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| EU funding of Israeli Peacenics |
| 2009-12-02 |
| Human rights organization B'Tselem heads the list of Israeli NGOs receiving funding from European governments. According to a new report published by NGO Monitor and the Institute for Zionist Strategies, 16 Israeli NGOs received a total of NIS 31.5 million in European funding between the years 2006 and 2009. B'Tselem, HaMoked and Yesh Din each received at least NIS 8.5m. in European funding, lead by B'Tselem, which received over NIS 12m. during that period, the report found. These details emerged from a conference on the impact and transparency of European governments held at the Knesset on Tuesday afternoon. "For over a decade European governments have been manipulating Israeli politics and promoting demonization by funding a narrow group of favored non-governmental organizations," said NGO Monitor's president Gerald Steinberg. A war soft-power style |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #1 "Peacenics" > PEACENICKS? Whoa, haven't heard or seen that term in a long Long LLOOONNNGGG while! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-12-02 17:21 |