Spanish Government Funding for NGOs: 2009-2011 Assessing Transparency, Accountability, & Impact

Soeren Kern, Author May 2013 spanish goverment funding PAGe 2 Palestinian authority: groupsradical operating inIsrael and the NGOs.). Grantees include some of most the Palestinian NGOs, and €10million to Spanish funding frameworks (€5million to Israeli and in promoting agenda this through different the transferred NGOs to advocacy active political million in Spanish government funds have been 2009and 2011,approximatelyBetween €15 BDS, lawfare, and other forms of demonization. campaignsideological to delegitimize via and Spanish NGOs that are among leadersin the is to allocated anumber of Palestinian, Israeli, Spanish government funding, indifferent forms, xecutive summaryExecutive and “Gaza the leads boat” publicity missions. supports boycotts and divestment campaigns, Promotes demonization the of Israel, Demolitions: Israeli Committee Against House claims are central to delegitimization. and unverifiable hearsay “testimonies.” Their Goldstone on anonymous based Report, Israel repeated now in the discredited of “war the crimes” accusations against Spanish government. BtS promoted many facilitated by funding the received from the have appeared innumerous public events, on BtS, and members the of fringegroup this País May 2011,El €24,790(2009).In€180,763 (2010)and Breaking Silence the (BtS): €173,188 (2011), “colonization activities” inits publications. cleansing,” “transfer,” “land grab,” and ARIJ employs rhetoric the of “ethnic for anti-Israel global the boycott movement; Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign and support membership in Palestinianthe Grassroots of anti-Israel delegitimization, including active inpromoting BDS and other forms geopolitical future of .” ARIJis €98,347 (2009-2010)for “planning for the €176,637 (2011), Applied Research Institute Jerusalem: €181,508 (2009–2010) . published afeature story and €849,715 (2010)and has insufficient supervisory mechanisms has insufficient to supervisory Palestinian Authority is opaque, and AECID and awards contracts to NGOs operating in the processthe by projects AECID chooses which municipal levels are often inadequate; highly NGOs funding at Spain’s federal, regional, and The levels transparencyof and accountability for funding development cooperation. previousthe government’s Socialist on focus him to make a commitment to maintaining Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy asking Spanish NGOs published an “open letter” to €1.4 billion in2012. In response, some 500 budget, including development aid, by at least that would cut total the Spanish foreign affairs government announced austerity measures In March 2012,Spain’s conservative new concert inIsrael on May 30. Spanishthe musician against performing at a sing for Israeli the apartheid!,” advised which alettersigned “Enrique titled Iglesias, don’t Palestinianthe Nakba; inMay 2011,Xarxa organized aconcert inBarcelona to mark Barcelona and Catalonia, in May 2012, Xarxa d’Enllaç ambXarxa Palestina: Funded by divestment and sanctions.” campaigns, as well as supporting boycott, demonstrations, direct actions and legal in various forms, such as marches, strikes, community resistance to Israeli occupation diverse,These non-partisan committees lead tradition of first the Palestinian Intifada…. organizingbased and resistance inthe promotes a“unique form of community According to its mission statement, PSCC for inPalestine.”to liberty struggle the support networks and direct ties their it “aims at strengthening international (PSCC): Popular Coordination Struggle Committee and“bloody actions,” sadistic and “atrocities.” includes accusations of Israeli “apartheid,” self-determination rights. ICAHD rhetoric state formula that would eliminate Jewish Founder Jeff advocatesHalper for a one- . PSCC says€107,700 (2011).PSCC dataoecd/23/45/49356882.pdf and Development (OECD), available at Peer 2011,” Review Organization for Economic Co-operation “Spain:1 See Development Assistance Committee (DAC), systems aid inthe budget. lackthe of oversight mechanisms and evaluation Spanish development funding, criticized which In OECD 2012,the published aPeer of Review utilized. public to assess how taxpayer monies are being annual reports that would enable general the receiving government money publish actually handfulfunds. Onlyof asmall Spanish NGOs determine how NGOs government use aid 1

