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Shawan Jabarin’s Controversial Appointment to Human Rights Watch Board

Israel's Supreme Court says Shawan Jabarin leads a double life, as a human rights activist who also has a secret association with a terrorist organization. Human Rights Watch says he does invaluable work for peace, but its founding chairman and others consider Jabarin’s appointment shocking.

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Shawan Jabarin at work in his Al Haq office: Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde? (Nasser Shiyoukhi / AP Photo)

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