Democratic lawmakers wrote to Netanyahu about the planned deportation of Human Rights Watch's Omar Shakir, but the Trump administration has taken little action.
Omar Shakir, Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch, at a hearing at the district court in Jerusalem on March 11. By Adam Taylor Adam Taylor Foreign reporter who writes about a variety of subjects Email Bio Follow May 7 at 11:10 AM A group of 17 Democratic lawmakers wrote to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week to ask his government to stop the planned deportation of Omar Shakir, a U.S.
“One of the world’s most reputable human rights organizations is having one of their workers expelled from a country because of his human rights work,” McGovern said, noting that Human Rights Watch recently published a critical report on Hamas and the Palestinian Authority’s use of torture. “Taking a stronger or more vocal stance on Omar’s likely deportation would run up against their policy of having no daylight between the Trump administration and prime minister Netanyahu,” Margon said. “It’s unfortunate because in doing that, they are really allowing the growing democratic deficit to go forward without comment.”
Shakir had his work permit revoked in 2018 because of an amendment to the country’s immigration laws made the year before, that was aimed at fighting supporters of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. Shakir’s case was the first time Israel applied the law to a person already inside the country.
McGovern said the Trump administration should speak to Netanyahu directly to urge Israel to reconsider Shakir’s case, though he didn’t express confidence that this would happen. “I’ve been very disappointed in this administration when it comes to human rights,” McGovern said. “They’ve very rarely mentioned the word. It doesn’t seem to be a priority.”
The move to deport Shakir has drawn criticism from human rights groups and governments. On April 30 at the United Nations Security Council, 27 European countries issued a joint statement that urged “Israel to allow Mr. Shakir and Human Rights Watch to continue their human rights advocacy work unimpeded."
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