The report of the Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza War extensively quotes EU-funded political advocacy NGOs that lack credibility and do not employ professional fact-finding standards.
On August 2, 2014, a funding consortium comprised of the governments of the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, and Denmark announced emergency funding to nine NGOs for use in documenting political warfare charges against Israel.
Analysis of the EUs large-scale funding of political advocacy NGOs demonstrates that its activities and agendas do not advance the stated objectives of promoting democracy and human rights.
The Danish government funds numerous NGOs that are centrally involved in the Durban Strategy of political warfare, which seeks to demonize and delegitimize Israel.
The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution calling for independent international fact-finding mission...to investigate the implications of the Israeli settlements. NGOs, including Al Haq, lobbied for this investigation, reflecting their role in political warfare.