European Funding for Palestinian “Cultural Resistance”

The European Union (EU) and European governments provide funding to a number of Palestinian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for culture, art, and related activities. Detailed research and analysis of this funding reveal that many of the supported organizations utilize cultural activities to indoctrinate children and youth, promoting rejectionist and violent agendas.

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• Al Kamandjati (AK)
• Al-Harah Theater
• BDS
• Burj Luq-Luq Social Center Society
• Dalal Mughrabi
• Edward Said National Conservatory of Music

• European Commission
• Palestine Circus School (PCS)
• Palestinian NGOs
• Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
• Ramzi Aburedwan
• Terrorism

• The Freedom Theater (TFT)
• The Palestinian Performing Arts Network (PPAN)
• Yes Theatre
• Zakaria Zubeidi

UNICEF and its NGO Working Group: Failing Children

UNICEF spearheads a campaign to have Israel included on a UN blacklist of “grave” vio-lators of children’s rights. This political agenda is a primary facet of UNICEF’s activities relating to Israel, completely inconsistent with its mandate of “child protection” and from its guidelines for neutrality and impartiality.

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• Apartheid Rhetoric
• BDS
• Children
• Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC)
• Delegitimization

• European Commission
• Human Rights NGOs
• International NGOs
• NGO
• Propaganda

• UN CAAC Blacklist
• UNICEF
• United Nations
• Watchlist
• Whitewashing

Breaking the Silence's International Activities: September 2012- June 2017

While Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence claims to primarily address Israeli audiences, its lobbying and advocacy efforts are geared toward international audiences and contribute to the delegitimization of Israel.

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• BDS
• Demonization
• Yehuda Shaul

French and Swedish Government Funding Used to Target Israeli Banks

A number of known NGOs that advocate for BDS against Israel released a report calling on the French government to force French banks and insurance companies to “disengage without delay from any financial link with Israeli banks."

Swedish Government Funds Latest BDS Initiative in France

As shown by NGO Monitor research, a report published today by a coalition of French and Palestinian pro-BDS organizations that calls on the French government to “pressure” French financial institutions to divest from Israeli banks, communication, insurance, and utility companies, is funded by the Swedish government.

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• BDS

French Government Funds NGOs Involved in Boycott Campaigns and with Alleged Ties to Terror Groups

As France prepares to host an international peace conference, a research brief published today by NGO Monitor documents French government support of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that support discriminatory BDS (boycott, divestment, and sanctions) campaigns against Israel and with alleged ties to terror groups.

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

French Funding to NGOs Involved in Boycott Campaigns and with Alleged Ties to Terror Groups

The French government's funding of groups that support BDS campaigns and with alleged ties to terror groups casts doubt upon its ability to serve as an impartial host of an upcoming summit dedicated to peace.

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

The European-Funded NGO PFLP Network

An analysis of NGO ties to the PFLP, a designated terrorist organization, and the European funding to these NGOs.

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

Breaking the Silence is Not Above the Law

In advance of a court hearing today regarding the refusal of the political organization “Breaking the Silence” to hand over details of alleged military wrongdoings NGO Monitor emphasizes that this organization is not above the law.

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• Demonization
• IDF
• International Activities
• War crimes

Implications of NGO Espionage for European Funders

European government funding enables the activities of Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence. These governments must respond to revelations that the NGO apparently collected classified information.

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• European Funding
• Funding Guidelines