Israel’s High Court of Justice has allowed some of the world’s largest aid groups to continue operating in the Gaza Strip, a decision that affects Médecins Sans Frontières, Oxfam, the Danish Refugee Council, and 34 other organizations in the territory.
The move followed a petition filed by 19 of those organizations this week, challenging an earlier Israeli government decision to bar aid groups that refuse to comply with the country’s new registration rules.
Those rules would have required organizations to provide the Israeli government with detailed information about their staff, funding, and operations, and would also have disqualified those that denied the existence of Israel, expressed support for legal proceedings against Israelis, and called for boycotts of the country itself.
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Elissa Miolene
Elissa Miolene covers U.S. foreign assistance from Washington, D.C. She previously covered education at The San Jose Mercury News, and has written for The Wall Street Journal, the San Francisco Chronicle, and other news outlets across the world. Before shifting to journalism, Elissa led communications for aid agencies in the United States, East Africa, and South Asia.
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