Transparency regarding government funding for NGOs transcends partisan ideology, and is essential for ensuring the values of democracy and accountability.
Naftali Balanson asserts that humanitarian aid groups, as well as their funders, must establish better practices to minimize the risk of exploitation and prevent material aid from reaching terrorist organizations, including the Islamic State and Hamas.
Josh Bacon claims that the discovery of a Gaza terror tunnel network should cause NGOs and their European government funders to rethink their ongoing campaigns against Israeli policies.
As with the Goldstone process, a network of highly politicized NGOs have been repeating unsupported allegations of Israeli war crimes and campaigning for a UN investigation into the current conflict.