NGO Monitor

NGO Monitor ( Non-governmental Organization Monitor ) is a non-governmental organization based in Jerusalem , Israel whose stated aim is to generate and distribute critical analysis and reports on the output of the international NGO community for the benefit of government policy makers, journalists, philanthropic organizations and the general public. The Economist and Jewish Telegraphic Agency identify NGO Monitor as a pro-Israel non-governmental organization. NGO Monitor in its mission statement says it was founded to "to promote accountability, and advance a vigorous discussion on the reports and activities of humanitarian NGOs in the framework of the Arab-Israeli conflict ." The organization was founded jointly by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs , an organization which says it has "developed and implemented an array of cutting-edge programs to present Israel's case to the world", and the U.S.-based Wechsler Family Foundation, but became an independent organization in 2007, registered with the Registrar of Non-Profit Organizations in Israel.

NGO Monitor ( Non-governmental Organization Monitor ) is a non-governmental organization based in the western part of Jerusalem , whose stated aim is to generate and distribute critical analysis and reports on the output of the international NGO community for the benefit of government policy makers, journalists, philanthropic organizations, and the general public. NGO Monitor says in its mission statement that it was founded "to promote accountability, and advance a vigorous discussion on the reports and activities of humanitarian NGOs in the framework of the Arab–Israeli conflict". The organization was founded in 2001 by Gerald M. Steinberg under the auspices of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (with funding from the Wechsler Family Foundation) as part of "an array of cutting-edge programs to present Israel's case to the world". NGO Monitor became a legally and financially independent organization in 2007 when it registered with the Registrar of Non-Profit Organizations in Israel. NGO Monitor has been characterized as being pro-Israel and is often described as right-wing. "העמותה לאחריות ארגונים לא ממשלתיים (ע"ר)" (in Hebrew). Guidestar. : Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored ( |trans-title= suggested) ( help ) "Boycotting Israel: New pariah on the block" . Draiman concealed the facts that he was an employee of NGO Monitor, often described as a right-wing group, and that he was using a second username, which is forbidden under Wikipedia's rules.

NGO Monitor ( Non-governmental Organization Monitor ) is a non-governmental organization based in Jerusalem , which analyzes and reports on the output of the international NGO community from a pro-Israel perspective. It has been characterized as being pro-Israel and as right-wing. NGO Monitor says in its mission statement that it was founded "to promote accountability, and advance a vigorous discussion on the reports and activities of humanitarian NGOs in the framework of the Arab–Israeli conflict." The organization was founded in 2001 by Gerald M. Steinberg under the auspices of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs . NGO Monitor became a legally and financially independent organization in 2007. The organization has been criticized by academic figures, diplomats, and journalists who have said that NGO Monitor's research and conclusions are driven by politics, that it does not examine right-wing NGOs, and that it puts out misleading information. Jennifer Rubin , writing in her Washington Post opinion column "Right Turn", said that the organization exposes self-described human rights groups as being what they call anti-Israeli groups. Draiman concealed the facts that he was an employee of NGO Monitor, often described as a right-wing group, and that he was using a second username, which is forbidden under Wikipedia's rules. "העמותה לאחריות ארגונים לא ממשלתיים (ע"ר)" [NGO Monitor] (in Hebrew).

Pro-Israel non-governmental organization NGO Monitor ( Non-governmental Organization Monitor ) is a right-wing non-governmental organization based in Jerusalem that reports on international NGO activity from a pro-Israel perspective. The organization was founded in 2001 by Gerald M. Steinberg under the auspices of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs , before becoming a legally and financially independent organization in 2007. NGO Monitor has been criticized by academic figures, diplomats, and journalists for allowing its research and conclusions to be driven by politics, for not examining right-wing NGOs, and for putting out misleading information. NGO Monitor's stated mission is to "end the practice used by certain self-declared 'humanitarian NGOs' of exploiting the label 'universal human rights values' to promote politically and ideologically motivated agendas". A number of academics have written that NGO Monitor's aims and activities are political in nature. The organization's leader, Gerald M. Steinberg, has reportedly worked for the Israeli Foreign Ministry and the Office of the Prime Minister while heading NGO Monitor. Right-wing organizations Im Tirzu and NGO Monitor ... The Middle East and Globalization: Encounters and Horizons . Transnational NGOs usually do not become a conflict party and are less likely to be associated with one of the conflict parties-although, to pick but two examples, as the campaign of the right-wing NGO Monitor in Israel against the involvement of "external actors" Khalidi, Rashid (2013). Has Undermined Peace in the Middle East . Several other right-wing Israeli NGOs follow the same approach, including NGO Monitor "Ha'aretz columnist dropped by British Zionists" . Israel in the World: Legitimacy and Exceptionalism . What is NGO Monitor’s connection to the Israeli government?

Pro-Israel non-governmental organization NGO Monitor is a right-wing organization based in Jerusalem that reports on international NGO (non-governmental organisation) activity from a pro-Israel perspective. The organization was founded in 2001 by Gerald M. Steinberg under the auspices of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs , before becoming a legally and financially independent organization in 2007. NGO Monitor has been criticized by academic figures, diplomats, and journalists for allowing its research and conclusions to be driven by politics, for not examining right-wing NGOs, and for spreading misinformation. NGO Monitor's stated mission is to "end the practice used by certain self-declared 'humanitarian NGOs' of exploiting the label 'universal human rights values' to promote politically and ideologically motivated agendas". A number of academics have written that NGO Monitor's aims and activities are political in nature. The organization's leader, Gerald M. Steinberg, has reportedly worked for the Israeli Foreign Ministry and the Office of the Prime Minister while heading NGO Monitor. Right-wing organizations Im Tirzu and NGO Monitor ... The Middle East and Globalization: Encounters and Horizons . Transnational NGOs usually do not become a conflict party and are less likely to be associated with one of the conflict parties-although, to pick but two examples, as the campaign of the right-wing NGO Monitor in Israel against the involvement of "external actors" Khalidi, Rashid (2013). Has Undermined Peace in the Middle East . Several other right-wing Israeli NGOs follow the same approach, including NGO Monitor "Ha'aretz columnist dropped by British Zionists" . Israel in the World: Legitimacy and Exceptionalism . What is NGO Monitor’s connection to the Israeli government?