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Table of Contents

I. Overview 6

Table 1. Spanish ODA to the Palestinian Authority (2007-2011) 6

II. Political Context of Spanish Foreign Policy 8

III. Spanish Government NGO Funding Frameworks 10

IV. Palestinian and Israeli Political Advocacy NGOs funded by AECID (2009-2011) 11

Palestinian NGOs 11

Israeli NGOs 14

Table 2. Palestinian and Israel Political Advocacy NGOs funded by AECID (2009-2011) 19

V. Spanish Political Advocacy NGOs 20

AECID-funded projects 20

Regionally-Funded Projects 23

Table 3. Spanish Political Advocacy NGOs Funded by AECID and Regions (2009-2011) 32

VI. Lack of Transparency in NGO Funding 33

VII. Summary and Recommendations 35

Appendix A: Complete List of NGOs Active in Israel/Palestinian Authority, Funded by 36 Spain (AECID and/or Regions) (2009-2011)

Appendix B: NGOs funded by Spanish Autonomous Communities (2009-2011) 48

Appendix C: Other Spanish Entities Active in the 60 spanish goverment funding PAGe 6 T development assistance (ODA). recipient of Spanish government overseas The Palestinian Authoritysecond-largestthe is frameworks, for NGO activities. these by Spanish the government, indifferent In report, this we examine funding the provided ODA to 50countries. receives more money from Spain, provides which pdf Paisesdescargas/territorios-palestinos/Territorios_Palestinos. http://www.aecid.es/galerias/cooperacion/por5 See 4 Ibid. http://www.aecid.es/es/donde-cooperamos/3 See and Arab-Israel the Conflict,” Israel Studies M.Steinberg, 2 Gerald “The Politics of NGOs, HumanRights during five the 2007-2011. period year (including multilateral both and bilateral aid) Authority with atotal of €274.7million in ODA The Spanish government providedthe Palestinian governments. of warfare political is provided by European of funding the for NGOs the that form this lead againstcases Israeli officials (“lawfare”). Much International to promote Court, Criminal legal statutesjurisdiction and frameworks, such as the and sanctions (BDS), and exploiting universal includein South Africa, boycotts, divestment to overturn used those apartheid the government humanitarian aid. The mechanisms, modeled on promoting human rights, democracy, and peace organizations, oftenbannerthe under of implemented by anetwork of non-governmental and similar rhetoric. Thisbeen hasstrategy allegations of “apartheid,” “racism,” “war crimes,” I. O verview Israel, on campaigns based using and delegitimization against a strategy of warfare political ConferenceDurban adopted he NGO Forum of 2001 the 2

4 16.2Summer 2011 3 Only Peru 5 channels: Palestinian Authority through three primary and bilateral support) was distributed to the This amount includes (which both multilateral Authority atotal of €48.9million inODA. In 2011,Spain to allocated Palestinian the foreign Palestinian vis-à-visthe policy Authority. important input into formulation the of Spanish organizations, many of provide also which dozens of Spanish NGOs and humanitarian Palestinian Authority is channelled to or through More than one-third of Spanish ODA to the 8 Ibid. 7 Ibid. 6 Ibid. agencies.8 distributed through other and/or ministries governments (5.2%).The remaining 0.2%was communities municipal (25.3%)and local was distributed through Spain’s autonomous Cooperation (AECID).The 30.5% other Spanish Agency for International Development and its aid-givingMinistry primary agency, the were channelled through Spanish the Foreign was channelled as follows: 69.3%of funds the Spanish 2011ODA for Palestinian the Authority T (2007-2011) P alestinian A able 1. S 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 3) local municipal3) local governments. communities; and Spanish decentralized 2) the autonomous ily through Spanish the Foreign Ministry; 1) centralthe government in Madrid, primar panish ODA

