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They seek ''the support of Israel's enemies because the Israeli public has already rejected'' B'tselem.<ref>[https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/btselem-bringing-its-lies-to-the-un-security-council/ "B’tselem: Bringing its lies to the UN Security Council." ToI, Octobet 18, 2018] ''Director Haggai El-Ad seeks the support of Israel's enemies because the Israeli public has already rejected him and his organization.''</ref>
They seek ''the support of Israel's enemies because the Israeli public has already rejected'' B'tselem.<ref>[https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/btselem-bringing-its-lies-to-the-un-security-council/ "B’tselem: Bringing its lies to the UN Security Council." ToI, Octobet 18, 2018] ''Director Haggai El-Ad seeks the support of Israel's enemies because the Israeli public has already rejected him and his organization.''</ref>
B’Tselem spokeswoman refusing to call [[Hamas]] a [[Terrorism|terrorist]] organization,<ref>[https://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/watch-btselem-spokeswoman-refusing-to-call-hamas-a-terrorist-organization-video/2016/09/06/ Watch B’Tselem Spokeswoman Refusing to Call Hamas a Terrorist Organization [video]]. By David Israel. JP, September 6, 2016.</ref> tells more than enough.
IDF accused B’Tselem of staging provocations.<ref>[https://www.jewishpress.com/news/media/idf-spokesman-accusing-btselem-of-staging-provocation/2017/05/11/ IDF Spokesman Accusing B’Tselem of Staging Provocation]. By David Israel. 'JP', May 11, 2017.</ref>
==Israel’s NOT ‘Leading Human Rights Organization’?==
In "Is B’Tselem Israel’s ‘Leading Human Rights Organization’?", Media watchdog carefully documents, B’Tselem lacks nearly all the characteristics of a genuine human rights organization working to achieve legal or social change:
'''No presence in Israeli courts or the Knesset''': While real rights-based reforms in Israel occur through the legal and legislative systems, B’Tselem has no visible activity in either. Its own 2019 activity report mentions zero legal action or parliamentary advocacy.
'''No legal team''': Despite publishing reports invoking legal terminology like “apartheid” and “international law,” B’Tselem employs no lawyers and maintains no legal department. How can an organization with no legal expertise issue sweeping legal conclusions?
'''Absent from key human rights forums''': Unlike genuine Israeli rights organizations such as ACRI or the Worker’s Hotline, B’Tselem has not participated in international legal forums like the UN’s Universal Periodic Review or the International Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Its total absence from such venues further undermines its claim to be Israel’s “leading” human rights organization.
'''What B’Tselem Really Does: Reports, PR, and Anti-Israel Spin'''
B’Tselem’s actual activity — as shown in its reports and CAMERA’s analysis — consists primarily of:
* Issuing politically charged publications and visual materials
* Hosting foreign journalists and delegations
* Engaging in social media and public campaigns
* Filing FOIA requests and conducting field trips
There is no evidence of actual "policy changes", "legal reforms", or "protection of rights" achieved through their work. Instead, B’Tselem garners international media praise for its anti-Israel content, while having minimal influence — or even credibility — within Israeli society itself. As Israel’s media watchdog ''The Seventh Eye'' pointed out, its heavily publicized “This is Apartheid[sic]” report was largely ignored by Hebrew-language Israeli media.<ref>[https://www.camera.org/article/is-btselem-israels-leading-human-rights-organization/ Is B’Tselem Israel’s ‘Leading Human Rights Organization’?']
By: Tamar Sternthal, ''CAMERA'', January 20, 2021.</ref>
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