{"id":416425,"date":"2022-03-15T02:59:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T23:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/amnesty-international-is-no-longer-a-human-rights-group-its-just-another-progressive-lobby\/"},"modified":"2022-03-15T02:59:42","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T23:59:42","slug":"amnesty-international-is-no-longer-a-human-rights-group-its-just-another-progressive-lobby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amnesty-international-is-no-longer-a-human-rights-group-its-just-another-progressive-lobby\/","title":{"rendered":"#Amnesty International is no longer a human-rights group, it\u2019s just another \u2018progressive\u2019 lobby"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e531d08b7a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3e531d08b7a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/amnesty-international-is-no-longer-a-human-rights-group-its-just-another-progressive-lobby\/#%E2%80%9CAmnesty_International_is_no_longer_a_human-rights_group_its_just_another_%E2%80%98progressive_lobby%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Amnesty International is no longer a human-rights group, it\u2019s just another \u2018progressive\u2019 lobby&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CAmnesty_International_is_no_longer_a_human-rights_group_its_just_another_%E2%80%98progressive_lobby%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Amnesty International is no longer a human-rights group, it\u2019s just another \u2018progressive\u2019 lobby&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/newspress-collage-21526002-1647301052528.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>If you had any doubts that Amnesty International opposes the very existence of Israel, its executive director just made it crystal-clear: Addressing the Women\u2019s National Democratic Club, Paul O\u2019Brien announced his \u201cgut\u201d belief that even \u201cJewish people in this country\u201d think Israel \u201cshouldn\u2019t exist as a Jewish state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In reality, as even left-wing Jewish outfit J Street noted, polling shows the vast majority of American Jews \u201csupport Israel\u2019s future as a democratic state and homeland for the Jewish people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So do most Americans, period. But the AI chief plainly only talks to people who share his prejudices.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Brien later tried to cover himself by tweeting that the Jewish people have a \u201clegitimate concern\u201d about their existence and \u201cthat needs to be part of the conversation.\u201d But he stands by the new AI report accusing Israel of \u201capartheid,\u201d when Israeli Arabs are easily the freest Arabs in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>As William Daroff of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations noted, \u201cIt is now abundantly clear that [Amnesty is] firmly entrenched in the cadre of extremist anti-Israel provocateurs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bottom line: Amnesty\u2019s current leadership (at least) puts left-wing dogma ahead of all other considerations, milking its prestige to push the lockstep \u201cprogressive\u201d agenda.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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