548 63 764 810 215 220 Reference Abnaa el-Balad - Telephone interview with Sahar Abdo Abnaa el-Balad - Telephone interview with Sahar Abdo Abnaa el-Balad - Telephone interview with Sahar Abdo Abnaa el-Balad - Telephone interview with Sahar Abdo Abnaa el-Balad - Telephone interview with Sahar Abdo Abnaa el-Balad - Telephone interview with Sahar Abdo Abnaa el-Balad - Telephone interview with Sahar Abdo Addameer Addameer Addameer Addameer Addameer Addameer Addameer Addameer Addameer Addameer Addameer Addameer Addameer Addameer Addameer Addameer Addameer Addameer Addameer ­ Correspondence with the Mission Addameer - Ms. Sahar Francis Addameer - Ms. Sahar Francis Addameer - Ms. Sahar Francis Al Mezan Center for Human Rights Al Mezan Center for Human Rights

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Palestinian NGOs (continued) No. 900. 901. 902. 903. 904. 905. 906. 907. 908. 909. 910. 911. 912. 913. 914. 915. 916. 917. 918. 919. 920. 921. 922. 923. 924. 925. Page Footnote No. 91 107 146 164 210 242 264 265 266 311 312 314 395 368 369 370 370 371 372 210 264 67 294 294 294 294 224 282 377 407 506 561 619 623 625 784 788 802 1171 1055 1066 1076 1077 1084 1087 506 620 118 707 708 709 712 Reference Al Mezan Center for Human Rights Al Mezan Center for Human Rights Al Mezan Center for Human Rights Al Mezan Center for Human Rights Al Mezan Center for Human Rights Al Mezan Center for Human Rights Al Mezan Center for Human Rights Al Mezan Center for Human Rights Al Mezan Center for Human Rights Al Mezan Center for Human Rights Al Mezan Center for Human Rights Al Mezan Center for Human Rights Al Mezan Center for Human Rights Al Mezan Center for Human Rights- telephone interview with Hassan Tabaja Al Mezan Center for Human Rights- telephone interview with Hassan Tabaja Al Mezan Center for Human Rights- telephone interview with Hassan Tabaja Al Mezan Center for Human Rights- telephone interview with Hassan Tabaja Al Mezan Center for Human Rights- telephone interview with Hassan Tabaja Al Mezan Center for Human Rights- telephone interview with Hassan Tabaja Al-Dameer Al-Dameer Gaza Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq

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Palestinian NGOs (continued) No. 926. 927. 928. 929. 930. 931. 932. 933. 934. 935. 936. 937. 938. 939. 940. 941. 942. 943. 944. 945. 946. 947. 948. 949. 950. 951. 952. 953. 954. 955. 956. Page Footnote No. 296 296 297 298 319 327 336 336 336 336 337 337 338 338 339 341 341 341 342 342 337 337 340 341 342 342 345 325 328 329 331 723 724 726 732 829 864 902 904 905 909 912 914 920 922 924 932 937 939 949 950 914 916 928 934 945 947 955 853 868 874 882 Reference Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq Al-Haq- Interview Al-Haq- Interview Al-Haq- Interview Al-Haq- Interview Al-Haq- Interview Al-Haq- Interview Al-Haq- Interview Al-Haq- Interview with Shawan Jabarin Al-Haq- Interview with Shawan Jabarin Al-Haq- Interview with Shawan Jabarin Al-Haq- Interview with Shawan Jabarin

