35: Prof. Gerald Steinberg, NGO Monitor: Durban and the exploitation of Human Rights

My guest today is Professor Gerald Steinberg, founder and CEO of NGO Monitor.

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The values of Human Rights are part of modern-day international conflict. As the threat of hard war recedes, soft wars are fought through social media, the United Nations and via NGOs or non-governmental organizations.

"Soft power can be very deadly, I've seen it with my own eyes", says today's guest Professor Gerald Steinberg, founder of NGO Monitor.

And so often, the central battlefield of NGOs is between Israel and the Palestinians.

Gerald set up NGO Monitor in 2001 because he saw the need to "vigorously challenge" and end the promotion of "politically and ideologically motivated anti-Israel agendas by NGOs”.

In this fascinating episode, we discuss in detail the change in how Human Rights is conducted and where organizations such as BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) started.