Report: Germany donating millions to BDS groups

T. Belman. Tuvia Tanenboim in his very popular book, Catch the Jew, identified Germany as the worst offender in supporting anti-Israel activities in Judea and Samaria. German support for this anti-Israel activity comes from both the Government and the churches.

Netanyahu Tells Knesset Panel: We Have Defeated the BDS Movement

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.

By Yair Altman, ISRAEL HAYOM

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.”

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    http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/215548

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