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spanish goverment funding PAGe 7 spanish goverment funding PAGe 8 T singling-out Israel. activities These go farbeyond lawfare, and other forms of campaigns political ODA support have frequently advanced BDS, As below, detailed Spanish NGOs receiving Party.Socialist decision-makers within leadership the of the have to ties personal Pajín close and other top receiving ODA for Palestinian the Authority As aresult, directors the of many Spanish NGOs that promotes Palestinian causes. Internacional,Solidaridad NGOan ideological (Before entering politics, Pajín was president of 21 Ibid. 20 Ibid. htm http://www.msps.es/gabinetePrensa/biografias/leirePajin.19 See palestina-seguira-siendo-pais-prioritario-20120529151515.html politica-social/noticia-espana-reducira-ayuda-desarrollo- 29, 2012,available at aunque siendo un‘país’ seguirá prioritario,” Europa Press, May “España18 See reducirá ayuda la desarrollo al aPalestina, is currently unknown. impact on funding for NGOs advocacy political in bilateral development cooperation. Secretary of StateSecretary for Cooperation (2004-2008). the NGOthe community inSpain (2000-2004). establishing Party’s Socialist the relations with Cooperation in2004,Pajín was responsible for of StateBefore becoming Secretary the for S II. Political C panish Foreign Policy Spanish political spectrum. Spanish spectrum. political associated with left the or far-left the of or with Palestinian “solidarity groups” are cooperation with Palestinian the Authority Spanishthe NGOs involved indevelopment toallocated . the Nearly of all levelreveals of a high politicization inODA Analysis of Spanish government documents Spanish Party, Socialist was the ideologue and member of the Leire Pajín,while afar-left Palestinian causes was awarded he bulk of Spanish ODA for http://www.europapress.es/epsocial/ ontext of 20 ) 18 The The 21 19

Jerusalem. and Canaan the Joint Development Project for AECID, ACSUR (aSpanish NGO, below) see Spanishthe for Ministry Foreign Affairs, of sponsorship by Spanish the government, advertisement included an acknowledgement financing the advertisement.of commercial, Spanish the he denied government’s Iranzo Gutiérrez, was asked about television the Spanish then the Ambassador to Israel, Álvaro itself from efforts. these For example,when highlighted, Spanish the government distanced However, anti-Israel the when activity was for boycott the of Israeli all goods. advertisement on Palestinian television called For example, inJanuary 2011a“public service” process. Palestinian Authority, and promoting peace the humanitarian and support infrastructure to the officiallythe stated objectives of providing 25 Ibid. http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=203280 Boycott Israel,” Jerusalem Post, 1,2011,available December at 24 Herb Keinon, “Spain Sponsoring Denies Palestinian Ad to 23 Ibid. aspx?fi=157&doc_id=4274 January 11,2011,available at of Israeli all Products,” Palestinian Media Watch, Government Sponsors PA Ad for Calling TV Boycott 22 Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques “Spanish Zilberdik, NGO-led “lawfare” strategies against Israeli Spain aEuropean been has also in leader warfare against Israel. or disciplined NGOs those involved inpolitical Noractivities. has government the reprimanded mechanisms to prevent arepeat of such Spanishthe government has not implemented This example and many others indicatethat settlements.” thatso it referred only to “goods made inJewish Union.” The advertisementthen was “corrected” not enjoy benefitsthe tax in European Customs from Occupied the Palestinian Territories do reiterated that Israeli products “originating is ofnot Spanishthe a policy government,” he thatadded “a while boycott of Israeli products 23 25 http://palwatch.org/main. 24 But Iranzo 22 The The espana/20090129elpepunac_1_Pes_PDF.pdf www.elpais.com/elpaismedia/ultimahora/media/200901/29/ “Auto29 See dejuez,” January 29,2009,available at defensa-israeli-1276349588/. boye-esta-detras-de-la-querella-contra-el-ex-ministro-de- available at ministro deDefensa israelí,” Digital Libertad 28 “Gonzalo querella Boyé dela detrás está contra el ex actualidad/1235726225_850215.html. 27, 2009,available at por un bombardeo contra Gazaen2002,” País El 27 “El juez Andreu siguecon investigación la contra Israel (2d ed.). Conflict,” NGO Monitor Monograph 2010 December Series, “NGO ‘Lawfare’: Exploitation Arab-Israeli inthe of Courts 26 For more information on issue this Anne see, Herzberg, including aJerusalem bus bombing inJune masterminded hundreds of terror attacks, As of head ’ wing, Shehadeh military jurisdiction” insuch29 cases. should pursue suit the it because has “universal humanity.” Supporters of lawsuitthe said Spain civilians, “should considered be against acrime densely populated GazaCity, 14 killed which suggested evidence initial that attack the inthe ETA. collaborating terrorist with Basque the group waswho sentenced to 14 years in prison for by Boyé, Gonzalo aMarxist revolutionary an anti-Israel NGO that is represented inSpain Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), was Thecase brought the to Spanish court the by homein their country. thatdetermined would suspects the not tried be committed anywhere world, inthe ifSpain genocide, against crimes humanity, and torture allowed prosecution the of foreigners for At time, the Spanish law (“”) wing of Hamas, inGazaCity inJuly 2002. Shehadeh,Salah commander the of military the prosecuting anyone for targeted the of killing in Madrid showed that Israel would not be documents submitted by Israeli the Embassy decisionthe was made after determiningthat “crimes against humanity.”27 He claimed that and governmentmilitary officials for suspected would redouble his probe of top seven Israeli National Judge Court Fernando Andreu said he officials.26 For example, in2009Spanish 28 Aseven-pagecourt document said the

