by Yair Altman
Hat tip: Jean-Charles Bensoussan
NGO Monitor says 42% of 4 million euros donated by Berlin to Israeli nongovernmental organizations has found its way to groups promoting anti-Israeli agenda • German Embassy in Israel: Germany opposes any boycott of Israel, including BDS activities.
A new report revealed Sunday that despite
statements to the contrary, the German government has been donating
millions of euros to groups promoting boycott, divestment, and sanctions
against Israel.
NGO Monitor, a watchdog group that promoted
greater transparency among foreign-funded Israeli nongovernmental
organizations, has found that between 2012 and 2015, Germany funneled at
least 4 million euros ($4.4 million) to some 15 Israeli organizations ,
and 42% of donations went to groups supporting an international boycott
against Israel and policies negating Israel's existence as a Jewish
state.
The report has found that the German Economic
Cooperation and Development Ministry operates a Civil Peace Service
(Ziviler Friedensdienst) project in Israel, but in fact, on the ground
the project is headed by a different German group, KURVE Wustrow, which
has partnered with two local organizations -- the Israeli Coalition of
Women for Peace and the Palestinian Popular Struggle Coordination
Committee.
NGO Monitor argues that the Coalition of Women
for Peace actively supports the BDS movement, including heading a
project titled "who profits from the occupation," a database of
potential boycott "targets."
The Popular Struggle Coordination Committee
promotes violent riots across Judea and Samaria, and its Twitter account
often features posts encouraging violence, the report said.
"Organizations promoting a clear political
agenda are given generous grants, to the tune of millions of euros from
the German government, only to forward them to local partners. Our
research indicates that despite this wide network of organizations,
there is little transparency," NGO Monitor President Professor Gerald
Steinberg explained.
The German Embassy in Israel said that "Germany remains committed to the two-state solution and devising sustainable peace in the Middle East. The German government opposes any boycott of Israel, including BDS activities, as such action undermines the peace process. The German government's funding policy seeks to support selected projects via earmarked funds. Germany will continue to invest in projects and initiatives that can promote and increase awareness to the two-state solution."
The German Embassy in Israel said that "Germany remains committed to the two-state solution and devising sustainable peace in the Middle East. The German government opposes any boycott of Israel, including BDS activities, as such action undermines the peace process. The German government's funding policy seeks to support selected projects via earmarked funds. Germany will continue to invest in projects and initiatives that can promote and increase awareness to the two-state solution."
Yair Altman
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=35197&hp=1
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