JPOST
‘No longer a trustworthy humanitarian organization’: NGO Monitor releases report on MSF’s failings
DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
April 29, 2026

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has abandoned its principles of neutrality and impartiality in its coverage of the Gaza war, relying on Hamas-provided figures while downplaying the group’s role, according to a new NGO Monitor report. The report comes a year after MSF’s former leadership raised the alarm that the NGO was stepping too far from its initial mission. Alain Destexhe, the former secretary general of MSF International, warned that “MSF is no longer neutral; its humanitarian language now serves a political cause,” according to Atlantico. Destexhe had earlier published a report in December 2023 highlighting MSF staff’s infatuation with Hamas, which violates its principles. He found that over 40% of statements by staff, including senior figures, praised the terror group and the October 7 massacre, and that some boasted of participation in tunnel construction and weapons production. READ MORE