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Where do leftist NGOs get their funding?

Ayelet Shaked and the Ministry of Justice published a list of left leaning NGOs who recieve the majority of their funding from outside of Israel; Many funds come from foreign governments, embassies

The Ministry of Justice as come out with a list of 27 Israeli human rights organizations which receive the majority of their budgets from foreign sponsors. The details include organizations which are supported by European nations, international organizations, and private organizations from outside of Israel.

 

 

The details were compiled by the NGO Registrars Office in the Ministry of Justice in response to members of the Opposition who oppose a law which forces NGOs to disclose all sources of foreign funding.

 

The following is a list of some of the NGOS who receive the majority of their budgets from foreign donors:

 

Al Masdar: Works to ensure rights of Arabs in the Golan Heights

100% of their budget comes from governments of Germany, the EU, and Denmark

 

B'Tselem: Works to ensure Palestinian human rights in the West Bank and Gaza

69% of their budget comes from Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Ireland, and the EU

 

B'tselem (Photo: EPA)
B'tselem (Photo: EPA)
 

 

Bimkom: Advanced just building practices which are respectful of human rights

79% of their budget comes from the Irish embassy in Israel, and the governments of the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, and Denmark

 

Gisha: Works to protect the freedom of movement of Palestinians, especially Gaza residents.

59% of their budget comes from the governments of Norway, Ireland, Britain, the Netherlands, and the UN

 

The Public Committee against Torture in Israel: Works to protect prisoners from torture in Israeli prisons

100% of their budget comes from the governments of the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the EU, the UN, and the German embassy in Israel

 

Yesh Din: Volunteer lawyers who represent West Bank Palestinians, work to end the Israeli presence in the West Bank.

88% of their budget comes from Switzerland, the Netherlands, Britain, and the EU

 

Zochrot- advocating for Palestinians to return (Photo: Zochrot) (Photo: Zochrot)
Zochrot- advocating for Palestinians to return (Photo: Zochrot)

 

Who Profits: A leader in the BDS movement, successfully campaigned to have Orange Telecom leave Israel

80% of their budget comes from sources outside of Israel

 

Zochrot: advocates renouncing Israeli colonialism and returning Palestinians displaced in 1948 and their decedents to their former villages.

96% of their budget comes from organizations in the UK, Germany, France, Belgium, Canada, and other countries.

 

Breaking the Silence: Advocates for soldiers to speak out against the Israeli presence in the West Bank

60% of their budget comes from organizations in or the governments of Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, France, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the European Union, and the Norwegian Embassy in Israel.

 

 

 

 

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 06.03.16, 22:02
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