[Opinion] Europe’s NGO cold war to ‘mitigate pro-Israel voices’
Professor Gerald M Steinberg discusses European funding that is politically motivated or specifically targeted at Israel.
European Funding
Belgian NGOs “Mitigate Pro-Israel Voices” with Government Support
The 2017-2021 Joint Strategic Framework for Belgian aid to Palestinians, coordinated by Oxfam Solidarity, M3M, SolSoc and APEFE, commits its signatories to promoting a variety of anti-Israel campaigns, through advocacy and lobbying in Belgium and the EU.
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The Role of Israeli NGOs in Supporting the International Criminal Court (ICC) “Investigation”
A number of Israeli NGOs, including those funded by European governments and the New Israel Fund, have been actively encouraging and facilitating an International Criminal Court investigation into Israeli officials.
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NGO-Terror Links Case Study: EU Funding to UAWC in 2011-2017
In 2011-2017, the EU provided €18.3 million to projects involving Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), a non-governmental organization (NGO) linked to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
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NGO Amicus Briefs on ICC Jurisdiction: The Latest Lawfare Battlefield
NGO submissions to the International Criminal Court (ICC) involve highly flawed or invented legal arguments; deviation from the requirement limiting discussion to that of jurisdiction; revision and erasure of the historical record, including Palestinian terrorism; promotion of biased source material
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[Opinion] Hope is nice, but demonization of Israel is unlikely to change
Professor Gerald M. Steinberg discusses NGO efforts to lobby the ICC.
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Analysis of Swiss Government Evaluation of Cooperation with NGOs in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza
On January 28, 2020 , the Development and Cooperation department (EDA) of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) published a review of funding to Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza.
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NGO Funded by France Lobbies the Government against Motion on Antisemitism
Since the beginning of 2019, French organizations that promote an anti-Israel agenda have been lobbying French elected officials to oppose a “motion for a resolution to combat anti-Semitism.” Some of these groups receive French government funding.
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Swiss Funding for NGOs Engaged in Lawfare Campaigns Against Israel
Contracts related to these grants detail activities previously carried out or planned by the NGOs include campaigning for the release of convicted murderers, international and legal attacks against Israel, and promoting incitement that makes the stated objective of “lasting peace” less attainable.
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Analysis: B’Tselem Hires Radical American Campaigner
On March 5, 2019, the Israeli NGO B'Tselem announced the hiring of Simone Zimmerman to lead the group's US political operations.
