If Europe Fails to Act, Is Restrictive Legislation Unavoidable?
European governments should make their donations to Israeli NGOs transparent, avoiding the need for Israeli legislation requiring such from these groups.
European governments should make their donations to Israeli NGOs transparent, avoiding the need for Israeli legislation requiring such from these groups.
The proposed "Agent Provocateur" Law does not address the problems of foreign government funding for NGOs. The values of transparency and accountability must be pursued, drawing attention to the massive and irresponsible funding from European governments to highly problematic political advocacy NGOs involved in Israeli politics and democracy.
It has been revealed that Breaking the Silence, an Israeli NGO working to influence democracy in Israel, receives massive amounts of funding from foreign (European) governments.
Lena Bakman claims that by funding NGOs which demonize Israel, the EU puts bilateral relations between themselves and Israel at risk.
By supporting Breaking the Silences events in Zurich, the Swiss Foreign Ministry, the Municipality of Zurich, and several church groups are inappropriately and immorally contributing to the international delegitimization of Israel.
Washington Post cites NGO Monitor research regarding foreign funding to politicized NGOs that were attempting to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from power.