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Palestinian NGOs (continued) No. 957. 958. 959. 960. 961. 962. 963. 964. 965. 966. 967. 968. 969. 970. 971. 972. 973. 974. 975. 976. 977. 978. 979. 980. 981. 982. 983. Page Footnote No. 328 336 336 336 336 326 333 272 167 329 198 312 337 207 208 209 217 266 269 269 272 268 269 59 354 287 288 869 902 904 905 906 858 894 645 416 875 491 788 917 503 504 505 524 625 633 634 644 631 635 67 999 688 691 Reference Al-Haq- mission meeting Al-Haq- Telephone interview Al-Haq- Telephone interview Al-Haq- Telephone interview Al-Haq- Telephone interview Al-Haq- testimony of Shawan Jabarin Al-QudsUniversity-HumanRightsClinic Anonymous meeting with women's organizations Anonymous researchers of a Palestinian NGO Applied Research Institute http://www.poica.org/ Arab Commission for Human Rights Association for the Palestinian Prisoners Birzeit University Institute of Law CMWU CMWU CMWU CMWU CMWU Gaza Community Mental Health Programme- Dr. Ahmad Abu Tawahina, public hearing, Gaza Gaza Community Mental Health Programme- Dr. Ahmad Abu Tawahina, public hearing, Gaza Gaza Community Mental Health Programme- Dr. Iyad al-Sarraj, public hearing, Gaza Gaza Community Mental Health Programme- Dr. Iyad al-Sarraj, public hearing, Gaza Gaza Community Mental Health Programme- Dr. Iyad al-Sarraj, public hearing, Gaza http://www.palestinianbasiclaw.org http://www.pflp.ps ICHR ICHR

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Palestinian NGOs (continued) No. 984. 985. 986. 987. 988. 989. 990. 991. 992. 993. 994. 995. 996. 997. 998. 999. 1000. 1001. 1002. 1003. 1004. 1005. 1006. 1007. 1008. 1009. 1010. 1011. 1012. 1013. 1014. Page Footnote No. 321 321 336 336 336 336 336 337 337 338 338 338 338 339 340 342 342 395 397 397 397 337 337 340 341 342 342 342 336 105 326 844 845 902 904 905 907 910 911 912 918 919 921 922 927 929 946 950 1171 1179 1180 1181 915 916 930 933 945 945 947 905 273 857 Reference ICHR ICHR ICHR ICHR ICHR ICHR ICHR ICHR ICHR ICHR ICHR ICHR ICHR ICHR ICHR ICHR ICHR ICHR ICHR ICHR ICHR ICHR - Interview ICHR - Interview ICHR - Interview ICHR - Interview ICHR - Interview ICHR - Interview ICHR - Interview ICHR ­ Meeting with the Mission International Middle East Media Center Interview with Shawan Jabarin Al-Haq director

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Palestinian NGOs (continued) No. 1015. 1016. 1017. 1018. 1019. 1020. 1021. 1022. 1023. 1024. 1025. 1026. 1027. 1028. 1029. 1030. 1031. 1032. 1033. 1034. 1035. 1036. 1037. 1038. 1039. Page Footnote No. 368 368 373 373 373 325 295 340 341 341 341 336 336 270 275 287 290 177 296 298 84 260 66 70 70 1055 1056 1090 1092 1093 855 716 936 938 940 941 908 907 636 656 690 696 436 721 727 190 600 113 140 141 Reference Ittijah - Telephone interview with Ameer Makhoul Ittijah - Telephone interview with Ameer Makhoul Ittijah - Telephone interview with Ameer Makhoul Ittijah - Telephone interview with Ameer Makhoul Ittijah - Telephone interview with Ameer Makhoul Jordan Valley Solidarity Maan News Net MADA - Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms MADA - Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms MADA - Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms MADA - Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms MADA - Affidavits of the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms MADA - Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms Gaza Community Mental Health Programme- Meeting with the Mission Meeting of the Mission with the Society for Disabled in the Gaza Strip Interview with a civil society activist, Gaza City Interview with a civil society activist, Gaza City Palestinian Medical Relief Society palsolidarity.org palsolidarity.org PALTRADE PALTRADE PCHR PCHR PCHR

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Palestinian NGOs (continued) No. 1040. 1041. 1042. 1043. 1044. 1045. 1046. 1047. 1048. 1049. 1050. 1051. 1052. 1053. 1054. 1055. 1056. 1057. 1058. 1059. 1060. 1061. 1062. 1063. 1064. 1065. 1066. 1067. 1068. 1069. 1070. Page Footnote No. 70 70 87 90 90 90 91 102 233 287 288 291 314 316 320 336 336 336 337 337 338 339 339 339 340 341 341 341 341 395 398 143 146 203 214 218 219 224 263 547 688 691 699 802 814 837 902 903 904 911 914 922 923 926 927 931 935 936 942 943 1171 1184 Reference PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR PCHR

