Trump considers labelling humanitarian groups 'antisemitic' over criticism of Israel

The Trump administration is reportedly considering labelling a number of leading international humanitarian organisations as antisemitic after they documented Israeli rights abuses against Palestinians, including settlement building in the occupied territories. The groups include the UK-based Amnesty International and Oxfam as well as the US organisation Human Rights Watch. Amnesty International accused the Trump administration, and the secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, of attempting “to silence and intimidate international human rights organisations”. The plans were detailed in reports in Politico and the Washington Post and based on briefings from unnamed officials and a...