New European Funding Cycle to the Secretariat
An overview of funding to the IHL Secretariat from its donor governments, following Denmark's signing agreements for an additional funding cycle of $8.3 million.
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European Parliament: Ensure that Funds Are Not Diverted to Incitement
A European Parliament resolution reflects the EU’s readiness to address funding to civil society and to challenge the notion that all support for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has a positive impact.
European Parliamentarians Agree: Governments Should Not Support Organizations that Incite Violence
Responses from a number of European parliamentarians to NGO Monitor's report detailing the highly disturbing pattern of European government funding to NGOs that legitimize violent attacks against civilians and incite violence.
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Background on the Palestinian Hunger Strike and NGO Claims
Hunger strikes by Palestinian prisoners are used to promote sympathy for the Palestinian narrative and reinforce the demonization of Israel through false allegations. As in previous years, NGOs are playing a central role in assisting the campaign.
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Al-Haq Goes to Norway, Norwegian Labor Union votes to Boycott Israel
A Norwegian labor union voted in favor of a boycott against Israel following a meeting with Al-Haq General Director Shawan Jabarin. The episode is yet another example of how BDS activists are exploiting CSR and other corporate and pension frameworks to backdoor discriminatory anti-Israel policies.
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Timeline of NGO Monitor Correspondence regarding Lynk Report
The UN edited and removed Manal Tamimi from a report written by Michael Lynk after NGO Monitor filed a complaint demonstrating that Tamimi frequently utilizes antisemitic and violent rhetoric and imagery on social media.
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Amnesty and the Hunger Strike Farce
Naftali Balanson explains how Amnesty International has joined the social media campaign on behalf of hunger striking prisoners, simply adopting Palestinian propaganda and promoting its anti-Israel political agenda.
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Setting the Record Straight on NOVACT’s Response to NGO Monitor Research
Examination of the details surrounding the claims of the president of NOVACT, who accused NGO Monitor of publishing false information about the organization, shows that NOVACT does indeed whitewash violence.
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Does the “Humanitarian Imperative” Override Financial Anti-Terror Regulations? A Response to Chatham House
A position paper published by Chatham House in London overlooks the obvious risks, and demonstrated examples, of aid diversion to terror groups in conflict regions.
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Human Rights Watch Condemns Hamas: Change in Strategy, or More of the Same?
HRW's statement on two Israelis who crossed into Gaza and are being held incommunicado by Hamas contains many of the general methodological problems that plague HRW’s publications, relating to timeliness, value-added “research,” sustained campaigning, consistency of terminology, and promotion of political ideology rather than human rights standards. It also highlights HRW’s ongoing failures in its agenda related to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