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Palestinian NGOs (continued) No. 1071. 1072. 1073. 1074. 1075. 1076. 1077. 1078. 1079. 1080. 1081. 1082. 1083. 1084. 1085. 1086. 1087. Page Footnote No. 328 162 163 163 167 173 166 296 296 296 331 90 99 104 286 50 353 869 403 404 405 417 427 413 721 722 724 882 213 252 268 687 25 998 Reference PCHR- Meeting with the Mission PRCS - Mission interview with driver PRCS - Mission interview with driver PRCS - Mission interview with driver PRCS - Mission interview with driver PRCS records PRCSrecordsatal-Qudshospital Stop the Wall Stop the Wall Stop the Wall Stop the Wall TAWTHEQ TAWTHEQ TAWTHEQ www.ichr.ps www.miftah.org www.palestine-info.info

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9. Testimonies of Palestinians - 62 References
No. 1088. 1089. 1090. 1091. 1092. 1093. 1094. 1095. 1096. 1097. 1098. 1099. 1100. 1101. 1102. 1103. 1104. 1105. 1106. 1107. 1108. 1109. 1110. 1111. 1112. 1113. 1114. 1115. 1116. 1117. Page Footnote No. 262 242 184 173 195 204 113 113 160 146 262 263 179 119 142 325 288 223 219 163 215 179 368 371 216 119 336 219 181 211 612 560 458 428 484 499 300 301 397 377 611 615 441 331 373 855 693 530 527 406 520 442 1056 1082 521 329 910 526 450 508 Reference A strawberry farmer and head of the Association of Strawberry Farmers - Meeting with the Mission AD/03's legal representative Affidavit of Ismail al-Salawi Affidavits of W5 and W6 Anonymous interview with a senior doctor at al-Shifa hospital Anonymous interviews with four people. Anonymous Palestinian testimonies Anonymous Palestinian testimonies Anonymous witness Anonymous witness account Fishermen's meetings with the Mission Husein al-Atar, Mayor of al-Atatra - Meeting with the Mission Omar Abu Halima - Information provided to the Mission Abbas Ahmad Ibrahim Halawa - Interview Dr. Jaber Abu al-Naja - Interview Mayor of Al-Akaba village in the Jordan Valley, Mr. Sami Sadeq Gaza residents - Anonymous Interview Abbas Ahmad Ibrahim and his wife Halawa ­ Interview Abd Rabbo family members ­ Interview Anonymous witness W2 ­ Interview Atta Abu Jubbah ­ Interview Dr. Nafiz Abu Shaban ­ Interview Hakim Bishara ­ Interview Hakim Bishara ­ Interview Husein al-Atar ­ Interview Khaled Abd Rabbo ­ Interview Khalida Jarrar ­ Interview Majd Abd Rabbo ­ Interview Marwan Abu Reda ­ Interview Mr. Atta Abu Jubbah, owner of the cement packaging factory ­ Interview

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Testimonies of Palestinians (continued) No. 1118. 1119. 1120. 1121. 1122. 1123. 1124. 1125. 1126. 1127. 1128. 1129. 1130. 1131. 1132. 1133. 1134. 1135. 1136. 1137. 1138. 1139. 1140. 1141. 1142. 1143. 1144. 1145. Page Footnote No. 273 272 216 187 187 177 336 336 336 336 342 343 273 262 184 184 178 178 369 370 164 172 237 239 169 161 191 161 650 646 522 465 466 434 907 905 906 909 948 951 651 610 459 460 437 438 1067 1069 408 424 557 558 420 398 477 399 Reference Mrs. Abir Hajji ­ Interview Mrs. Massouda Sobhia al-Samouni ­ Interview Yasser al-Wadia ­ Interview Muhammad Fayez al-Daya, Rida Fayez al-Daya, Aimer al-Daya and Hafez al-Daya ­ Interviews Muhammad Salam al-Ra'i, Deeb al-Ra'i, Faraj al-Ra'i and Rida alDaya ­ Interviews Sabah Abu Halima (aged 45), Muhammad Sa'ad Abu Halima (aged 24), Omar Sa'ad Abu Halima (aged 18) ­ Interview Muhammad Jaradat ­ Telephone interview WB/02 ­ Telephone interview WB/02 ­ Telephone interview WB/02 ­ Telephone interview WB/02 ­ Telephone interview WB/02 ­ Telephone interview Mrs. Hajji also participated in the public hearings Public hearings Sheikh al-Salawi Sheikh al-Salawi Sabah Abu Halima - Statement to the Mission Sabah Abu Halima, Muhammad Sa'ad Abu Halima and Omar Sa'ad Abu Halima - Statements to the Mission Saleh Bakri ­ Telephone interview Saleh Bakri ­ Telephone interview Saleh al-Samouni and Faraj al-Samouni - Testimonies Youssef and Saleh Hajaj - Testimonies AD/02 ­ Testimony to the Mission AD/03 - Testimony to the Mission Abir Hajji - Testimony to the Mission Faraj al-Samouni - Testimony to the Mission IK/12 and IK/13 - Testimony to the Mission Muhammad Asaad al-Samouni - Testimony to the Mission

