Palestine: Carter Center backs six NGOs banned by Israel

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Al-Araby

The Carter Centre on Wednesday confirmed it would continue to support six Palestinian civil society groups controversially declared terrorist organisations by Israel. The centre, established by ex-US President Jimmy Carter and his wife, concentrates on human rights and is also well known for monitoring elections. “These organisations are internationally respected because of the vital programmes they carry out to protect Palestinian society, and the use of their voices to draw attention to human rights violations,” Carter Centre CEO Paige Alexander said at a Ramallah press conference. She confi…

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