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([https://twitter.com/OGAride/status/1653573359106678785 May 2, 2023]).</ref> <blockquote> Omar Shakir, hailing Iranian backed Islamic Jihad leader Khader Adnan (a terrorist who espouses horrific fundamentalist rhetoric) a hero. This says far more about Omar and Human Rights Watch than anything.</blockquote>
([https://twitter.com/OGAride/status/1653573359106678785 May 2, 2023]).</ref> <blockquote> Omar Shakir, hailing Iranian backed Islamic Jihad leader Khader Adnan (a terrorist who espouses horrific fundamentalist rhetoric) a hero. This says far more about Omar and Human Rights Watch than anything.</blockquote>
==Resignation==
Omar Shakir was upset in 2026 for anti Israel HRW not being extremist enough.
In 2026, The [[Wall Street Journal]] editorial<ref>[https://archive.ph/2026.02.06-034815/https://www.wsj.com/opinion/ngos-trita-parsi-omar-shakir-human-rights-watch-iran-israel-fd45b06b The ‘Iranian Lobby’ and the Rights Watch]. Uncomfortable Middle Eastern questions for two American NGOs. Editorial Board. ''WSJ''. Feb 5, 2026</ref> highlights two controversies involving prominent U.S.-based NGOs.
**First**, it discusses Trita Parsi, now with the Quincy Institute and formerly head of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), which advocates for improved U.S.-Iran relations. An Iranian academic, Foad Izadi, appeared on state TV suggesting that NIAC had functioned as part of Iran’s lobbying efforts in the U.S., though he backtracked when reminded he was being recorded. NIAC denied any ties to Iran’s regime, calling itself fully independent. The editorial portrays the episode as embarrassing and suggests Iran’s efforts to cultivate influence in the U.S. have been ineffective, particularly with President Trump.
**Second**, it covers the resignation of (radical [[Arab]] Islamist bigot) [[Omar Shakir]], Human Rights Watch’s Israel/Palestine director. Shakir accused [[HRW]] leadership of blocking a report labeling Israel’s refusal to accept a broad Palestinian “right of return” as a crime against humanity. HRW said the report did not meet its standards, and even former executive director Ken Roth criticized its legal basis. The editorial argues that HRW has long politicized human rights issues regarding Israel and suggests Shakir’s resignation reflects internal tensions created by that approach.
Overall, the piece slans both NGOs, portraying them as politically driven and highlighting what it sees as the risks of advocacy organizations aligning too closely with ideological agendas.
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