In The Media
[Opinion] Israeli political NGOs and the transparency law
Naftali Balanson discusses the impact of NGO Monitor's report on the Israeli NGO Transparency Law, and the angry and uncivil backlash of some political advocacy NGOs.
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[Opinion] Who's afraid of a little transparency?
Naftali Balanson notes that instead of engaging critics, many members of the powerful NGO network demonize and censor them. The commitment of these same human rights NGOs to the principles of democracy and transparency in government disappears.
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[Opinion] Transparent meddling, opaque funding: the EU and NGOs
Prof. Gerald Steinberg argues that EU officials are reluctant to detail funding for Israeli and Palestinian NGOs because they fear public criticism of the EUs use of these NGOs to manipulate Israeli democracy.
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Anti-Zionism by stealth
Canadian human rights lawyer David Matas discusses the controversy at Rights & Democracy as an example of non-disclosure of NGO funding -- much like the EU's refusal to release information to NGO Monitor.
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When will the government confront the EU?
Douglas Murray on the NGO Monitor case against the EU, criticizing the EU for fighting "against transparency with every entity at its disposal" and spending "even more of our money trying to ensure we remain ignorant about how our money is spent."
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