http://www.libertaddigital.com/mundo/gonzalo- http://elpais.com/elpais/2009/02/27/ , January 30,2009, , February http:// universal jurisdiction. committedcrimes abroad under conceptthe of prosecute people for atrocities and human rights Zapatero to limit power the of judges to Prime then the Minister José Luis Rodríguez approved aresolution inMay 2009urging The movecame after theSpanish parliament 2002 that killed 19Israeli2002 that killed civilians. targeted of killing Shehadeh. Appeals into to dismiss inquiry criminal the decisionaffirmed a the by Spanish Court of In April Spanish 2010,the Supreme Court 36 Ibid. rey/490681.shtml boicot-israel-pide-tel-aviv-aproveche-mediacion-del- noticias/20120119/margallo-dice-gobierno-nunca-apoyara- Española, January 19,2012,available at apoyará unboicot de Israel,” Estado al Radio Televisión y “Margallo35 See diceque el Gobierno deEspaña nunca documentos/2010/04/13/auto_gaza.pdf March 4,2010,available at “Tribunal34 See Supremo deloPenal, Sala Auto 550/2010,” jurisdiccion-200905211845.html www.abc.es/20090521/nacional-tribunales/psoe-pactan-limitar- Audienciala Nacional,” May ABC, 21, 2009,available at “PSOE33 See limitar yPP pactan jurisdicción la universal de pdfsBOE-A-2009-17492.pdf 2009, available at delEstado,” Oficial “Boletín 32 See No. 266, November 4, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_massacre31 See Herzberg,30 See n.26. support” aboycott of Israel. that Spanish the government would no case “in Minister, José Manuel García Margallo, declared Similarly, inJanuary 2012,Spain’s Foreign new 30 civilians and injured 140. Park Hotel inNetanya inMarch 2002that killed responsiblealso for Passover the massacre at the limit reach the of its universal law. jurisdiction abill inNovemberenacted 2009that would Spanish justice system, Spanish the government Facing international pressure to depoliticize the missing from PCHR’s filings. world. could play to “grease friendship” Arab inthe “mediating role” that Spanish King Juan Carlos Israelithe government to advantage take of the 36 http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/11/04/ http://estaticos.elmundo.es/ 33 35 34 He challenged also 31 http://www.rtve.es/ This context was 30 He was http:// 32

