[Opinion] Will the EU Preserve Its Democracy?
If the European Union wishes to preserve its cultural character, it must protect all its citizens from racism by legislation and its vigorous implementation.
Funders: | Ireland |
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Start date: | 1 Jan 1988 |
End date: | Apr 2020 |
If the European Union wishes to preserve its cultural character, it must protect all its citizens from racism by legislation and its vigorous implementation.
Yesh Din, an Israeli political advocacy NGO funded extensively by foreign governments, issued a report today calling for Israeli legislation to codify war crimes in Israeli law as a means to punish Israeli soldiers.
Breaking the Silence uses the money it receives from European governments, largely through secret processes, for ideological campaigns outside of Israel. And their allegations ignore the complex moral dilemmas facing IDF soldiers every day.
NGOs that claim to promote human rights often use antisemitic themes and imagery, including blood libels, theological antisemitism, new antisemitism, and exploitation of the Holocaust.
Yitzhak Santis notes that involvement of major Catholic charities and NGOs in anti-Israel activities strains Jewish-Catholic relations.
MIFTAH posted an article claiming that medieval blood libels "are based on real rituals and are not false as they claim." MIFTAHs funders include the EU, Netherlands, Italy, Austria, Ireland, Norway, National Endowment for Democracy (US) and International Republic Institute (US).
Transparency regarding government funding for NGOs transcends partisan ideology, and is essential for ensuring the values of democracy and accountability.
Contrary to the claims of the 22 NGOs, a two-state solution can only be achieved around the negotiating table, and not through politicized attacks against Israel.