Data On NGO Boycott Leaders--And Their Funders

PRESS RELEASE July 14, 2011 Contact: Jason Edelstein NGO Monitor (02) 566-1020 972-52-861-2129 mail@ngo-monitor.org

Data on NGO Boycott Leaders and their Funders         NGO Monitor detailed research is summarized in the table below with information on organizations and their funders active in the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. Note that the data is based on information available in 2010. Due to lack of funding transparency and delays in reporting of financial information, some of the details are from earlier years. NGO Monitor is updating the information to the extent possible and will update this table when new data becomes available. Our analysis and critique of the anti-boycott law is also available. ###

NGOs involved in BDS and their funders (partial list):  NGO Primary Funders Funding Amount Central Involvement Addameer Sweden €207,000 (2009)  Signatory to 2005 BDS call (http://www.bdsmovement.net/) NDC* $127,000  (2010-12) Al Haq Holland $426,201 (funding ceased in 2008) Signatory to 2005 BDS call (http://www.bdsmovement.net/) Ireland Norway $88,928 (2009) $156,163 (2009, funding ceased) Ford Foundation Diakonia NDC* $600,000 (2009-10) $120,490 (2009) $134,000 (2010-12) Al Mezan Sweden €105,000 (2007-9)  Signatory to 2005 BDS call (http://www.bdsmovement.net/) NDC* $425,000 (2010-12) Norway, EU funding not transparent Alternative Information Center Belgium ICCO Sweden (via Diakonia) Spain and the Basque gov't (via MUNDUBAT) Catalan gov't (via Sodepau) funding not transparent 434,024NIS (2009)    164,225NIS (2009)  711,182NIS (2009)    173,271NIS (2009)  "Yes to Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Against Israel" Alternatives (Montreal) Canada $2,000,000CAN (2008-10) (unclear if ceased)  Signatory to 2005 BDS call (http://www.bdsmovement.net/) Applied Research Institute Jerusalem (PA) EU €374,174 (2009-11)    Signatory to 2005 BDS call (http://www.bdsmovement.net/) Spain €98,347 (2009) Switzerland  funding not transparent Badil (PA) NDC* $575,000 (2010-12)  Leader of BDS movement Christian Aid Ireland, EU combined €22 million2007-8 "Partner supporting" calling for BDS and "pursuing parastata Zionist orgs" Coalition of Women for Peace EU €247,954 (2005-7)   Runs "Who profits?" website, which is central in the Norwegian BDS campaign NIF $294,129 (2006-9)(funding ceased 2011) Defence of Children International -Palestine Section Sweden (via Save the Children) 459,000SEK (2009-11)   Signatory to 2005 BDS call (http://www.bdsmovement.net/) NDC* England $639,000 (2010-12) £12,500 Diakonia Sweden $52.7 million (2009)  Advocates for divestment strategy against Israel, lobbies against EU-Israel upgrade EU 10,500,000SEK Human Rights Watch Soros' Open Society Institute $2,353,895 (2007-8) $100,000,000 (2010-20) Supported Caterpillar boycott,Call for cuts in U.S. foreign aid to Israel Ford Foundation $445,000 (2009-11) Netherlands via Oxfam-NOVIB  $987,818 (2007-8) Israel Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) Spain €105,000 (2009)  Leader in BDS activism NDC* EU $76,000  (2010-12) €169,661 (2010-12) KAIROS Canada - funding washalted in 2009 $1,575,966 (2008)   Main supporter of church divestment campaign Machsom Watch EU €251,650 (2007-2010)  Norwegian Pension Fund divestment campaign NIF $165,198 (2006-8) Miftah EU $100,531 (2008) Signatory to 2005 BDS call (http://www.bdsmovement.net/) Denmark $101,767 (2008) Norway NDC* $129,870 (2008) $110,000 Mossawa NIF $517,642 (2006-8) Norwegian Pension Fund divestment campaign EU €298,660 (2006-8) UK funding not transparent Norwegian Association of NGOs for Palestine (incl. Norwegian People's Aid) Norway €57,000 (2008)  Coordinates Norwegian Boycott Israel Campaign USA €8,000 (2008) Sweden, Netherlands  funding not transparent Palestinian NGO Network (PNGO) NDC* $130,000  Leader of BDS movement Received France's Human Rights Prize Sabeel Sweden €76,000 (2006-8) Leader of global church divestment movement Trocaire Ireland €23,499,837 (2008) Supports BDS movement, lobbies against EU-Israel upgrade, calls for review of arms export licenses UK €640,682 (2008) EU €1,698,692 (2008) War on Want UK €256,000 (2008) Advocates for sanctions, including arms boycott Ireland €77,000 (2008) EU €266,000 (2008) Palestinian Center for Human Rights (Gaza) NDC* EU, Holland, Ireland, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Sweden $425,000  (2010-12) funding not transparent Leader of BDS movement  *The NDC mechanism is funded by Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands; 2008-9

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