“Hero” is becoming an awfully loose term these days.
A group of ten “human rights NGOs,” including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, has nominated Egyptian activist Mona Seif for this year’s Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders. Seif’s admirers are thrilled:
Finally our amazing guardian angel in every protest is nominated for the international human rights award @Monasosh http://t.co/3bTJ77ZDKf
— Sally بنت ذهنى (@sallyzohney) April 24, 2013
News that makes you happy: #Egypt's @Monasosh selected as a final nominee for the Martin Ennals award http://t.co/s3Q2iGvLar
— آدم مكاري (@adamakary) April 25, 2013
Cannot think of anyone else who deserves this more. Congrats, @Monasosh http://t.co/TdTsBD4WLz
— Dalia Ezzat (@DaliaEzzat_) April 25, 2013
Another outstanding Egyptian advocate for #HumanRights, #MonaSeif, is nominated for important international price http://t.co/nOVLGRlaSm
— SweAmbEgypt (@SweAmbEgypt) April 27, 2013
Outstanding, huh? Let’s take a closer look at the woman being considered a human rights champion:
People of Sainai, Our gas is being pumped again to Israel, Plz do something about it #FuckIsrael
— Mona Seif (@Monasosh) July 6, 2011
We the Egyptian ppl DO NOT WANT OUR GAS TO BE EXPORTED TO ISRAEL.Sinai ppl are our heroes everytime they blow up the pipelines #FuckISrael
— Mona Seif (@Monasosh) July 6, 2011
HE was also "Eliminated" you Assholes! He is 11 months old !!!! pic.twitter.com/pJfvmMMJ @IDFSpokesperson #Gaza #غزة #FuckIsrael
— Mona Seif (@Monasosh) November 15, 2012
The Assholes they are killing kids while posing for pics as if it is a picnic!! #FUCKISRAEL #Gaza #Palestine http://t.co/5Dh9eyJS
— Mona Seif (@Monasosh) November 16, 2012
She even condemned Ennals Award committee member Human Rights Watch:
An occupied nation fighting back but HRW asks :"Palestinian Groups Need to Halt Rocket Attacks on Civilians" SHAME ON YOU… #FuckIsrael
— Mona Seif (@Monasosh) November 19, 2012
Is this really the face of international human rights?
Dear Hans @Thoolen, We urge you to cancel your world human rights prize nomination of terror-supporter @monasosh: http://t.co/bVdYPMk4my
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) April 30, 2013
Dear Mona Seif @Monasosh, We here in Geneva don't applaud advocates of terorism. Please withdraw now from the Prize: http://t.co/D8D2yvAXLp
— UN Watch (@UNWatch) April 30, 2013
UN Watch, a Geneva-based organization that monitors the United Nations, has written a letter to the executive director of Human Rights Watch condemning the decision to honor Seif, a “preacher of terror.”
Other Egyptian human rights activists have registered their outrage at Seif’s nomination:
#Martin_Ennals_Award not for a terrorists supporters .. Mona Saif is a terrorist suppoerter ! #Human_Rights #Terror pic.twitter.com/u29PJZeGGT
— Amr Bakly عمرو بقلي (@ABakly) April 28, 2013
https://twitter.com/maikelnabil/status/328857115848495104
Earlier this year, the U.S. State Department decided to honor Egyptian anti-Semite and terrorist sympathizer Samira Ibrahim as a “Woman of Courage.” Fortunately, after being faced with righteous backlash, the department reversed its decision. Let’s hope the Martin Ennals Award committee does the same.
@HillelNeuer @KenRoth @Monasosh Shame on Human Rights Watch, By honoring a terrorist sympathizer, they have once again debased themselves.
— The Schoenfeld Organization (@gabeschoenfeld) April 30, 2013
(Hat tip: Susan Stiles)