Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor served as a key source for Nicholas Kristof in his contentious New York Times opinion piece. The group is led by an individual designated by Israeli authorities as a Hamas affiliate, facing an administrative detention order.

A detailed report issued Wednesday by Israels Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Ministry sheds light on these connections.

Kristofs op-ed charges Israeli security personnel with rampant rape and sexual misconduct toward Palestinian detainees. It features testimony from an anonymous Gaza reporter alleging that Israel conditions dogs to assault Palestinian prisoners.

Israels Foreign Ministry branded the piece as one of the most egregious blood libels in contemporary media. Officials criticized The New York Times for omitting findings from Israels Civil Commission inquiry into Hamas atrocities surrounding the October 7 attacks.

The Diaspora Ministrys latest report scrutinizes Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, referenced extensively in the op-eds sections on sexual violence claims.

Registered in Switzerland with headquarters in Geneva, Euro-Med portrays itself as a human rights watchdog covering the Middle East, North Africa, and Europe. In reality, its efforts center predominantly on Palestinian issues and campaigns against Israel.

The group conducts on-the-ground documentation, submits reports to United Nations bodies, and advances legal actions internationally.

Euro-Med Supported South Africas ICJ Case Against Israel

Euro-Med supplied South Africas legal team at the International Court of Justice with crucial evidence for genocide accusations against Israel, such as records of mass graves and purported harm to Gazas health infrastructure.

The organization also trains activists through its WikiRights initiative in Gaza, offering young Palestinians comprehensive instruction in human rights documentation, research, and Wikipedia editing skills.

According to the Diaspora Ministry report, Euro-Med propagates claims of systematic sexual violence by Israel and advocates for placing Israel on the UNs blacklist. It functions not just as a reporting entity but as a comprehensive network handling fieldwork, legal strategies, global advocacy, media outreach, and activist development.

This approach enables Euro-Med to shape narratives influencing policymakers, legislative debates, international courts, and worldwide perceptions.

Ramy Abdu, the organizations founder and chair, was targeted by an administrative detention order from Israels Defense Minister in November 2020 under counter-terrorism legislation. This stemmed from his role on the board of IPalestine, deemed a Hamas-linked terrorist entity by Israel.

On January 31, 2026, Abdu posted: Israel will keep killing and displacing Palestinians no matter what, even if defenseless. Despite any pledges, our people and resistance must never disarm. Never.

The detention order lapsed in August 2022.

In a May 31, 2025 post, Abdu stated: If October 7 justifies genocide and expulsion, then Israels siege of Gaza, life control, annual killings, occupation, and settlement growth warrant a million October 7s.

Abdu has circulated the dog assault claim repeatedly over years.

Senior Euro-Med figures have voiced support for or rationalized Hamas-associated viewpoints.

Ex-board chair Mazen Kahel featured on a 2013 Israeli list of Hamas principal operatives and entities in Europe.

Richard Falk, board of trustees chair, held the UN Special Rapporteur post on Palestinian human rights for six years.

In his October 2025 article Remembering October 7, Falk argued that branding Hamas terrorists hinders peace and that October 7 constituted Palestinian resistance born from blockade and Israels rejection of 2006 election outcomes.

During an April 2024 Qods News Agency interview, Falk noted exaggerated Israeli assertions of Hamas barbarity and insisted an international probe is needed to assess if such acts undermine Hamas resistance credentials.

Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli remarked: Its lamentable that The New York Times, long a benchmark for journalism, repeatedly succumbs to Palestinian fabrications. The Euro-Med group it quoted is led by a Hamas operative tied to Gaza Tribunal efforts pressuring Israel globally.

Diaspora Ministry Director-General Avi Cohen-Scali added: The New York Times amplifies a terrorist groups ideology. This report exposes a scheme disseminating falsehoods, biases, and anti-Israel incitement to foster antisemitic narratives.

The operations method fuels lies, ideological drives, and provocation against Israel to craft an anti-Israel, antisemitic storyline.