Lack of Transparency
Research Note: New European Government Funding Aimed at Influencing Israeli Legislation
Israeli NGO B'Tselem received a grant from the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) to combat proposed legislation in the Israeli knesset, highlighting the manipulative intent of European government funding in the context of Israeli democracy.
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[Opinion] The Issues Behind Israel's NGO Law
Professor Gerald Steinberg explains how the proposed NGO law is a response to the demonization of Israel by Israeli NGOs which receive millions of dollars in funding from European governments.
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Breaking the Silence: Details of European Government Funding
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.
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[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.
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Analysis of IHL Secretariat Annual Report 2014: Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, and the Netherlands
The 2014 Annual Report of the IHL Secretariat brings to light the fundamental problems with its funding mechanism, including support for political warfare against Israel and very limited focus on alleged violations by Palestinians.
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[Opinion] A Troubling Picture of UN Complicity in Palestinian War Crimes
Anne Herzberg maintains that while the BOI summary of the 2014 Gaza war lacks transparency, its mandate was generally even-handed, did not declare Israel guilty in advance and, even if unintentionally, refutes the predominant NGO narrative.
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