Tag: NGOs
NGOs call for UN version of Taylor Force Act to curb terror financing
A new report by pro-Israel NGO Im Tirtzu reveals that over the last five years, U.N. agencies have funneled at least $40 million to radical anti-Israel groups, some with terror ties. It also offers...
Advocacy group casts doubt on NGO’s claims of IDF abuses
A new report by a pro-Israel advocacy group presents testimonies from Israeli soldiers contradicting allegations that the Israel Defense Forces committed human rights abuses during “Operation Protection Edge” in 2014.
After the conclusion of the...
Jewish organizations slam ICC decision to open war crimes investigation against Israel
Jewish groups and legal experts are directing harsh criticism at the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague over its ruling on Friday that it has jurisdiction to investigate Israel for war crimes.
A three-judge panel ruled...
France gives $10 million to pro-BDS Palestinian group
France’s government has given roughly $10 million to a Palestinian group that supports boycotting Israel, despite the fact that in the country, promoting BDS is illegal.
The French Development Agency, or AFD, which focuses on...
Israeli NGO challenges tax benefits for ‘hostile’ organizations
A document released by the Israel Tax Authority (ITA) recently and obtained by Israel Hayom indicates that the government is unwilling to supply information about hundreds of millions of shekels worth of tax exemptions given to...
Report: UN, WHO coronavirus relief used for terror-linked NGOs
Funding from the United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO) to Gaza and the West Bank are being directed to non-emergency advocacy efforts and projects with terror-linked NGOs, according to a new report...
UNHRC worked with NGOs with terror ties to compile blacklist of firms
NGOs with terrorist ties were involved in the posting on Wednesday of the U.N. Human Rights Council’s blacklist of 112 companies with ties to Israeli settlements released on Wednesday, according to an Israeli Ministry of Strategic...
Belgian BDS activist to be awarded prize at Holocaust memorial
Belgian Catholic NGO Pax Christi Vlaanderen (Flanders) will award its “ambassador for peace” prize to Brigitte Herremans, a leading anti-Israel activist and former employee of the BDS-supporting organization Broederlijk Delen, on Dec. 12. The...
UN Human Rights Council delays release of blacklist of firms in Jerusalem, West Bank
The U.N. Human Rights Council has delayed the release of a blacklist of firms operating in Jerusalem and the West Bank.
The move by High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, citing the “complexity” of...
Watchdog accuses Amnesty International of anti-Semitic campaign against Israel’s tourism industry
Amnesty International published “The Tourism Industry and Israeli Settlements” on Jan. 29, a report alleging that “the Israeli government has political and ideological reasons for developing a tourism industry in occupied East Jerusalem and Area...