NGOs such as B’Tselem, Adalah, and Breaking the Silence receive massive amounts of funding from foreign governments, claiming to promote a human rights agenda in Israel. In reality, these groups focus on delegitimizing and demonizing Israel before international audiences, seeking to generate external pressure outside of Israel’s democratic framework.
The new Israeli NGO/think tank, Molad, has the appearance of a political and ideological vehicle for founder Avraham Burg and for individuals from radical NGOs such as Breaking the Silence and Sheikh Jarrah Solidarity Movement.
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
Adalah receives significant funding from the EU. At the same time, the organization employs an EU Advocacy Officer to lobby European Union governments to continue their financial backing of the group. This is a violation of the principles of good governance in democratic systems.
As part of a wider lawfare strategy of pressing war crimes cases against Israeli officials in foreign courts and in the International Criminal Court (ICC), foreign funded Yesh Din attempts to portray Israel and its security forces as unaccountable to the rule of law.
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.
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