As part of the “Durban Strategy” to isolate Israel, NGOs level accusations of systematic Israeli violations of Palestinian human rights. The NGO allegations are characterized by factual and legal distortions, in pursuit of an anti-human rights agenda.
Many of the activities and projects undertaken by Swisspeace are highly politicized, reflecting ideological preferences, prejudices and biases that can interfere with the organization’s stated objectives. In the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the biases are highly visible.
On June 23, 2025, the foreign ministers of EU member states are scheduled to consider the status of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, the central framework for trade and political cooperation between the European Union and Israel since 2000.
In response to the armed conflict between Iran and Israel in June 2025, a broad network of anti-Israel organizations mobilized through protests, petitions, and direct action.
Within days of the Hamas-orchestrated atrocities, major Spanish NGO recipients of government funding joined the concerted campaign promoting the antisemitic “genocide” libel against Israel.
NGOs have taken a leading role in Nakba Day events calling for the dismantlement of Zionism and Israel, as well as full arms embargoes against the Jewish state.
In December 2024-October 2028, the European Commission will provide Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center with €1 million for a project entitled “Faithful Futures: Religious Leaders for Accountability, Justice and Peace through the Two-State Solution.”
Publicly available evidence strongly suggests that the Palestinian NGO Al-Haq – designated as a terrorist entity by Israel in October 2021 – has established a European entity to circumvent sanctions.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has a 30-year history of systematic false accusations and strident advocacy in its reports and statements regarding Israel. Their latest publication is another blatant example in this series.
On October 12, 2024, Belgium-based NGO Hind Rajab Foundation announced it had submitted a complaint to the ICC to issue arrest warrants against 1000 Israeli soldiers. The Hind Rajab Foundation was officially registered in Belgium in September 2024. Long-time anti-Israel activists Dyab Abou Jahjah and Karim Hassoun serve as the NGO’s chair and secretary,
October 7, 2024 marked the one-year anniversary of the worst attack against the Jewish people since the Holocaust. However, in sharp contrast, NGOs inverted the atrocities committed against Israelis, and continuing the demonization campaign that falsely portrays Israel’s military response to the attacks as “genocide,” “ethnic cleansing,” and “extermination.”
