Uncivil society: Tracking the funders and enablers of the demonization of Israel

  • Gerald M. Steinberg

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)182-205
Number of pages24
JournalIsrael Studies
Volume24
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2019

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Funding Information:
Much of the direct NGO funding takes place through foreign ministries—the UK FCO funds a number of Israeli and Palestinian peace and human rights NGOs; the U.S. State Department ran the Middle East Peace Initiative (MEPI) until the September 2018 cut-off; the Swiss Foreign Ministry, known as EDA, funded NGOs through the Swiss Peace framework; etc. Through the foreign ministries, the primary Palestinian, Israeli, and Europe-based NGOs promoting soft-war agendas against Israel received an average of $30–40m annually.

Funding

Much of the direct NGO funding takes place through foreign ministries—the UK FCO funds a number of Israeli and Palestinian peace and human rights NGOs; the U.S. State Department ran the Middle East Peace Initiative (MEPI) until the September 2018 cut-off; the Swiss Foreign Ministry, known as EDA, funded NGOs through the Swiss Peace framework; etc. Through the foreign ministries, the primary Palestinian, Israeli, and Europe-based NGOs promoting soft-war agendas against Israel received an average of $30–40m annually.

Funders
MEPI
Swiss Foreign Ministry
Swiss Peace framework
U.S. State Department ran the Middle East Peace Initiative
State of New Jersey Economic Development Authority
Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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