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Gerald M. Steinberg

Gerald M. Steinberg

Gerald M. Steinberg is an emeritus professor at Bar-Ilan University, as well as the founder and president of NGO Monitor.

For the past two decades, political actors have continuously led campaigns aimed at bringing Israel before the International Criminal Court. These actors all ignore Palestinian terrorism, thereby making the accusations of Israeli “war crimes” stand out.
The International Criminal Court may have a legal facade, but make no mistake: this is a political institution.
The Omar Shakir case coming before Israel’s High Court this month should be recognized as an Israeli policy failure.
The WCC’s embrace of a few Jews under the facade of dialogue, solidarity, or peace will not stop the criticism and demands for change.
All Palestinians are victims, and terrorism does not exist, according to certain agencies affiliated with the United Nations.
I am writing in connection to the World Council of Churches Jan. 14 response to NGO Monitor’s publication, “EAPPI: The World Council of Churches’ Training Camp for Anti-Israel Advocacy.”
In order to criticize Israel, one must first compare it to countries like the United States and the United Kingdom. The organizations leading the campaign, of course, choose to ignore this fact.