Analysis: Israel Designates 6 PFLP-linked NGOs as Terrorist Organizations

On October 22, 2021, the Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) designated 6 Palestinian NGOs as terrorist organizations. According to the MoD, Defense for Children International-Palestine (DCI-P), Union of Agricultural Work Committees, Al-Haq, Addameer, Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees (UPWC), and Bisan were included on Israel’s list of terrorist organizations because they are operated by and for the benefit of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

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• Aid diversion
• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
• Samer Arbid
• Terrorism

Summary of the PFLP’s NGO Network

NGO Monitor has identified a network of 13 NGOs linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terror organization and funded by European, and in some cases, other governmental frameworks.

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• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
• Terrorism

NGO Officials Running for Palestinian Parliament on the PFLP Terrorist Organization’s Electoral Slate

According to NGO Monitor’s analysis, at least eleven candidates on the PFLP list are also current and former officials of Palestinian NGOs that receive funding from the EU and European governments.

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• Khalida Jarrar
• PFLP Network
• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
• Terrorism

Dutch-funded expansion of Palestinian control in Area C of the West Bank

The Netherlands has been advancing a political agenda of expanding Palestinian control over territory in this highly strategic region in the West Bank. And they are doing this with partners linked to terror organizations.

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• Area C of the West Bank
• Netherlands
• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
• Samer Arbid
• Terrorism
• West Bank

Belgian Funding for PFLP-Linked NGOs

In 2014-2021, the Belgian government allocated approximately €23 million in aid to “NGOs and Civil Society” in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza.

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• BDS
• Belgium
• European Funding
• Foreign Government Funding

• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
• Samer Arbid
• Transparency

Analysis of EU Funding to NGOs in 2019: Divisive Politics, Terror links, and Antisemitism

On June 30, 2020, the European Commission updated its Financial Transparency System (FTS) with details about grants to NGOs authorized in 2019.

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• Antisemitism
• BDS
• European Union
• PFLP Network

• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
• Samer Arbid
• Shawan Jabarin
• Terrorism

Video Evidence Highlights Links between Palestinian NGOs and the PFLP Terror Group

A video uncovered by NGO Monitor researchers captures the breadth and ongoing relevance of the PFLP’s NGO network. The video shows NGO officials, including those who were subsequently arrested and indicted for orchestrating a deadly terror attack, attending a PFLP event.

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• PFLP Network
• PNGO
• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
• Samer Arbid
• Shawan Jabarin
• Terrorism

EU Funding to Terror-Linked Palestinian NGOs Since 2011

In 2011-2018, the EU authorized grants of at least €25 million to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with ties to EU-designated terrorist groups.

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• BDS
• European Union
• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
• Samer Arbid
• Terrorism

No NGO Left Behind: The Politics of OCHA’s COVID-19 Humanitarian Aid in the West Bank and Gaza

According to the report the “response plan” from UN-OCHA includes projects with terror-linked NGOs, as well as for non-emergency advocacy.

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PNGO’s Ties to Palestinian Terror Groups

Multiple PNGO officials have ties to terrorist organizations, and at least five PNGO members have ties to EU-designated terror organizations, including through their employees and/or board members who are directly involved in activities and programs.

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• Dalal Mughrabi
• EU Funding
• Hamas
• Khalida Jarrar

• PFLP Network
• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
• Samer Arbid
• Terrorism