Senator Eric Abetz asked officials from the Australian Agency for International Development about safeguards in place that prevent AusAID funding being used ...in a manner that contravenes Australian government policy on Israel? Let us just pluck an example out of the air like BDSBoycott, Divestment and Sanctions.
New Israel Fund (NIF) Funded-Sheikh Jarrah Solidarity Movement to Lead Jerusalem March in Support of Unilateral Declaration of Independence, and Against NIF Guidelines
NGO Monitor is concerned this new law is counterproductive and will only polarize important discussions regarding the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel.
Organizations that pursue moral agendas have a particular obligation to operate according to ethical principles. NGO Monitor is proposing the following ethical guidelines to ensure that declaratory red lines are reflected in substantive policy of NGOs and their funders.
ICCO and Cordaid, which receive millions of euros from the Dutch government, fund some of the most radical NGOs active in the Arab-Israeli conflict - including groups that are active in anti-Israel BDS.
Many of the grantees actively oppose the compromises necessary for a peace agreement, and engage in anti-Israel campaigns such as BDS (boycotts, divestment, and sanctions) and legal cases against Israeli officials and businesses.
NGOs have developed a strategy to discredit the Israeli justice system and to falsely paint Israel as an anti-democratic state. The strategy has encompassed specifically targeting the Israeli Supreme Court.
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