"Oxfam says it will not disclose the personal details of its Palestinian staff to Israel, citing its army's deadly attacks in Gaza that have killed hundreds of aid workers. As part of a crackdown on NGOs providing life-saving aid to Palestinians, Israel last year demanded that some of the world's best-known charities working in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem hand over detailed information about their Palestinian and international staff, operations and funding."
"We will not transfer sensitive personal data to a party to the conflict since this would breach humanitarian principles, duty of care and data protection obligations, an Oxfam spokesperson told Al Jazeera. More than 500 humanitarian workers have been killed since October 7, 2023. We call on the government of Israel to immediately halt deregistration proceedings and lift measures obstructing humanitarian assistance, the spokesperson said. We urge donor governments to use all available leverage to secure the suspension and reversal of these actions."
"According to rules set out by Israel's Ministry for Diaspora Affairs, the information to be handed over includes passport copies, resumes and names of family members, including children. It said it would reject organisations it suspected of inciting racism, denying the state of Israel's existence or the holocaust. It would also ban those it deems as supporting an armed struggle by an enemy state or a terrorist organisation against the State of Israel."
Oxfam will not share personal data of Palestinian staff with Israeli authorities, citing humanitarian principles, duty of care and data protection obligations. Israel demanded detailed information on Palestinian and international staff, operations and funding from leading charities as part of a crackdown on NGOs providing life-saving aid. On January 1, Israel withdrew the licences of 37 aid groups for failing to meet new security and transparency standards. More than 500 humanitarian workers have been killed since October 7, 2023. Required data includes passport copies, resumes and names of family members, including children; Israel said it would reject organisations meeting certain ideological or security criteria, and 23 organisations have agreed.
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