Tag: NGOs
Red Cross finds little sympathy among Israelis amid accusations of ineptitude, bias
“Humanitarianism,” “compassion,” “neutrality”—these are the words the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) would like linked to its name. In Israel, the word more commonly associated with the organization is "mud."
The ICRC has...
Study: Some governments embrace IHRA definition … and its opponents
About 30% of non-governmental organizations that have an anti-IHRA agenda receive grants from Western governments, including some governments that have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism.
That’s according to new research from NGO Monitor,...
German minister defies Berlin on Israel’s terror listing of Palestinian NGOs
Germany's Federal Ministry of the Interior believes Israel provided sufficient evidence to justify its listing of several Palestinian non-governmental organizations as terrorist entities, Der Spiegel reported.
Interior Minister Nancy Faeser's position reportedly has put her at odds...
Germany’s new ambassador to Israel launches charm offensive
It’s hard for an Israeli not to be charmed by Germany’s new Ambassador to Israel Steffen Seibert. In a Twitter post announcing his appointment, the telegenic 62-year-old opened up about his excitement at his new position...
Palestinian NGOs cover up terror groups’ exploitation of children
Palestinian NGOs take a hypocritical approach towards children’s rights. On the one hand, they claim to champion those rights and allegations of their abuse feature prominently in NGO campaigns against Israel. But these NGOs...
Nine European states reject Israeli designation of Palestinian organizations as terror entities
Nine European governments rejected on Tuesday an Israeli decision to class six Palestinian organizations as terrorist entities.
The foreign ministries of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden said in a...
Switzerland funding Israeli NGO dedicated to ‘myth-breaking Israel’s founding narrative’
Switzerland is funding an Israeli NGO seeking to undermine the country’s founding narratives, according to a recent report by NGO Monitor.
The organization, called Akevot, claims to promote “peace building” and “human rights,” but its...
Dutch government rejects Amnesty’s apartheid report
The government of the Netherlands has rejected Amnesty International’s report on Feb. 1 accusing Israel of apartheid. “The cabinet does not agree with Amnesty’s conclusion that there is apartheid in Israel or the territories...
Israeli conviction of Spanish citizen in terror-funding case could be ‘game-changer,’ say observers
A Spanish citizen who admitted to raising funds for a Palestinian NGO that were diverted to a terrorist organization agreed to a plea bargain on Nov. 10 in an Israeli military court. Observers say...
Spanish citizen pleads guilty in Israeli court to funding Palestinian terrorists
Juana Ruiz Rishwami, a Spanish resident of the West Bank, pleaded guilty in an Israeli military court on Wednesday for facilitating payments to Palestinian terrorists.
Rishwami, a fundraiser for the NGO Health Work Committees, was...