spanish goverment funding PAGe 9 spanish goverment funding PAGe 10 S descargas/Plan_Director2001-2004.pdf 2004,” 40 “Plan Director Española Cooperación dela 2001- descargas/Plan_Director0508_Esp.pdf 2008,” 39 “Plan Director Española Cooperación dela 2005- descargas/libro1_PlanDirector_LR.pdf 2012,” 38 “Plan Director Española Cooperación dela 2009- Acta_VCM_TTPP_espanol_para_Espana.pdf www.aecid.es/galerias/web/descargas/Territorios_palestinos/ Científica y Técnica,” January 22,2008,available at Hispano-Palestina Cultural, deCooperación Educativa, 37 “Acta acordada quinta dela reunión Comisión dela Mixta anti-Israel policies. itself from previous the government’s support of steps his government would to take distance But Margallo has not announced any practical Cooperation Officein Jerusalem (attached the to bilateral assistance, and it operates a Technical AECID is mainthe implementing agency for Worldthe Bank.) and international financial institutions such as Europeanthe Commission, United the Nations, multilateral mechanisms (under auspices the of Palestinian Authority and NGOs bilateral via and Spain provides financial support the to The previous Master Plans were: NGO III. S Cooperation 2001-2004.40 • Cooperation 2005-200839;and • Cooperation 2009-2012.38 3) Joint Commission of January 200837;and 2) The results of Spanish-Palestinian the and inTunissigned on July 29,1994; available at available at available at The Master Plan for Spanish Development Master Plan for Spanish Development Master Plan for Spanish Development panish Government Funding Frameworks on Spanish-Palestinian Cooperation, 1) implemented within frameworkthe of: Authority by is guided and panish ODA Palestinian vis-à-visthe The Memorandum of Understanding http://www.aecid.es/galerias/publicaciones/ http://www.aecid.es/galerias/publicaciones/ http://www.aecid.es/galerias/publicaciones/ http:// evaluation systems to manage its aid budget. Spain for lack the of oversight mechanisms and Among other findings,the OECD criticized dataoecd/23/45/49356882.pdf and Development (OECD), available at Peer 2011,” Review Organization for Economic Co-operation “Spain:43 See Development Assistance Committee (DAC), 42 Ibid. pdfsA40213-40215.pdf available at http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2007/10/03/ delEstado, Oficial 41 “Boletín 3,2007, October No. 237,” Palestinian territories. administering AECID-related all projects inthe Office in is charged Jerusalem with managing and Technical 3,2007,the October Cooperation According to an officialstate memo dated aid to Palestinian the Authority is coordinated. Spanish Consulate inJerusalem), from which cooperation projects. executing, monitoring and controlling” bilateral responsibleis also for formulating, “identifying, Review of SpanishReview development funding. In January OECD 2012,the published aPeer managed through frameworks. decentralized more than 30%of Spanish development aid was NGOs.through advocacy In political 2011, aid programs, most often channellingfunding actors decentralized These managetheir own Barcelona, Madrid, and Málaga). administrationsas well as local (including Country, Basque the Islands, and Baleric the Mancha,La Catalonia, Extremadura, Navarra, regions, including of those Andalusia, Castilla- Palestinianthe Authority Spain’s via autonomous Spain provides also substantial ODA funding to by means of two strategic lines of action: facilitate creation the of aviable Palestinian state Spanish ODA to Palestinian the Authority is to According to AECID, objective of primary the cultural identity. democratic values and foster aPalestinian 2) support to activities promote of society civil 1) capacity building for state institutions; and 42 41

