...Just this week, Israel ordered Human Rights Watch’s investigator in Israel, Omar Shakir, to leave the country by May 1st. In response, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) said, “The increasing efforts to silence criticism of Israel’s human rights violations are in direct response to the growing criticism.” Last year, Israel deported CCR Executive Director Vince Warren and Board Chair Catherine Franke, a Columbia University professor. ...

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