I wonder if British taxpayers really know where their taxes are going. And I further wonder what the UK reaction would be if Israeli money was being used to support Scottish indepence or other objectives not in line with U government policy.
Millions of shekels
are provided by the UK government to a number of highly politicized NGOs - some
of the funding is directly granted by government agencies, and other amounts
are channelled indirectly by humanitarian aid groups, ostensibly for
humanitarian purposes.
For example, Breaking
the Silence has been receiving funds originating with the British government,
via aid organizations, as follows (information taken from submissions to the
Israeli Registrar of Non-Profits):
- In 2015, Christian Aid provided
NIS 293,500 for "testimony collection."
- In 2016, Catholic Agency for Overseas
Development (CAFOD) provided NIS 57,407 for "general
support."
Prof. Gerald Steinberg, President of NGO Monitor who gathered this information from public sources, , commented:
"For many years, the UK, like other European governments, has streamed
money to groups that polarize Israeli society, and for campaigns exploiting
false allegations of 'war crimes'. The UK has recently been scandalized by such
incendiary claims against its own soldiers, and British leaders will understand
that funding similar NGO campaigns against Israelis is immoral."
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