[Opinion] Foreign NGO Funding: Private vs. Public
Lena Bakman claims that by funding NGOs which demonize Israel, the EU puts bilateral relations between themselves and Israel at risk.
Lena Bakman claims that by funding NGOs which demonize Israel, the EU puts bilateral relations between themselves and Israel at risk.
Itai Reuveni claims that the democratic debate is one of Israels greatest strengths, but the problem begins when outsiders, who represent foreign political interests, attempt to influence and manipulate the internal Israeli agenda.
Gerald Steinberg claims that anti-Zionist NGOs promote false allegations of "racism" and "discrimination" in an effort to reverse the definition of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people.
Prof. Steinberg discusses the strength of Israeli democracy and the false NGO campaigns that distort this reality.
NGO Monitor's documentation of NGO activity is used to demonstrate Israel's democratic nature and liberal society.
Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and New York Times columnist Tom Friedman expressed some concerns about Israeli democracy. Maybe Clinton and Friedman first should take a hard look at the state of democracy at home.