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35: Prof. Gerald Steinberg, NGO Monitor: Why is mainstream media so pro-Palestinian? It all started in 2001 in Durban. This is how Human Rights was captured

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Our guest today is Professor Gerald Steinberg, founder and CEO of NGO Monitor.

The values of Human Rights are part of modern-day international conflict. Modern warfare is also fought through social media, the United Nations and via NGOs or non-governmental organizations.

"Soft power can be very deadly, I've seen it with my own eyes", says today's guest Professor Gerald Steinberg, founder of NGO Monitor.

And so often, the central battlefield of NGOs is between Israel and the Palestinians. Gerald set up NGO Monitor in 2001 because he saw the need to "vigorously challenge" and end the promotion of "politically and ideologically motivated anti-Israel agendas by NGOs”.

In this fascinating episode, we discuss in detail the change in how Human Rights is conducted and where organizations such as BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) started.

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