Season 3, Episode 4: Foreign Aid, NGOs, and Terror Ties- Reshaping Policy

On December 10, NGO Monitor held our annual conference under the banner of “Terror Leaders as Human Rights Activists – Exposing the Façade.” The conference focused on the ties between NGOs and known terrorist organizations, and our research on the numerous organizations currently receiving taxpayer support that have direct affiliation to terrorist groups. Join one of our panel discussions on “Humanitarian Aid, NGOs and Terror- Reshaping Policy” with NGO Monitor Vice President Olga Deutsch, Member of European Parliament Niclas Herbst, and Former Deputy Administrator at USAID Bonnie Glick.

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France and Germany award the director of a terror-tied Palestinian NGO

On December 8, 2020, Palestinian NGO Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights announced that its director, Issam Younis, was awarded the “Franco-German Human Rights and the Rule of Law Prize.”

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• Hamas
• International Criminal Court (ICC)
• Lawfare
• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
• Terrorism

Norwegian Refugee Council Report on Children – Political Attacks Funded by the EU

On November 12, 2020, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) published a 44-page report alleging “296 attacks against education by Israeli forces or settlers and settlement private security guards” in January 2008 – June 2020.

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• Children
• Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC)
• IDF
• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
• UN CAAC Blacklist

NGO Monitor Letter to the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Regarding Funding to Terror-Tied NGOs

NGO Monitor sent a letter to the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding Belgian funds being used to fund NGOs with links to the PFLP terrorist organization.

France’s Funding of an Anti-Peace Group in Jerusalem

In May 2020, France (Agence Française de Développement [AFD]) authorized an €8 million grant to the anti-peace Palestinian group NGO Development Center (NDC), a

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• BDS
• France
• NGO Code of Conduct
• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)

Season 3, Episode 3: MK Michal Cotler-Wunsh on Antisemitism and Human Rights

In September, Member of Knesset Michal Cotler-Wunsh joined an inter-parliamentary task force on combating online antisemitism, joining lawmakers from the US, UK, Australia, and Canada. Following Facebook's recent decision to ban Holocaust denial from the platform, join our host Yona Schiffmiller as he sits down with MK Cotler-Wunsh as they discuss the proper balance between stamping out hate speech and protecting free speech.

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NGO Monitor Letter to Dutch MFA Regarding Al Mezan's Ties to Terror

In October 2020, NGO Monitor sent a letter to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Al Mezan's Ties to Terror.

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• European Funding
• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
• Terrorism

NGO Monitor at the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council

NGO Monitor participated in the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council.

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• Hezbollah
• Terrorism
• UN Human Rights Council (HRC)
• UNHRC
• United Nations

Season 3, Episode 2: Why do Human Rights NGOs Reject Peace?

Human Rights NGOs were critical of the recent normalization agreements between Israel, UAE, and Bahrain. Why would these groups oppose Middle East peace? Why is Europe absent from these dramatic diplomatic developments? Join Yona Schiffmiller and Prof. Gerald Steinberg as they take a look at previous peace agreements, NGO responses, and European Middle East policy.

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• NGO Monitor's "Human Rights and Hot Coffee" Podcast

Season 3, Episode 1: Dr. Yossi Beilin and Prof. Gerald Steinberg on the Israel-UAE-Bahrain Agreements

On September 15, a historic ceremony took place at the White House. Israel signed a peace treaty with the UAE and a peace declaration with Bahrain. With the Oslo Accords having been signed 26 years ago, is Israel's normalization with Arab countries a legitimate solution in light of the Palestinian issue? Are we about to enter a new era in the Middle East? Dr. Yossi Beilin and Prof. Gerald Steinberg discuss the implications of these diplomatic breakthroughs on the future of relations between the Palestinians, Israel and the Arab world.

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