Hate has corrupted the world’s biggest charities: Full Comment podcast
- EiGHT, an organization of former NGO leaders, investigated major humanitarian charities like the Red Cross, Amnesty International, and UNICEF, revealing significant bias against Jews and Israel.
- The investigation found these charities often refuse to acknowledge atrocities committed by Hamas and suppress employees who raise concerns about human rights violations and antisemitism within the organizations.
- Workers who speak out about such issues face ostracism and dismissal, highlighting internal problems of discrimination and lack of accountability.
- EiGHT is advocating for increased transparency and oversight of these charities, which receive billions in funding but remain largely unexamined for discriminatory practices.
The Red Cross, Amnesty International, Doctors Without Borders, Human Rights Watch, UNICEF and more — they’re treated by governments and the media as neutral humanitarians working for everyone’s rights and welfare. But as Danielle Haas tells Brian, a new investigation by her organization EiGHT found them rife with bias, particularly against Jews and Israel. It uncovered charities refusing to acknowledge atrocities committed by Hamas, while ostracizing and even dismissing workers who dared speak up about human rights violations and blatant antisemitism, including within the organizations themselves. EiGHT, made up of former NGO leaders, is calling for transparency and oversight for charities whose discrimination goes largely unscrutinized, despite raking in billions of dollars in donations and funding. (Recorded July 17, 2026)