NGO Transparency Law update: NGO reports to Israeli Registrar of Non-Profits in 2012
Transparency regarding government funding for NGOs transcends partisan ideology, and is essential for ensuring the values of democracy and accountability.
Publications: | Reports, Books, Academic Publications, Submissions, Resource Pages |
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Other Content Types: | Press Releases, In The Media, Presentations, Posts, , Key Issues |
NGOs: | Ir Amim |
Start date: | 1 Jan 1988 |
End date: | 18 Jun 2019 |
Transparency regarding government funding for NGOs transcends partisan ideology, and is essential for ensuring the values of democracy and accountability.
In the first quarter of 2012, 29 of 40 NGO projects that received foreign government funding relate to the Arab-Israeli conflict. In this time period, Norway provided 3,045,071 NIS to Israeli NGOs.
Since 2010, six documents from the offices of EU representatives in Israel and the PA have been leaked to the media. The documents repeat many of the false, inaccurate or misleading allegations made by a select group of NGOs that receive much of their funding from the EU and member states.
NIFs rhetoric, activities, and publications regarding Israel are often divisive and destructive, including stereotyping of minorities and critics, in contrast to NIFs claimed progressive objectives
Partial list of Israeli NGOs that receive foreign government funding. Due to a lack of transparency in and discrepancies between reports by governments and NGOs, this table is incomplete and the numbers are approximate.
German government-funded EVZ Foundation provides support for German and Arab-Israeli student programs that incite Israel-hatred and that hosted Hajo Meyer, a Holocaust survivor and prominent anti-Israel activist.
Approximately 26% of NIF's 2010 funding ($4.3 million) went to highly politicized groups involved to varying degrees in delegitimization campaigns. The 2010 grants do not reflect any apparent changes or implementation of NIF guidelines.
HRWs manufactured allegations of racism exploit human rights by condemning Israel, contributing to the global campaign to demonize and delegitimize Israel.