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Testimonies of Palestinians (continued) No. 1146. 1147. 1148. 1149. Page Footnote No. 161 234 159 150 400 550 395 382 Reference Saleh al-Samouni - Testimony to the Mission AD/01 (plus three others) - Testimony to the Mission Saleh al-Samouni, Talal al-Samouni, Wa'el Faris al-Samouni, Muhammad Asaad al-Samouni, Ms. Massouda Sobhia alSamouni, Mr. Faraj Ata al-Samouni, Mrs. Abir Muhammad Hajji and Mr. Fawzi Arafat - Testimony to the Mission Ziyadal-Deeb's-TestimonytotheMission

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10. Israeli Media Sources - 61 References
No. 1150. 1151. 1152. 1153. 1154. 1155. 1156. 1157. 1158. 1159. 1160. 1161. 1162. 1163. 1164. 1165. 1166. 1167. 1168. 1169. 1170. 1171. 1172. 1173. 1174. 1175. 1176. 1177. 1178. 1179. 1180. Page 326 326 89 223 228 231 231 295 295 295 295 300 302 333 355 355 355 357 357 359 367 370 370 373 374 374 374 376 396 152 348 Footnote No. 862 863 211 529 532 542 543 716 718 719 720 745 756 890 1003 1004 1005 1016 1017 1030 1049 1072 1073 1094 1103 1104 1106 1111 1176 387 958 Reference Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz Haaretz The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post

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Israeli Media Sources (continued) No. 1181. 1182. 1183. 1184. 1185. 1186. 1187. 1188. 1189. 1190. 1191. 1192. 1193. 1194. 1195. 1196. 1197. 1198. 1199. 1200. 1201. 1202. 1203. 1204. 1205. 1206. 1207. 1208. 1209. 1210. Page 353 374 374 374 359 136 299 391 299 256 63 64 64 64 64 64 91 385 129 65 95 254 256 257 351 130 356 359 365 395 Footnote No. 995 1102 1105 1107 1027 367 737 1159 742 588 88 91 93 94 95 96 222 1144 361 103 240 580 589 593 985 363 1010 1028 1045 1174 Reference The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post Maariv Maariv news.nana10.co.il news.walla.co.il The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post The Jerusalem Post Channel 10 News- transcript of seminar Ynet Ynet Ynet Ynet Ynet Ynet Ynet Ynet Ynet Ynet Ynet

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11. International Media Sources - 117 References
No. 1211. 1212. 1213. 1214. 1215. 1216. 1217. 1218. 1219. 1220. 1221. 1222. 1223. 1224. 1225. 1226. 1227. 1228. 1229. 1230. 1231. 1232. 1233. 1234. 1235. 1236. 1237. 1238. 1239. 1240. 1241. Page Footnote No. 284 366 401 349 367 62 92 70 342 48 64 66 66 67 234 315 315 95 348 374 395 395 153 285 154 374 118 62 339 71 348 681 1048 1197 971 1051 84 232 142 944 14 97 113 115 116 553 803 804 241 959 1099 1172 1174 390 683 391 1099 325 84 925 150 963 Reference Agence France Presse The Times Agence France Presse Al Jazeera Al Jazeera Al-Ahram Al-Arabiya News Channel Al-Jazeera Al-Jazeera BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC News BBC News BBC News BBC News BBC News British Channel 4 News CBS News Channel Channel 4 News CNN Corriere della Serra Felesteen Newspaper, Gaza Financial Time Fox News Fox News.com