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I NGO is a member of Palestinian the Grassroots BDS and other forms of anti-Israel activity. The In active inpromoting practice, ARIJis very resources.” people through greater control over naturaltheir territories and self-reliance the of Palestinian the development occupied inthe Palestinian organization dedicated to promoting sustainable Founded in1990,ARIJclaims a“non-profit to be levels fromlocal 1948to 2030.”47 in Jerusalem from national,the and district, Jerusalem as well as evaluating Israeli planning 2010) Separately, received ARIJalso €98,347(2009- only as “support for NGOs.”46 additional and Jericho,”in Jerusalem, 45 plus an Qalqilya,”44 project to “evaluate inNablus, needs Salfit and received . 2, 2009,” p. internacional concedidas trimestre enel cuarto del año “Relación46 See delasayudas ysubvenciones decooperación BOE-A-2011-4169.pdf p.11, available at (BOE), delEstado March Oficial 45 Boletín 5,2011, No. 55, BOE-A-2012-6347.pdf p.10, available at (BOE), delEstado May Oficial 14,2012, 44 Boletín No. 115, A BOE-A-2009-16278.pdf p. 3,available at 12,2009, October (BOE), delEstado No. Oficial 47 Boletín 246, convocatorias/ Anexo_15_03_10.doc P funded by AECID Political Advocacy NGO IV alestinian NGO pplied R pplied . P alestinian and Israeli for “planning for future Geopolitical the of agenda. NGOs active inpromoting an anti-Israel Palestinian and Israel advocacy political government funds were transferred to n 2009–2011,4.9million Euro inSpanish available at €176,637 (2011) from AECID for a €650,000 (2009)for aproject defined esearch I esearch €199,715 (2010)to “evaluate ‘needs’ http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/10/12/pdfs/ http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/03/05/pdfs/ http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2012/05/14/pdfs/ http://www.aecid.es/galerias/descargas/ nstitute Jerusalem (ARIJ) s (2009-2011) s “colonization activities” inits publications. “ethnic cleansing,” “transfer,” “land grab,” and This Palestinian NGO employsthe rhetoric of Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign living and access to holy places.” education, right the to an adequate standard of work, right the treatment, to medical right the to rightthe to freedom of movement, right the to laws including right the to Self-Determination, andunlawful breach of human rights and civilized Palestinians.violations These are considered action towards a comprehensive with the peace employed its efforts to undermine any real existing humanitarianevery and code routinely in excessive and disproportionate violations of of Palestinianthe territory, Israel has engaged as follows: “Throughoutthe years occupationof of “daily the purpose the ARIJ describes report” Palestinianthe Territories.” “Monitoring Israeli Colonization Activities in anARIJ runs project EU-funded called www.poica.org/dailyreports/daily/view.php?recordID=4861 “ARIJ53 See Daily Report,” June 30,2012,available at dailyreports/daily/index.php?Y=2012 Palestinian Territories,” available at “Monitoring52 See Israeli Colonization Activities inthe http://www.poica.org/51 See Monitoring%20Report/109%28august07%29.pdf available West ,” &the Bank Volume 109,August 2007, “Report on Israeli the 50 See Colonization Activities inthe TtHMnfKqYUM Rights,” available at with International Law and Universal Principles of Human Divestment and Sanctions against Israel Until it Complies for “Palestinian Calls Boycott,49 See Society Civil pgaawc articlepalestiniangrassroots_anti_apartheid_wall_campaign_ 48 P the global anti-Israel global the boycott movement. affected areas.”affected along with amap depicting location the of the Palestinian against territory lands and properties Israeli violations place occupied inthe taking for a“Daily Report” to “shed light the on the for aproject “Improving called future the of (PARC) received €305,399(2011)from AECID alestinian A alestinian http://www.ngo-monitor.org/See at http://www.arij.org/publications%288%29/ http://www.bdsmovement.net/call#. 52 gricultural R gricultural http://www.poica.org/ 51 elief C The project calls 53 48 and supports ommittees http:// 50 49

