Under the guise of protecting the rights of Palestinians, Palestinian NGOs promote BDS, antinormalization, and “right of return,” which effectively would mean the end of a Jewish state. They reject the legitimacy of Israel’s existence and deny it the right to self-defense
The ICC arrest warrants are the product of years of lobbying and engagement on the part of terror-linked, anti-Israel NGOs, including Al-Haq, Al-Mezan, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR).
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.
Al-Haq, a Palestinian NGO linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) – an internationally designated terrorist organization – has pursued a strategy seeking to eliminate Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people and to legitimize violent attacks against its citizens.
Publicly available information shows that at least nine Palestinian NGOs, recipients of millions of euros of EU taxpayer funds, have justified and celebrated the October 7th terror attacks, or denied the atrocities.
Following the October 7th Hamas massacre, the Swedish government commissioned a review of its funding for Palestinians, whitewashing Sweden-funded Palestinian NGOs that justified and celebrated the October 7th attacks, denied Hamas’ atrocities, and continued to advance antisemitism.
NGOs funded through German development programs (Entwicklungshilfe) with the stated aim to promote “human rights” and “international law” have failed to condemn these blatant violations of human rights and humanitarian principles.
In 2022, Al-Haq Europe and Bisan International Center were registered in Belgium as non-profit associations:.
Many of Al-Haq's officials have made comments appearing to support Palestinian terrorists and violence against Israeli civilians – including under the slogan of “a right of resistance.”
On October 7, 2023 (which was the Sabbath and a Jewish holiday), hundreds of Palestinian terrorists poured across the border from Gaza into Israel, slaughtering hundreds of Jews, and torturing, maiming, and kidnapping others. In parallel, thousands of rockets were fired at Israeli population centers, sending millions rushing to shelters.
Al-Haq board members and officials have made highly disturbing comments that are consistent with the NGO’s broader goal of eliminating Israel.
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