[Opinion] NGO Warfare
Prof. Gerald Steinberg writes that transparency should be the focus of the ongoing debate about foreign government funding to NGOs in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza.
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NGOs: | Gisha |
Start date: | 1 Jan 1988 |
End date: | 28 Jun 2022 |
Prof. Gerald Steinberg writes that transparency should be the focus of the ongoing debate about foreign government funding to NGOs in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza.
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.
Prof. Gerald Steinberg explains that European governments support political advocacy in Israel without accountability, and that "transparency is the main issue."
Anne Herzberg and Jason Edelstein discuss Israel's Gaza policy in the wake of the release of Gilad Shalit and calls by NGOs to "lift the Gaza siege."
Since Gilad Shalits capture, human rights NGOs have demonstrated little interest in his human rights. NGOs have also not condemned the immoral extortion exacted by Hamas on Israel, resulting in freedom for hundreds of terrorists, including convicted murderers.
The agreement to release kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is an important humanitarian act, but organizations dedicated to human rights have an obligation to condemn such immoral extortion by Hamas.
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.
NIF official: in 100 years Israel would be majority Arab and that the disappearance of a Jewish state would not be the tragedy that Israelis fear since it would become more democratic
Many of the grantees actively oppose the compromises necessary for a peace agreement, and engage in anti-Israel campaigns such as BDS (boycotts, divestment, and sanctions) and legal cases against Israeli officials and businesses.