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Funders: | Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Secretariat: Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Netherlands |
Start date: | 1 Jan 1988 |
End date: | 21 Apr 2024 |
Analysis of Dutch Government Funding for Israeli and Palestinian Political Advocacy NGOs
In sharp contrast to Dutch government policy, direct and indirect funding supports NGOs that are active in BDS campaigns. In their response to this report, the Dutch Foreign Minister and State-Secretary of Foreign Affairs indicated that failure to end these activities may result in a cessation of funding.
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Scandinavian NGO Funding: Promoting Boycotts, Lawfare, and the Rhetoric of Conflict
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland contribute millions of dollars annually to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that include some of the most radical groups operating in Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The scope of funding from these countries is extensive compared to NGO support from other European governments. NGO Monitors research details the levels of Scandinavian funding received by specific NGOs, as well as the anti-Israel advocacy and demonization campaigns in which these NGOs engage often in direct contradiction to the humanitarian, peace, and human-rights agendas they claim to espouse.