TEL AVIV — Israel closed the offices of five leading Palestinian rights organizations in an early-morning raid in Ramallah on Thursday, tightening its restrictions on civil society nearly a year after it labeled the organizations terrorist groups in an internationally criticized move.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Israel shutters Palestinian rights groups, drawing diplomatic backlash
Updated August 18, 2022 at 5:34 p.m. EDT|Published August 18, 2022 at 10:19 a.m. EDT