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Israeli lobby group ‘recants’ claim Palestinian NGO had ‘strong links’ with terrorists
UK Lawyers for Israel forced to clarify its claim against the Defence for Children International-Palestine
Israeli soldiers take position as Palestinian demonstrators gather during a protest against expansion of Israeli settlements, in the occupied West Bank village of Beita near Nablus
AN ISRAELI lobby has been forced to clarify its claim that a Palestinian children’s rights organisation has had “strong links” with terrorists.
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) had accused Defence for Children International-Palestine (DCIP) of having links to designated terror group the People’s Front for the Liberation of Palestine — an armed faction that has carried out attacks in Israel.
DCIP, which advocates for the rights of Palestinian children in the West Bank and Gaza, claims it has been subjected to a “well-orchestrated political and media misinformation campaign” by UKLFI.
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