CAMERA BLOG
Politico Plays Defense for Anti-Israel Groups
by Sean Durns
October 30, 2020
On Oct. 21, 2020 Politico magazine reported that “the Trump administration is considering declaring that several prominent international NGOs — including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and Oxfam — are anti-Semitic and that governments should not support them.” The ruling, Politico reporter Nahal Toosi wrote, would come from the U.S. State Department. Yet instead of providing readers with the troubling background of these organizations, Politico played defense for them. The anti-Israel—indeed, often antisemitic—history of these groups is undeniable. Yet, Politico omits a very long list of disturbing behavior. READ MORE