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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Start date: | 1 Jan 1988 |
End date: | 15 Dec 2019 |
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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