From 1970, this human rights group was chaired by

Israel Shahak Israel Shahak ( he, ישראל שחק; born Israel Himmelstaub, 28 April 1933 – 2 July 2001) was an Israeli professor of organic chemistry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, a Holocaust survivor, an intellectual of liberal political bent, ...

. It was briefly a member of the

International League for Human Rights The International League for Human Rights (ILHR) is a human rights organization with headquarters in New York City. Claiming to be the oldest human rights organization in the United States, the ILHR defines its mission as "defending human right ...

, but was suspended in 1973. This was related to the organisation's 1972 AGM, on 16 November, which was broken up by some 200 members of the Young Israeli Labor Party assisted by members of the GSS.Raks, Louis,

Union of Liberal Students The Union of Liberal Students (ULS) was the England and Wales, English and Welsh student wing of the United Kingdom's Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party. The Scottish Liberal Party had a separate organisation, Scottish Liberal Students. ULS was f ...

, "Political Prisoners and Human Rights in Israel." Introduction by

Peter Hain Peter Gerald Hain, Baron Hain (born 16 February 1950), is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2005 to 2007, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions from 2007 to 2008 and twice as Secretary of State ...

and Andrew Ellis. Page i. Both Uri Davis and

Felicia Langer Felicia Langer (9 December 1930 – 21 June 2018) was a German-Israeli attorney and human rights activist known for her defence of Palestinian political prisoners in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. She authored several books alleging human rights ...

have served as vice-chair.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Israeli League For Human And Civil Rights International human rights organizations Human rights organizations based in Israel