Foreign Agents Report 2015 New Israel Fund and Foreign Government-Sponsored Activity by Foreign Agent Organizations in Israel Against Israel and Israel Defense Forces Soldiers Presented as food for thought on behalf of the “Im Tirtzu” movement A Foreign Agent organization is an organization that receives funds from foreign countries to conduct political activities inside Israel. This report is dedicated to the victims of terror. To their bereaved families. To those injured in acts of terror. To the brave soldiers of the Israel Defense Forces, who selflessly protect the people of Israel on land, in air and at sea. Matan Peleg, Alon Schvartzer and the Im Tirtzu movement 2015 2 Foreign Agents Report Contents Disclaimer ........................................................................................................4 Executive Brief .................................................................................................5 Findings ............................................................................................................6 Breaking the Silence .......................................................................................8 B’Tselem ...........................................................................................................9 Association for Civil Rights in Israel ............................................................10 Adalah ............................................................................................................11 Yesh Din .........................................................................................................12 “HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Individual” ..............................13 Public Committee Against Torture in Israel (PCATI) .................................14 “Physicians for Human Rights-Israel (PHR-IL)” ...........................................15 Rabbis for Human Rights .............................................................................16 Gisha – Legal Center for Freedom of Movement ......................................17 Bimkom – Planners for Planning Rights .....................................................18 Machsom Watch ...........................................................................................19 Local Call – +972 Magazine ..........................................................................20 Kav LaOved–Worker’s Hotline .....................................................................21 Ir Amim ...........................................................................................................22 The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) ...................23 Zochrot ...........................................................................................................24 Coalition of Women for Peace.....................................................................25 Who Profits ....................................................................................................26 Amnesty International – Israel ....................................................................27 Appendix: Excerpts from the Annual Report by the Ramalla based “The Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Secretariat”, published in 2015: ........................................................................................28 3 Disclaimer: This folder contains a collection of findings regarding the activities of various people and organizations. The data is based on information that was available at the time the research was performed. We clarify that even though vast efforts were put into the editing work, it is possible that there may be additional sources which might have been able to affect the results of the research and which did not make it into our pos- session. In order for the material in this booklet to be exact, we are grateful to anyone who has in their posses- sion additional information which they can bring to our attention. If changes are required as a result of informa- tion received, we will take care to update you with all possible speed and attempt to inform those who have been exposed to the previous information. --- All the names of donors and grants were taken directly from the official website of the Israeli Registrar of Amutot (Non-Profit Associations), and/or the financial reports of the American organization, the “New Israel Fund (NIF)”, and/or the Palestinian foundation “The Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Secretariat”, and no change was made to the information. The data from the website of the Israeli Registrar of Amutot (Non-Profit Associations) is available to the general public only from 2012 and onwards, therefore it should be taken into account that foreign government entities have been funding the Foreign Agents for many years with millions of dollars that have not been recorded in this document. It is likely that there are Foreign Agent organizations that reported only a part of the support which they receive from foreign government entities. In addition, there a number of Foreign Agent organizations that are frequently supported by foreign governments and that have not filed the reports as required by law. Anyone who has fur- ther or additional information that does not appear in this booklet is invited to contact us on the matter and we will take steps to update this with all possible speed. “Support of a political entity by a government is something that should have frightened any person who believes in real democracy.” Meir Shamgar, Former President, Israeli Supreme Court 4 Foreign Agents Report Executive Brief “Foreign Agents” is the name of the 2015 research re- Shawan Jabarin, an activist in the “Popular Front for the port published by the “Im Tirtzu” movement, examining Liberation of Palestine” (PFLP). and summarizing a report on 20 Israeli organizations perceived by the Israeli public as “left wing organiza- “Physicians for Human Rights – Israel” (also supported tions” or as “human rights organizations”. The findings by the Ramallah foundation) campaign across the globe show that, in reality, they are neither the former nor the accusing the IDF of “torturing and abusing Palestinians” latter, but in actuality are Foreign Agent organizations. and committing war crimes. They also are working to cease the IDF’s practice of targeted killings. In the past, We are dealing with politically-motivated propaganda they provided joint sponsorship of an exhibition which organizations operating from within Israel (with the help presented descriptions of IDF soldiers supposedly of vast amounts of foreign funding) against Israeli soci- shooting Palestinian civilians and others. “Rabbis for ety, IDF soldiers, and the state’s ability to defend itself Human Rights” is also supported by the same founda- in its ongoing war on terror. The common denominator tion located in Ramallah, as are the “Public Committee shared by the overwhelming majority of these organi- Against Torture in Israel”, “HaMoked: Center for the De- zations - apart from European funding - is the financial fence of the Individual” and others. and operational backing provided by the US-based New Israel Fund (NIF). “B’Tselem”, which benefits from hundreds of thousands of dollars a year from foreign political foundations, also Some of the organizations even receive hundreds of benefits from National Service positions. The same thousands of dollars from Palestinian foundations. Of Foreign Agent organization frequently appears in the the 20 Foreign Agent organizations examined, 17 are world media in order to accuse Israel of committing war supported by the New Israel Fund and 4 organizations crimes. legally defended terrorists or the families of terrorists, some of whom attacked Jews in this most recent wave “Adalah” represents, along with another Palestinian or- of terror. Four of the organizations benefit from 15 Na- ganization (Al-Dameer), the family of terrorist Fadi Alon tional Service positions. In the Jewish state of 2015, one who stabbed a Jewish minor in Jerusalem this past Oc- can perform National Service in a Foreign Agent orga- tober, and also works against the revoking of citizenship nization defending terrorists, filing charges against sol- of terrorists from East Jerusalem, and from its very foun- diers or defaming Israel at the United Nations with the dations actively opposes the Jewish nature of the State claim that Israel is an Apartheid state. of Israel. It is considered a flagship organization of the New Israel Fund, and of course also benefits from hun- The “Association for Civil Rights in Israel”, for example, dreds of thousands of dollars arriving from Ramallah which has National Service positions, is supported by a and from Europe. Palestinian foundation based in Ramallah that goes by the name of the “Human Rights and International Hu- Recently, the Israeli Supreme Court turned down no less manitarian Law Secretariat” (which recently provided than seven appeals filed by the Foreign Agent organi- another $50,000 to the organization). The “Association zation, “HaMoked: Center for the Defence of the Indi- for Civil Rights in Israel” assisted the terrorists Subhi Abu vidual”, on behalf of terrorists. Appeals that wished to Khalifa and Shuruk Dawiyat, who stabbed Jews in the prevent the destruction of the houses of terrorist mur- most recent wave of terror. The Association is working derers. For example, the destruction of the houses of the towards restoring academic studies for terrorists in Is- murderers of Danny Gonen,