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International Media Sources (continued) No. 1242. 1243. 1244. 1245. 1246. 1247. 1248. 1249. 1250. 1251. 1252. 1253. 1254. 1255. 1256. 1257. 1258. 1259. 1260. 1261. 1262. 1263. 1264. 1265. 1266. 1267. 1268. 1269. 1270. 1271. Page Footnote No. 255 351 352 351 86 302 68 69 69 70 70 70 70 71 71 71 348 359 359 359 377 56 362 363 367 368 333 144 377 377 585 987 988 984 197 756 128 133 135 138 139 145 147 148 148 149 958 1024 1025 1029 1118 49 1037 1038 1049 1055 885 375 1120 1122 Reference Jane's Rockets and Missiles, 3 February 2009 Jane's Defence Weekly Jane's Defence Weekly Jane's Terrorism and Security Monitor Jane's Defence Weekly Journal of International Criminal Justice JTA JTA JTA JTA JTA JTA JTA JTA JTA JTA JTA JTA JTA JTA Merco Press Middle East Report MSNBC.com MSNBC.com New York Times New York Times New York Times Newsweek Press Gazette Press Gazette

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International Media Sources (continued) No. 1272. 1273. 1274. 1275. 1276. 1277. 1278. 1279. 1280. 1281. 1282. 1283. 1284. 1285. 1286. 1287. 1288. 1289. 1290. 1291. 1292. 1293. 1294. 1295. 1296. 1297. 1298. 1299. 1300. 1301. 1302. Page Footnote No. 67 70 395 64 64 399 356 129 336 53 65 66 68 348 353 354 356 373 375 378 256 300 300 314 352 64 71 349 356 375 377 116 144 1173 91 92 1185 1008 359 903 41 105 108 127 962 997 1001 1011 1095 1108 1126 590 743 744 799 994 93 153 974 1007 1108 1121 Reference Reuters Reuters Reuters Rianovosti Rianovosti Spiegel Online International Tampa Bay News The Daily Mail The Financial Times The Guardian The Guardian The Guardian The Guardian The Guardian The Guardian The Guardian The Guardian The Guardian The Guardian The Guardian The Independent The Independent The Independent The Independent The Independent The New York Times The New York Times The New York Times The New York Times The New York Times The New York Times

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International Media Sources (continued) No. 1303. 1304. 1305. 1306. 1307. 1308. 1309. 1310. 1311. 1312. 1313. 1314. 1315. 1316. 1317. 1318. 1319. 1320. 1321. 1322. 1323. 1324. 1325. 1326. 1327. Page Footnote No. 378 400 68 348 348 352 95 95 51 395 351 140 165 300 353 355 355 64 64 65 349 349 354 105 153 1126 1190 127 960 961 992 239 242 28 1175 986 371 411 747 997 1002 1002 98 99 101 972 973 1000 274 390 Reference The New York Times The New York Times The Times The Times The Times The Times The Washington Post The Washington Post Vanity Fair World Tribune www.globalsecurity.org www.guardian.co.uk www.javno.com www.liveleak.com www.nytimes.com www.youtube.com www.youtube.com XinhuaNews XinhuaNews XinhuaNews XinhuaNewsAgency, XinhuaNewsAgency, XinhuaNews, Xinhua, Associated Press ­ anonymous report

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No. 1328. 1329. 1330. 1331. Page Footnote No. 355 355 355 359 1006 1006 1006 1023 Reference Rachel Perez ­ Telephone interview Rachel Sushan ­ Telephone interview Dina Cohen ­ Telephone interview Rachel Perez ­ Telephone interview

