Yona Schiffmiller
About
Yona Schiffmiller is Director of Research at NGO Monitor. Previously, Yona headed NGO Monitor’s North America Desk, leading efforts countering US and Canadian funding to NGOs engaged in BDS activity, antisemitic rhetoric, and celebrations of violence.
Yona has also focused on Gaza-related issues, including the diversion of aid by terrorist organizations. He wrote and helped edit chapters in our 2015 publication, Filling in the Blanks, which analyzes misuse of humanitarian aid in Gaza and explores other key dimensions to understanding the 2014 Gaza war.
Yona holds an MA in International Security and Diplomacy studies from Hebrew University, where he also received his BA in Political Science and International Relations. His articles and op-eds have appeared in The Hill, the Forward, Yisrael Hayom, and other outlets.
Expertise
BDS on American College Campuses
Medical “malpractice” by anti-Israel NGOs
Exploitation of humanitarian aid in Gaza