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'''Hillel C. Neuer''' is executive director of [[UN Watch]], a [[human rights]] [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]] in [[Geneva, Switzerland]].<ref name="uwinnipeg">{{cite web|url=http://www.uwinnipeg.ca/index/hrsj-bio-neuer|title=Hillel Neuer Executive Director, UN Watch |year=2007|publisher=University of Winnipeg|accessdate=27 January 2010}}</ref> |
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Originally from Montreal, Neuer has written on law, politics and international affairs. |
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Prior to joining UN Watch, Neuer practiced commercial and civil rights litigation at the international law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP.<ref name="uwinnipeg"/> Active as a human rights defender, Neuer was cited by the [[Federal Court of New York]] for the high quality of his [[pro bono]] advocacy on a precedent-setting First Amendment case for prisoners’ rights and freedom of religion.<ref name="uwinnipeg"/> Neuer served as a law clerk to the [[Supreme Court of Israel]] and a Graduate Fellow at the [[Shalem Center]] think tank. He holds a BA in intellectual history and political science from [[Concordia University (Quebec)|Concordia University]], a BCL and LLB from the [[McGill University]] Faculty of Law, and an LLM in comparative constitutional law from the [[Hebrew University]] in Jerusalem.<ref name="uwinnipeg"/> Neuer is a member of the New York bar and co-author of the [[Annotated Copyright Act of Canada]] and Directors and Officers—A Canadian Legal Manual.<ref name="uwinnipeg"/> |
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==Education== |
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Neuer graduated from Concordia University with a Bachelor of Arts in intellectual history and political science. He also has a Bachelor of Civil Law and a Bachelor of Laws from the McGill University Faculty of Law, as well as a Master of Laws in comparative constitutional law from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. |
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==Erroneous arrest during 2007 US visit== |
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On November 1, 2007, Neuer presented a report on the United Nations and [[antisemitism]] at the invitation of [[Yale University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yale.edu/yiisa/seminars.htm |title=The Yale Initiative for the Study of Anti-Semitism - Home Page |publisher=Yale.edu |date= |accessdate=2010-08-14}}</ref> The day after giving his presentation, Neuer visited a local restaurant in [[Needham, Massachusetts]], where an employee called the police and falsely reported that Neuer was carrying a gun, leading the police to take him into custody.<ref name="vennochi2007">{{cite news| url=http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/11/08/too_suspicious_in_suburbia/ | work=The Boston Globe | title=Too suspicious in suburbia | first=Joan | last=Vennochi | date=November 8, 2007}}</ref> On the next business day, the [[Norfolk County, Massachusetts|Norfolk County]] court fully cleared Neuer and ruled that the police had acted without probable cause.<ref name="vennochi2007"/> Initial media reports of a "stand-off" were found to be false and police confirmed that Neuer himself had called 911 twice seeking to exit from the police action that he believed was in pursuit of criminals near the restaurant.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/11/06/fearful_911_calls_in_needham_released/ | work=The Boston Globe | title=Fearful 911 calls in Needham released | first=John R. | last=Ellement | date=November 6, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Heldt |first=Jennifer |url=http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1042864 |title=’I never threatened anyone’ |publisher=BostonHerald.com |date=2007-11-06 |accessdate=2010-08-14}}</ref> "Mr. Neuer was an innocent victim who went to a restaurant in Needham and was traumatized and almost killed," said Neuer's attorney David G. Eisenstadt. "There was no justification to charge Mr. Neuer with anything."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/general/view.bg?articleid=1042854 |title=Judge dismisses charge against man caught during Needham frenzy |publisher=BostonHerald.com |date=2007-11-06 |accessdate=2010-08-14}}</ref> On March 31, 2008, the Town of Needham, on behalf of the police, sent Mr. Neuer a full apology, saying he was "an innocent victim caught up in the events of that day."<ref>http://www.unwatch.org/atf/cf/%7B6DEB65DA-BE5B-4CAE-8056-8BF0BEDF4D17%7D/NeedhamApology.pdf</ref> |
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==2009 Toronto Film Festival== |
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{{main|2009 Toronto International Film Festival#Controversy over Tel Aviv spotlight}} |
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In 2009 Hillel Neuer became involved in the controversy over the involvement of the [[Brand Israel]] campaign in the [[2009 Toronto International Film Festival]]. In particular Hillel was angered at the involvement of activist [[Naomi Klein]] in the protest.<ref name="GlobeAndMailSept82009">{{cite news|author=Canada |url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/tiff-2009/tiff-focus-on-tel-aviv-draws-protests/article1273755/ |title=TIFF focus on Tel Aviv draws protests |publisher=The Globe and Mail |date= 2009-09-02|accessdate=2010-08-14 |location=Toronto}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Canada |url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/we-dont-feel-like-celebrating-with-israel-this-year/article1278582/ |title=We don't feel like celebrating with Israel this year |publisher=The Globe and Mail |date= 2009-09-07|accessdate=2010-08-14 |location=Toronto}}</ref> Hillel wrote: "Supporters of liberal democratic values may have a hard time understanding why anti-globalization activist Naomi Klein has recruited [[Jane Fonda]] and other stars to boycott the Toronto International Film Festival for the crime of showing films from [[Tel Aviv]]."<ref name="nationalpost1">{{cite web|url=http://blog.unwatch.org/index.php/2009/09/15/the-strange-enduring-rage-of-naomi-klein/ |title=Hillel Neuer: The strange, enduring rage of Naomi Klein - Full Comment |publisher=Network.nationalpost.com |date= |accessdate=2010-08-14}}</ref> Subsequently, [[UN Watch]], the organization which Hillel heads, published a report on its website entitled "Naomi Klein Exposed: The Unauthorized Biography".<ref name="unwatch1">{{cite web|url=http://secure.unwatch.org/site/c.bdKKISNqEmG/b.5438451/k.64F0/Naomi_Klein_Exposed_The_Unauthorized_Biography.htm |title=Naomi Klein Exposed: The Unauthorized Biography |publisher=UN Watch |date=1990-11-29 |accessdate=2010-08-14}}</ref> |
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