NGOs and Antisemitism

Many NGOs that claim to promote human rights and humanitarian agendas use antisemitic themes and imagery to demonize the Jewish people and state of Israel.

A primary area where government commitment to combatting antisemitism has been lacking occurs in the context of NGO funding. As documented by NGO Monitor, these governments, as well as the European Union, have given hundreds of millions of dollars over the past twenty years to organizations that engage in and promote blatant antisemitism as defined by IHRA. The governments and the EU justify such funding by claiming that the recipient organizations are engaged in advancing human rights and humanitarian objectives, or that grants are provided for projects and not for organizations.

Contrary to NGO claims that they are engaging in “legitimate criticism” of Israel, the NGO rhetoric, publications, and activities often violate accepted standards.

Examples:

Amnesty International

Although Amnesty claims that it does not “accept any funds for human rights research from governments or political parties,” it has received governmental funding, including from the UK, the European Commission, the Netherlands, the United States, and Norway.

Amnesty International employs numerous anti-Israel activists and BDS campaigners with well-documented histories of antisemitic rhetoric and radical activism.

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