Danielle Haas on NGOs, Antisemitism & Institutional Bias

A former Human Rights Watch senior editor spent 14 years inside the organization. Now her new report says the problem with NGOs and Israel isn't just bias — it's antisemitism, and a culture that quietly purged the people who said so out loud. Danielle Haas, co-founder of the watchdog group 8, joins Yonit Levi to break down a report built on interviews with over 70 staffers across nine major human rights organizations — Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Doctors Without Borders, and more. They cover internal Slack messages calling for "liberating the world from Zionism," senior leadership amplifying inflammatory rhetoric, Jewish employees describing being systematically sidelined, and the organizations' documented ties to figures linked to the PFLP. Haas explains why she thinks change will have to come from outside these institutions — because from the inside, nothing is changing at all. ⏱ CHAPTERS: [00:00] Intro [01:22] Who is Danielle Haas — from Reuters correspondent to Human Rights Watch [03:43] The report's headline findings [04:19] The methodology behind the investigation [06:09] Doctors Without Borders: "liberating the world from Zionism" [08:15] What happened to Jewish staff who raised concerns [16:53] Is this just predictable bias, or something more troubling [21:08] The generational shift inside human rights organizations [23:09] NGO ties to PFLP-linked figures [29:51] Can these organizations actually fix themselves [32:32] What it felt like from the inside, for 14 years 🔗 More: https://unholy-podcast.lovable.app/ #UnholyPodcast #HumanRightsWatch #Antisemitism