Human Rights Watch sues Israel to prevent deportation of its local director The lawsuit is the first legal challenge to a 2017 law banning those who call for boycotts of Israel.
Israel gives local Human Rights Watch director 2 weeks to leave Omar Shakir is being thrown out of the county for his alleged support of BDS, including as a student at Stanford University.
Human Rights Watch worker receives Israel work visa after initial denial Israel had cited the NGO’s alleged bias against the country for its refusal to grant the visa at first to an American employee.