Danish Funding for Political Advocacy NGOs
The Danish government funds numerous NGOs that are centrally involved in the Durban Strategy of political warfare, which seeks to demonize and delegitimize Israel.
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: | Bimkom |
Start date: | 1 Jan 1988 |
End date: | 26 Jan 2022 |
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 involvement of political advocacy NGOs in the issue over Bedouin citizens and land claims in the Negev contributes significantly to the demonization and delegitimization of Israel.
Transparency regarding government funding for NGOs transcends partisan ideology, and is essential for ensuring the values of democracy and accountability.
Irish Aid, Irelands assistance program for developing countries, funds Israeli, Palestinian, Irish, and international NGOs involved in the Arab-Israeli conflict, including many that participate in anti-Israel activities. The same is true for Trcaire, a church-based humanitarian aid framework that also receives government funds.
New funding in 2011 includes three divisive NGOs: +972 Magazine, Sheikh Jarrah Solidarity Movement, and Human Rights Defenders Fund. Support ended for Mada al-Carmel, Al-Qaws, and Coalition of Women for Peace.
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