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No. 1332. 1333. 1334. 1335. 1336. 1337. 1338. 1339. 1340. 1341. 1342. 1343. 1344. 1345. 1346. 1347. 1348. Page Footnote No. 57 60 60 74 101 109 109 111 112 114 120 130 182 182 182 183 190 54 71 73 165 256 285 287 292 296 308 332 362 452 453 455 456 474 Reference The Hague Regulations The European Union's police mission for the Palestinian Territories (2008) CIA Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip Lt. Col. Lane of Ireland's Defence Forces, an expert witness of the Mission Geneva Convention IV - Additional Protocol I Geneva Convention IV - Additional Protocol I Geneva Convention IV - Additional Protocol I Mr. Maurice Ostroff , Ms. Yvonne Green and Mr. Peter Wertheim on behalf of a group of Australian lawyers The Maurice Ostroff document A 2007 video regarding human shields Testimony of Prof. Michael Newton to the Mission Geneva Convention IV - Additional Protocol I Geneva Convention IV - Additional Protocol I Geneva Convention IV - Additional Protocol I Geneva Convention IV J. Crawford and S. Olleson, "The nature and forms of international responsibility", in International Law, M. Evans, ed. (Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2003) William Kokinakis and Joseph Sperrazza, "Criteria for incapacitating soldiers with fragments and flechettes (U)", Ballistic Research Laboratories Report Number 1269, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland (January 1965). Mads Gilbert and Eric Fosse, "Inside Gaza's al-Shifa hospital", The Lancet, vol. 373, No. 9659 (17 January 2009) Lt. Col. Lane of Ireland's Defence Forces, an expert witness of the Mission

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Page Footnote No. 1378. 1379. 1380. 1381. 1382. 1383. 1384. 1385. 1386. 1387. 1388. 1389. 1390. 1391. 1392. 1393. 1394. 1395. 1396. 1397. 1398. 1399. 1400. 1401. 1402. 1403. 1404. 1405. 1406. 1407. 1408. 38 38 88 91 92 94 97 107 110 110 112 112 115 117 117 119 119 120 120 121 122 124 126 128 129 129 131 149 151 159 161 1 1 208 223 227 236 245 278 289 290 294 298 312 320 321 330 331 333 335 336 343 345 352 357 358 361 365 379 383 394 401 Reference Mission's comment Self reference Self reference Self reference Self reference Self reference Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Self reference Mission's comment Self reference Self reference Mission's comment Self reference Self reference Self reference Self reference Mission's comment Self reference Self reference Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Self reference Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment

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Mission Comments and Self-References (continued) Page Footnote No. 1409. 1410. 1411. 1412. 1413. 1414. 1415. 1416. 1417. 1418. 1419. 1420. 1421. 1422. 1423. 1424. 1425. 1426. 1427. 1428. 1429. 1430. 1431. 1432. 1433. 1434. 1435. 1436. 1437. 1438. 1439. 162 165 167 168 170 172 172 172 172 176 176 177 178 181 182 184 186 187 187 188 194 195 196 197 197 199 199 202 203 204 211 402 412 415 418 421 422 423 425 426 431 432 433 439 451 455 458 463 467 468 469 482 483 485 486 489 493 494 495 497 500 507 Reference Mission's comment Mission's comment Self reference Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Self reference Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Self reference Mission's comment Self reference Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Self reference Mission's comment Mission's comment

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Mission Comments and Self-References (continued) Page Footnote No. 1440. 1441. 1442. 1443. 1444. 1445. 1446. 1447. 1448. 1449. 1450. 1451. 1452. 1453. 1454. 1455. 1456. 1457. 1458. 1459. 1460. 1461. 1462. 1463. 1464. 1465. 1466. 1467. 1468. 1469. 1470. 217 218 218 225 234 244 251 252 254 254 254 254 254 256 271 273 287 288 288 289 291 292 293 299 311 313 317 317 321 324 325 523 525 525 531 549 562 566 573 578 579 581 582 584 591 643 650 689 691 692 695 702 703 704 738 785 796 818 819 841 848 850 Reference Self reference Mission's comment Self reference Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Self reference Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Self reference Self reference Self reference Mission's comment Self reference Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Self reference Self reference Mission's comment Mission's comment Self reference Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Mission's comment Self reference

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