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Israel calls on EU to stop funding groups that support BDS

by  Ariel Kahana
Published on  12-21-2018 00:00
Last modified: 12-21-2018 00:00
Israel calls on EU to stop funding groups that support BDS

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Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan has asked the European Union to investigate whether its funds are being transferred to organizations that promote boycotts of Israel.

On Wednesday, the European Court of Auditors published a detailed report on the funding the EU transfers to nongovernmental organizations. The report finds that the bloc's system of determining whether organizations meet the criteria for NGOs is unreliable, and that the European Council, which is responsible for defining the EU's overall political direction and priorities, does not have sufficiently detailed information about how the funds are being used.

Israel has for years criticized the EU's extensive support for NGOs that act against Israeli government policies. Israeli officials believe the new report confirms these concerns.

Erdan, who oversees Israel's efforts to combat the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement, contacted European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Thursday with a request to ensure that the EU immediately halts funding to organizations that support boycotts of Israel.

Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan Channel 12

Erdan wrote to Juncker that he was not surprised by the court's findings, and that he had contacted EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on the matter over six months ago.

Erdan said the EU should "swiftly implement the report's recommendations for improving transparency and oversight as far as the funding of organizations active in the Israeli-Palestinian arena."

He also called for the bloc to examine "whether funds transferred to organizations active in the Israeli-Palestinian arena were not used for their intended purposes."

The EU's mission in Israel issued a statement saying the report "did not specifically address Israeli or Palestinian organizations. The European Commission is one of the most transparent bodies in the world. The EU provides funding to nongovernmental organizations in the most transparent manner. The EU will continue to support civil society organizations."

In May, the Strategic Affairs Ministry published a report showing that in 2016 the EU had provided a total of €5 million ($5.9 million) in direct funding to groups that supported boycotts of Israel, including some that maintained links to terrorist groups.

Millions of additional euros had also reached the NGOs through indirect funding, the ministry said.

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