Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org)
‘Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to
promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and other international standards.' The English language homepage
provides articles on human rights questions and abuses in countries around the
globe.
The Avalon Project
at the Yale Law School (http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/mideast/mideast.htm)
A comprehensive collection of documents on the Middle East ranging from 1916
-2002, arranged by date and searchable by period as well as by keyword.
B'Tselem, The Israeli Information Center for
Human Rights in the Occupied Territories(http://www.btselem.org/)
On its bilingual (English and Hebrew) site, B'Tselem ‘endeavors to document
and educate the Israeli public and policymakers about human rights violations
in the Occupied Territories, combat the phenomenon of denial prevalent among
the Israeli public, and help create a human rights culture in Israel.'
CIA-The World Factbook-Israel (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/)
The CIA Factbook, an annual publication of the CIA, contains up-to-date information
on all aspects of the political, social and military history of a particular
country. It is often the best narrative source on such topics. You will find
the Factbook on Israel via the site index.
Center for Strategic and International Studies (http://www.csis.org/)
A Washington, DC based think-tank which sponsors seminars and conferences and
issues reports on terrorism, the Middle East and United States foreign policy.
Chiefs of State and Cabinet
Ministers of Foreign Governments (http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/chiefs/)
Constantly updated lists of important governmental officers and their position
of all the world's countries is published by the CIA as a part of its website..
See the web page in general http://www.cia.gov for a search for materials on
other topics relating to CIA operations and a particular country.
Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides
numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.
Federation of American Scientists (http://www.fas.org)
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) ‘is the oldest organization
dedicated to ending the worldwide arms race, achieving complete nuclear disarmament,
and avoiding the use of nuclear weapons for any purpose.' Whatever one's
views are on its goals, a search of the site yields valuable information on a
country's armament found only with difficulty elsewhere.
Foundation for Middle East Peace (http://www.fmep.org/)
‘The Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP) is dedicated to informing
Americans about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and assisting in a peaceful
solution that brings security for both peoples.' The site include reports
and access to its database of Israeli settlements.
Human Rights Watch (http://www.hrw.org/)
‘Human Rights Watch is an independent, non-governmental organization, supported
by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide.' Search
its records for reports on the human rights records, abuses, etc. of any given
country.
Jewish Agency for Israel (http://www.jafi.org.il/)
The Jewish Agency for Israel is a quasi-governmental agency of Israel that seeks
to ‘address the many global challenges facing World Jewry and Israel.'
The Judicial Authority (http://www.court.gov.il/)
Includes links to judgement of the Supreme Court of Israel in Hebrew, as well
as abstracts of selected judgement in English.
The Knesset (Israel's Parliament) (http://www.knesset.gov.il/)
‘The Knesset is the house of representatives (the parliament) of the State
of Israel, in which the full range of current opinions are represented.' The
site includes useful historical data, including compilations of knesset election
results from Israel's earliest days until today.
Permanent Mission of Israel to the United
Nations (http://www.israel-un.org)
‘This site introduces Israel's positions on important UN-related
issues, as well as in-depth information on the State of Israel.' Includes
up-to-date positions on recent events.
U.S. Department of State (http://state.gov/)
Numerous documents concerning diplomatic and international relations, travel
advice and warnings relating to the countries of the world are available on the
State Department's official site by searching under a particular country's
name.
U.S. Library of Congress. Law Library
of Congress (http://www.loc.gov/law/glin/GLINv1/)
Guide to legal materials of all types gathered by the Law Library of the U.S.
Congress searchable by country name.
United Nations (http://www.un.org)
Using the search capabilities of the official site of the United Nations provides
articles, reports, etc. in several languages on all aspects of the initiatives
and mission of that organization as well as on the contemporary life, culture,
society, international relations, etc. of all the countries and peoples of the
world.
Washington Institute for Near East
Policy (http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/)
‘Founded in 1985, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy is a public
educational foundation dedicated to scholarly research and informed debate on
U.S. interests in the Middle East.'
The World Bank Group (http://www.worldbank.org)
A search by country yields numerous English language reports on the economic
development of regions of the world and the World Bank Groups' advice,
initiatives and warnings concerning them.
World Trade Organization (http://www.wto.org/)
Headquartered in Switzerland the WTO, made up of member governments from around
the globe, is dedicated to topics concerning international trade and development.
Its English language ‘website contains material for a range of users, from
the general public to students, academics and trade specialists. It includes
introductions to WTO activities and a large database of official documents.' |