Key Issue:Israeli NGOs: Foreign Funding and Transparency

Reports and analysis

• NGO Legislation: Factsheet on Government Funding, November 2, 2015
• NGO Transparency Law Update: NGO Reports to the Israeli Registrar of Non-Profits, 2012-2014, February 8, 2015
• NGO Transparency Law update: NGO reports to Israeli Registrar of Non-Profits in 2012, February 4, 2013
• Knesset NGO Transparency Bill: Status update, November 16, 2011
• Foreign Government Funding for Israeli Political NGOs 2009/2010, November 15, 2011
• NGOs in Israel 101: Background to the debate and FAQs, November 15, 2011
• Changes in NIF Funding – 2010 Grants, September 7, 2011
• Background and Analysis Regarding Knesset “Anti-Boycott Law” July 13, 2011
• Analysis of European Parliament Plenary Session September 8, 2010: “Draft bill on Israeli NGOs”
• Selections from MEP statements during the debate on September 8, 2010
• The New Israeli NGO Transparency Bill- Essential Background and Translation, August 17, 2010
• NGO Letter to MEPs Distorts Israeli Legislation and Context, March 3, 2010
  
  

• NGO Monitor op-eds

• What are you hiding? NGOs, funding and websites, Naftali Balanson, Jerusalem Post, August 6, 2012
• Mouthpieces for Europe, Anne Herzberg and Naftali Balanson, Ynetnews.com, November 20, 2011
• Time to focus on transparency, Gerald Steinberg and Jason Edelstein, Haaretz, July 22, 2011
• BDS and limited boycotts: a distinction without a difference?, Gerald Steinberg, Bitterlemons, July 21, 2011
• Transparency for NGOs is not anti-democratic, Gerald M. Steinberg, Haaretz, February 23, 2011
• NGO inquiry committee has wrong focus, framework, Jason Edelstein and Gerald Steinberg, JTA, January 12, 2011
• Europe needs a parliamentary inquiry on NGO funding, Gerald M. Steinberg, Jerusalem Post, January 9, 2011
• A window into Europe, Asher Fredman, Jerusalem Post, September 14, 2010
• NGO transparency will protect democracy, Gerald Steinberg, Jerusalem Post, August 19, 2010
• The real danger to Israel´s civic society, Gerald Steinberg and Asher Fredman, Haaretz, August 6, 2010
• The battle for democracy, Asher Fredman, Ynetnews.com, May 27, 2010
• Not quite free, Gerald Steinberg, Jerusalem Post, April 14, 2010
• Right of Reply: Who’s afraid of NGO Monitor?, Naftali Balanson, Jerusalem Post, December 3, 2009
• Gerald Steinberg on European funding for Israeli NGOs, Gerald Steinberg, Rosners Domain, December 2, 2009
• Manipulating the marketplace of ideas, Gerald M. Steinberg, Haaretz, November 27, 2009
• Transparency, not ban, is the way to handle foreign NGO funding, Gerald M. Steinberg, Jerusalem Post, August 2, 2009
  
  

