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Irony of EU funding
Naftali Balanson
Published: 15.01.13, 09:24
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1. Two kinds of EU-transparancies
tiki ,   belgium   (01.15.13)
One for Israel and one for the rest of the world.
2. NGO's are secret representative of foreign governments
Cipora Julianna Kohn ,   Z   (01.15.13)
the ngo's operating in israel and the territories are secret representatives of foreign governments. undoubtedly there are professional spies embedded among them.
3. EU..?
ej ,   tlv   (01.15.13)
I don't understand how millions of Europeans allow themselves to be government by self appointed, nontransparent technocrats who run a foreign policy NOT subject to the will of the people that they govern?! Why can't Europeans should sue the EU to fully disclose which organization they fund, for which project, and on how those projects are monitored by the EU! Are EU citizens NOT entitled to know what their tax money is doing, especially during these hard economic times?
4. Irony of EU Funding
Norbus ,   Jerusalem   (01.15.13)
Irony of EU funding , by Naftali Balanson , NGO Monitor 1. Start with the unaudited EU accounts for more than 10 years because of the billions of euros spent and unaccounted for 2. Look at the European Project roots bedded around 1941 and published in Berlin in 1942 3. Discover the European Project agenda for unfinished business You will then see very little Irony; only horror of those who sent Jews to gas Ovens whilst the world remained silent , redoubling their efforts and trying a different method.
5. #3
Jarda ,   Czech Republic   (01.15.13)
EU citizens know it and mostly agree or don't care. Isn't it strange that US Secretary of Defense is more important fo Israelis than Americans? Isn't it strange the EU funding is more important for Israelis than for Europeans? Isn't it the best example how dependant on them Israel is.
6. So what is the unctuous Ashton doing on the Quartet?
Devorah   (01.15.13)
And why is she negotiating nukes with her Iranian buddies who threaten to wipe Israel off the map? Why does Israel entertain anything she has to say?
7. transparency
john ,   toronto   (01.15.13)
Transparency applies to governments, how they are funded and how taxpayer dollars are used.If a citizen is being taxed government is accountable to him.
8. Be Realistic MR Naftali for Gods Sake.......
Be Realistic ,   East Jerusalem   (01.15.13)
While you cticise the EC, the Israeli - EC economic ties reached its peak last year with half a million NIS share for each illegal settler sitting in the west bank!! So after all the EC is supporting Israel and is not Criticising Israel. the 300,000 Thousands and the 150,000 thousands are penuts! The question remains with all the money going to illegal settlements in the west bank, what will the government do with 2.5 + million palestinians sitting in the west bank? ahhhhh now let your brain work...
9. B Realistic Israel trades while you freeloaders pay terrori
PETER SM ,   MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA   (01.15.13)
Pensions in gaol, pocket aid, maintain millions of unaccountable professional refugees and incite racist murder and peace rejection often through slush funds,while EU taxpayers struggle and are kept ignorant
10. The other day, Austrian sales of Euro - Fighter
Miron ,   USA   (01.15.13)
were found to net 70 million euro bribes. Just 5 of those... Security...
11. Peace Now New Israel Fund
Bill Stein ,   USA   (01.15.13)
You forgot Peace Now settlement watch and New Israel Fund both receive Foreign Goverment assistance
12. #8 Who Are You
Bill stein ,   USA   (01.15.13)
East Jerusalem Perfect English must work at a consulate. Interfering in a countries internal policy is considered a act if war by most nations. Israel is not a colony of the US or Uk so please mind your own buisness.
13. Not so long ago
Elisabeth ,   Amsterdam   (01.15.13)
everyone in Europe admired and supported Israel. Palestinians were just terrorists who had to move on to give way to the heroic Jewish people with their tragic history. They were building a new idealistic society, truly a light unto the nations. Volunteering in a kibbutz was THE thing to do after highschool graduation. The IDF was cool, IDF women were super cool, the Mossad's actions were admired. Why did all that change over the years? 1 Anti-Semitism is a genetic disease among gentiles, and the effect of Holocaust education has worn off. or 2 Present-day Israeli policies repell rather than attract people of good will, so that nowadays Neo-Nazi's have become Israel's most ardent admirers.
14. funding NGOs
dan guina ,   jerusalem.il   (01.15.13)
So ban the funding,if such a great democracy like Putin's Russia just did that,we also can do.
15. @13 - VERY CORRECT - WHEN DID IT ALL CHANGE?
