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NGO Monitor at the 55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
The Institute for NGO Research participated in the 55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council by presenting submissions and giving oral statements.
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NGO Monitor Speaks at the Knesset Committee on Aliyah, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs on Antisemitism
NGO Monitor participated in a Knesset debate with the Committee on Aliyah, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs on the occasion of the publication of the annual report on antisemitism prepared by the Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, the World Zionist Organization and Jewish Agency.
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NGO Monitor Statement on EuroMed HR Monitor
The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor is an ideological advocacy NGO led by Palestinians alleged by Israel to be linked to Hamas. The organization uses the facade of human rights and focuses primarily on demonizing Israel, with no publicly available information on its budget or funding sources.
NGO Monitor analysis of the European Commission Palestinian funding review
NGO Monitor analyzes the results of the internal review by the European Commission of all ongoing funding to Palestinians, which had been frozen in response to the 7 October Hamas massacre in Israel.
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NGO Monitor Response to Swiss Political Campaign on NGO Funding Review
On October 25, 2023, the Swiss Foreign Ministry announced suspension of funding for 11 NGOs. In response, the NGOs and their allies launched a media campaign to reverse this decision.
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Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism
In October 2023, the newly-launched Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism (ICSZ) will host a two-day conference, “Battling the ‘IHRA definition’: Theory & Activism,”
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German Ministry of Interior Reinforces NGO Monitor’s Research
On July 28, the major German news magazine Der Spiegel reported that the German Ministry of Interior supports Israel’s 2021 decision designating 6 Palestinian NGOs as terrorist entities. Germany and other European governments are the major funders for these groups, providing millions annually.
PCHR Board Members Call for Violence Against Israelis
Members of PCHR’s board have encouraged and justified violence against Israelis, as well as celebrated terrorists, both before and during the May 2023 conflict.
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NGO Ties of PFLP Bus Bombers
On May 8, 2023, Israel announced that it had arrested a six-member cell from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) responsible for manufacturing and planting a bomb on a bus in the town of Beitar Illit, on March 9, 2023. Based on open-source information, NGO Monitor has determined that at least two members of the cell have ties to European-funded NGOs.
