Malaysian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and humanitarian issues in Gaza, Palestine

Since Israel‟s blockade and the Operation Casting Lead (OCL)in the Gaza Strip, many international NGOs have come forward to render help and lessen the plight of the Palestinians. For the Malaysian NGOs, particularly Aman Palestin and Lifeline4Gaza, easing the burden of the Palestinians is a responsi...

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Main Author:	Asmady Idris
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Language:	English
Published:	Institut Kajian Rantau Asia Barat 2012
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5317/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5317/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5317/1/v4n1-2012_4.pdf

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spelling	ukm-53172016-12-14T06:38:05Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5317/ Malaysian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and humanitarian issues in Gaza, Palestine Asmady Idris, Since Israel‟s blockade and the Operation Casting Lead (OCL)in the Gaza Strip, many international NGOs have come forward to render help and lessen the plight of the Palestinians. For the Malaysian NGOs, particularly Aman Palestin and Lifeline4Gaza, easing the burden of the Palestinians is a responsibility that must be shared. Although these two groups applied different approaches, with Aman Palestin using the land route of the Rafah crossing and the Lifeline4Gaza joining the international flotillas, the same goals are being pursued: to help the people of Palestine to be safe and free. To some extent, the rise of many NGOs in championing the issue of human rights at the international level has been considered as a challenge for the state. The continuous reaction of NGOs challenging the state on the issue of human rights has indirectly furthered the rivalry in the discipline of international relations, namely „state actor versus non-state actors (or NGOs)‟. Without relying on the influence of the powerful states, many international NGOs have successfully managed to show to the world that they can do things that states „cannot do‟. By using more diplomatic ways (delivering humanitarian aid), and not in the form of terrorism, this has been found to be more effective to tell the world leaders of the sufferings of the Gaza people. Nevertheless, in the case of Malaysia, it can be argued that both the state and non-state actors (Malaysian NGOs) are co-operating well in promoting the issue of human rights internationally. Both are supporting each other to ensure the mission and the vision of helping the Palestinians becomes a reality. Institut Kajian Rantau Asia Barat 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5317/1/v4n1-2012_4.pdf Asmady Idris, (2012) Malaysian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and humanitarian issues in Gaza, Palestine. Jurnal Antarabangsa Kajian Asia Barat, 4 (1). pp. 49-78. ISSN 2229-8924 http://www.ukm.my/ijwas/
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description	Since Israel‟s blockade and the Operation Casting Lead (OCL)in the Gaza Strip, many international NGOs have come forward to render help and lessen the plight of the Palestinians. For the Malaysian NGOs, particularly Aman Palestin and Lifeline4Gaza, easing the burden of the Palestinians is a responsibility that must be shared. Although these two groups applied different approaches, with Aman Palestin using the land route of the Rafah crossing and the Lifeline4Gaza joining the international flotillas, the same goals are being pursued: to help the people of Palestine to be safe and free. To some extent, the rise of many NGOs in championing the issue of human rights at the international level has been considered as a challenge for the state. The continuous reaction of NGOs challenging the state on the issue of human rights has indirectly furthered the rivalry in the discipline of international relations, namely „state actor versus non-state actors (or NGOs)‟. Without relying on the influence of the powerful states, many international NGOs have successfully managed to show to the world that they can do things that states „cannot do‟. By using more diplomatic ways (delivering humanitarian aid), and not in the form of terrorism, this has been found to be more effective to tell the world leaders of the sufferings of the Gaza people. Nevertheless, in the case of Malaysia, it can be argued that both the state and non-state actors (Malaysian NGOs) are co-operating well in promoting the issue of human rights internationally. Both are supporting each other to ensure the mission and the vision of helping the Palestinians becomes a reality.
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title	Malaysian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and humanitarian issues in Gaza, Palestine
title_short	Malaysian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and humanitarian issues in Gaza, Palestine
title_full	Malaysian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and humanitarian issues in Gaza, Palestine
title_fullStr	Malaysian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and humanitarian issues in Gaza, Palestine
title_full_unstemmed	Malaysian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and humanitarian issues in Gaza, Palestine
title_sort	malaysian non-governmental organizations (ngos) and humanitarian issues in gaza, palestine
publisher	Institut Kajian Rantau Asia Barat
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Malaysian Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and humanitarian issues in Gaza, Palestine

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