Andrew ,   Miami,FL   (01.15.13)
1) When millions of moslems moved to Europe - and became voters 2) When Jews fought FOR multi-culti - which actually hurts indiginous white people 3) When Jews - nomatter what EU did - still whined about "anti-semitism" 4) When Jews themselves came BACK to Europe - whining about how Israel wanst cool anymore to them Yes - all these things are in the mix too
16. In the eyes of some, all means are acceptable if the "enemy"
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (01.15.13)
is a sovereign nation-state of the Jewish people, hence the people whose nation-state the "enemy" is: Israel and the Jewish people. Some things have changed over the centuries but some have only changed appearance...
17. #13 Elisabeth
Bill Stein ,   USA   (01.15.13)
Israel policies? What are you talking about defending herself repells? Naive better the world hates us and we are alive than admired and dead. Let me give you a example 9 miles would put 5 million in a peace agreement with returing Palestians within walking distance of Tel Aviv do you really think Israel and the Jewish people would accept that if that happened that would be the end of Israel.
18. American Elisabeth
mike f.   (01.15.13)
We do not buy the forced manipulations of your words, but allow me to claim that you are Aemrican or the like, certainly not native Dutch. A person from Holland would never write the plural for of Neo Nazis with an apostrophe. You overreached in dissembling, dear Elisabeth...
19. #8. Be realistic. Judea/Samaria are 100% legal.
Chaim ,   Israel   (01.15.13)
Every single Jew in Judea and Samaria is a legal resident. Judea and Samaria communities are 100% legal. This has been proven by countless international law experts. Even the terrorist P.A. refuses to publicly debate this, as MK Danny Ayalon challenged them. Even they know Judea and Samaria belong to Israel. Repeating lies won't make them true.
20. 13 - Why did all that change over the years?
split ,   US   (01.15.13)
Blame the internet and real time satellite communication means, the days they could feed one-sided, 'sanitised' reports with an impunity are over ,...
21. #6 lack of intelligence
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (01.15.13)
The actions of the EU are an ACT OF WAR! Did you understand that basic concept moron? They are attempting to overthrow our government. So yes we are concerned with anybody like is a fascist racist like you attempting to aid in our genocide. The EU and you are a bunch of WAR CRIMINALS attempting to finish what you started under the Germans. We should arrest all members of any so-called "NGOs" that receive foreign money as traitors and spies.
22. Settlers Demonize
Zechariah   (01.16.13)
Many settlers Demonize Arabs and the so called Left who are not left but Bitachonim .The Arabs will never accept even the Meretz platform so Meretz is undergoing a useless exercise in dreaming .Certainly Meretz will cool down and slow the Viscious cycle a Two State remedy can be interim though the Jews need ensure iron clad security and Deterrant and defensive capacity.
23. NGO'S
Cipora Julianna Kohn ,   Z   (01.16.13)
there was a time, a very long time ago, when private non-governmental organisations existed to help individuals send packages and letters to relatives or those imprisoned for political reasons. they also made attempts to secure the release of political prisoners. today, non-governmental organisations are funded by foreign governments with the sole goal of interfering in the internal affairs of sovereign states, for the explicit reason of advancing the political interests of the funding governments, under the ddishonest guise of advancing human rights. these ngo's do not advance human rights, but the interests of foreign governments. hence, these foreign governments cannot allow transperancy of the ngo's they fund, or else their nefarious goals will be exposed to all to see.
24. Bibi stopped it
Tom W ,   USA   (01.16.13)
It was presented an initiative in the Knesset some time ago aiming to reveal the details of the hostile funding and its Israeli recipient. In the U.S. and in Russia (!) agents of foreign interest must register themselves as such. Bibi thwarted the bill. Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs: The fish always stinks from the head downwards
25. how about your onw organisation's funding
patricia ,   israel   (01.17.13)
How about the transparency of your own NGO MOnitor? YOUR funding comes from "private donors" that do not even have to give their names in order to fund all the right extremists "price tag " groups and "NGO Monitor" that only analizes left-winged organisations stating that this is their agenda.. stop playing the"research boloni"
26. #25 try learning definitions
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (01.17.13)
Private individuals have a right not to have their names posted. Maybe you should make yourself aware of the term tzedakah, especially codified by Rabbi Moshe Ben Maimon. Governments on the other hand are spending other people's money and for that a public accounting is REQUIRED. As for you knowledge of NGO Monitor - they do in fact list their donors and they do look at ALL NGOs. It just so happens that over 90% of the "NGOs" are leftist
27. Well the EU spent and is spending a lot of money
for nothing   (08.16.13)
I don't know how to break it to the EU knuckle heads but it hasn't worked. Ha ha ha, chuckle, chuckle.
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