• NGO Monitor in the Media

• Undermining Democracy, Editorial, The Forward, November 21, 2011
• Recklessness and Recklessness, Ben-Dror Yemeni, NRG, November 18, 2011 (Hebrew)
• Two Bills Take Aim at Left-Wing NGOs in Israel, Marcy Oster, JTA, November 17, 2011
• A Slippery Slope, Editorial, Jerusalem Post, November 15, 2011
• Israeli Legislation Limiting Foreign Government Funding of NGOs Causes Stir, Philanthropy News Center, November 15, 2011
• Critics of Knesset NGO Bills Say Israel’s Democracy Being Undermined, Marcy Oster, JTA, November 14, 2011
• Israeli Government Backs Limits on Financing for Nonprofit Groups, Ethan Bronner, New York Times, November 13, 2011
• NGOs: Bill a ‘Shameful Moment’ for Israel, Joanna Parasczuk, Jerusalem Post, November 13, 2011
• Knesset Committee to Vote on Bill Limiting Foreign Funding for NGOs, JTA, November 9, 2011
• The Danger of Foreign Funding, MK Tzipi Hotovely, Israel HaYom, November 9, 2011 (Hebrew)
• No Transparency in NGO Funding, Dennis Mitzer, Jerusalem Post blog, October 18, 2011
• NGO Monitor Slams Belgium Funds for ‘Anti-Israel’ Group, Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post, August 14, 2011
• A-G will defend Boycott Law despite ‘legal difficulties,’ Lahav Harkov and Joanna Parasczuk, Jerusalem Post, July 13, 2011
• Middle East Media Sampler #6 ,Daniel Goldstein, IDC Gloria Center, July 14, 2011
• Strike Down the Anti-Boycott Law, Totally Jewish, July 14, 2011
• Backlash as Israel gags boycotters, Simon Rocker and Anshel Pfeffer, The Jewish Chronicle, July 14, 2011
• Gush Shalom: Boycott Law ‘death’ of freedom of expression, Lahav Harkov and Joanna Paraszczuk, Jerusalem Post, July 13, 2011
• A-G will defend Boycott Law despite ‘legal difficulties, Lahav Harkov and Joanna Paraszczuk, Jerusalem Post, July 13, 2011
• Knesset c’tee approves bill outlawing boycotts on Israel, Lahav Harkov, Jerusalem Post, June 28, 2011
• Expose NGOs – democratically, Editorial, Jerusalem Post, June 27, 2011
• Balancing NGOs democratically, Editorial, Jerusalem Post, February 25, 2011
• Israel looks out for itself, Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post, February 24, 2011
• Knesset enacts law requiring NGO funding transparency, JTA, February 22, 2011
• ISRAEL: NGOs must disclose foreign governmental funding, new bill says, Batsheva Sobelman, Los Angeles Times, February 22, 2011
• Foreign Government NGO Funding Transparency Bill, Jonathan Hoffman, Jewish Chronicle, February 3, 2011
• Does Arab Money Fund Left-wing Israeli NGOs?, Nathan Jeffay, The Forward, January 19, 2011
• Proposed law to probe Israeli rights groups prompts fierce criticism in Israel, Leslie Susser, JTA, January 12, 2011
• Jerusalem slams EU session on Knesset NGO bill, Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post, September 15, 2010
• EU warns Israel over anti-NGO bill, Leigh Phillips, EU Observer, September 9, 2010
• EU accused of meddling in Israeli democracy, Leigh Phillips, EU Observer, June 30, 2010
• Steinberg: NGO funding in Arab-Israeli conflict ineffective, counterproductive, Dan Slobodkin, Jerusalem Dispatch, June 28, 2010
• Knesset Bill Would Expose Foreign Backers Of NGOs, Stewart Ain, The New York Jewish Week, April 07, 2010
• Israeli Rights Groups View Themselves as Under Siege, Isabel Kershner, New York Times, April 5, 2010
• The European lobby in Israel, Seth J. Frantzman, Jerusalem Post, February 23, 2010
• Israeli NGOs: Foreign political funding bill is pointless, Ben Hartman, Jerusalem Post, February 16, 2010
• NGO Monitor turns to EU court for transparency, Dan Izenberg, Jerusalem Post, January 21, 2010
• Watchdog group sues EU, JTA, January 20, 2010
• Israeli watchdog sues EU over NGO funding, AP, January 20, 2010
• ‘European funding of Israeli NGOs isn’t ‘meddling’ in policy’, Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post, December 30, 2009
• Israel targets foreign gov’t NGO funds, Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post, July 31, 2009

• NGO Monitor Press Releases

• NGO Funding at Center of Israeli Debate, November 13, 2011
• Statement Regarding Proposed Legislation to End Government Funding to NGOs, November 9, 2011
• Wikileaks: US Cable Quotes NGO Monitor, September 5, 2011
• Background Regarding Proposed Legislation to End Government Funding to NGOs, June 14, 2011
• Statement and Background on New Initiative Impacting NGOs and National Service Volunteers, June 12, 2011
• Ha’aretz Corrects Inaccurate Report on NGO Debate in European Parliament, March 9, 2011
• NGO Monitor Statement on Foreign Government NGO Funding Transparency Law, February 22, 2011
• Knesset Committee Passes Foreign Government NGO Funding Transparency Bill, August 17, 2010
• NGO Monitor President to Address EU Parliament Committee, June 23, 2010
• Israel Watchdog Group Sues European Union for “Transparency Failure”, January 20, 2010
• NGO Monitor research to be featured at Knesset conference on foreign funding for NGOs, November 30, 2009
• NGO Monitor executive director to testify at Knesset session , June 11, 2007