A number of NGOs that receive Australian funding lead campaigns and political activities that are inconsistent with Australian government policies to promote peace and a two-state framework in the Arab-Israeli conflict. These NGOs are centrally involved in anti-Israel BDS campaigns and lawfare.
Bimkom is an Israeli NGO that regularly criticizes Israeli planning policies and obstacles created by the security barrier, while completely omitting the context of terror.
Conducts highly politicized tours of Israel and the West Bank promoting the Palestinian narrative and targeting church leaders and the international community, claiming to provide “cross cultural and experimental learning opportunities in both Palestine and Israel.” Suggests that its participants “limit information” given to Israeli airport security and hide the reason for their visits.
MAP is a UK-based charity that promotes distorted and false narratives under the guise of medical expertise and scientific fact.
MECA rhetoric includes accusations of “genocide,” “apartheid,” “ethnic cleansing,” and “collective punishment,” as well as supporting a Palestinian “right of return.”
While claiming to be a “think tank without borders,” Al Shabaka promotes BDS campaigns, a Palestinian “right of return” and features writers on its website who accuse Israel of “apartheid” and “ethnic cleansing,” without featuring alternative views.
Palestine Legal is highly active in BDS campaigns, particularly on college and university campuses throughout the United States.
Stop the Wall “has been the main national grassroots body mobilizing and organizing the collective efforts against the Apartheid Wall..” The NGO falsely accuses Israel of “collective punishment,” “repression,” “restricting movement,” “water theft,” and a “ghettoization project.”
NGO Monitor notes with regret that, as we have documented systematically, many of these policy recommendations reflect the advocacy and lobbying efforts of Palestinian political NGOs, including many EU-funded organizations.
Advocates for Palestinian prisoners, while referring to terrorists as “martyrs” and promoting the Palestinian “right to resist.”
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