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For example, inMay 2012,PARC signed PARC is active BDS inthe movement against [sic].” of international law that constitutes war crime Israeli practicesinviolation of provisions the ‘buffer zone’land is considered one the of most creation measures: security “The so-called the of and context the erases of terror that necessitates PARC Israel falsely accuses of “war crime[s],” consciences.” unitythe of collective, national and liberal checkpoints that aim to penetrate and disrupt entire Palestinian people movements on the of Jerusalem, siege the and restriction of the building of Apartheid the Wall, Judaization the continued its aggression, settlement policies, charged language, for example:occupation “The It employs “apartheid” and other racially occupation forces.” including referring to IDF the as “Israeli the campaigns utilizing demonizing rhetoric, However, it involved is also advocacy inpolitical primarily devoted development. to rural projectsand West inthe social and Bank Gaza, PARC operates a range of agricultural, economic public life.” by increasing society civil participation their in 58 57 54 http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2012/05/14/pdfs/ 56 http://www.bdsmovement.net/2012/ 55 http://www.pal-arc.org/ http://www.pal-arc.org/ Palestinian producers.” a joint press conference with a few exploited to frustrate Agrexco the attempt to conduct our French and friends were partners who able supporters for BDS the campaign and especially “PARC salutes activistsand all international In 2011,PARC issued following the statement: against Israel PARC petitions signed has for also calling BDS impunity.”full continues to ravage Palestinian livelihoods with occupiedin the Palestinian territory…Israel Wallthe and hundreds checkpoints of military about Israel’s “ever growing colonial settlements, of Palestinian the people.” PARC complains also Israel of “human rights violations and oppression referring to “Israel’s colonial wall” and accusing PARC’s letter employed inflammatory rhetoric, remove Israeli all products from its shelves. by store” becoming first the grocery US to Olympia “to Food Co-op ahistoric set precedent saluting” adecision by Washington-based the In July 2010, PARC aletter signed “warmly BOE-A-2011-4169.pdf p.10, available at (BOE), delEstado March Oficial 65 Boletín 5,2011, No. 55, BOE-A-2012-6347.pdf p.9, available at (BOE), delEstado May Oficial 14,2012, 64 Boletín No. 115, pal-arc.org/press3112011.html Company Agrexco,” January 31,2011,available at 63 “PARC Renounces Utilization the of its Name by Israeli the html Israel,” available at forAssert Call Comprehensive Academic Boycott of Apartheid “Palestinian62 See Popular Movements Re- and Society Civil (BDS),” available at “Palestinian61 See for Call Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions 60 Ibid. israeli-goods.html salutes-olympia-food-co-op%E2%80%99s-decision-to-boycott- http://www.olympiabds.org/2010/palestinian-civil-society- Decision to Boycott Israeli Goods,” July 26,2010,available at 59 “Palestinian Salutes Olympia Society Civil Food Co-op’s for aproject “Improving called awareness and/ received €238,000(2011)64and €210,049(2010)65 Development MaqdeseAl for Society (MSD) to boycott Israeli academia. http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2012/05/14/pdfs/ http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/03/05/pdfs/ 61 http://www.al-awda.org/academicboycott. 60 http://www.pacbi.org/etemplate.php?id=66 and in support of campaignthe 63 62 http://www. 59 available at in Silwan: The JudaizationEast of Jerusalem,” July 2010, 69 Moaz Al-Za’tari and Jonathan Molony, “House Demolitions home.al-maqdese.org/attachment/149 in Jerusalem: 2000-2010,” March 27,2011,available at 68 Moaz Al-Za’tari and Jonathan Molony, “Israeli Violations en/2/9/1776/?tn=news_and_reports 5, 2012,available at International Community to Act Immediately,” March displace Jerusalemites, on Al-Maqdese calls the 67 “Within framework the of Israel’s campaign to http://home.al-maqdese.org/en/2/1/10766 See (2011) from AECIDfor aproject to help Ma’an D promote “Judaization” the of Jerusalem. Israel of “racist and oppressive” to policies In June 2010,MSD published areport accusing racism masquerading as security.” Israelaccuses of “a running system of abuse and international law and Israeli legitimacy.” MSD of “crimes heinous of so make amockery they refers to an “apartheid wall” and Israel accuses policies”illegal inJerusalem. The also report Israel of “ruthless, unforgiving and above all In March 2011, MSD published a report accusing daily basis.” violations and dominance over city the on a towards city. the Jerusalem is subject to Israeli protect Jerusalem, andits to fulfill responsibilities immediate,undertake procedures practical to onand “the called international community to accusing Israel of “racist” practicesinJerusalem In March 2012,MSD published astatement international humanitarian law.” rights according to provisions the of and rules Palestinians’respect individual and collective Israelithe authorities stop violations these and against Palestinians’ rights, and demands that document,disclose, and publish Israeli violations In its mission statement, MSD says it “works to Israel.” intervention against violations committed by level of Palestiniansthe of Jerusalem, East as an or defense legal at national the and international http://home.al-maqdese.org/attachment/126 evelopment C evelopment 67 http://home.al-maqdese.org/ enter received €201,610 66 68 69 http:// violence for living those West inthe Bank.” of to victims tortureof services and political AECID for aproject “Improve called provision TRC received €195,814(2009)from AECIDfor areasrural of Jordan the Valley.” living conditions of Palestinian inhabitants in a project “emergency called actionto improve Ma’an received €83,330(2010)from AECIDfor into an open-air prison.” of an cage enclosed area, inthis transforming it a control mechanism,” “takes which on form the thatsection surrounds“[a]s is described Qalqilya referred to as “Apartheid the Wall” and the The anti-terror barrier is consistently security occupation governments since 1948.” governments as are “consecutive described Center refers to Israeli “colonization,” and Israeli in other such “case studies,” Ma’an Development In a“Case Study” on farmer, aQalqilya as well as Palestinian farmers “adapt to climate change.” T nk.” k an B survivors South inthe and North the West “Restoration of human rights for torture (2011) from AECID for a project titled V BOE-A-2011-4169.pdf p.12, available at (BOE), delEstado March Oficial 76 Boletín 5,2011, No. 55, BOE-A-2012-6347.pdf p.8, available at (BOE), delEstado May Oficial 14,2012, 75 Boletín No. 115, 74 Ibid. 73 Ibid. Qalqiliya.pdf March 2007,available at “Up72 See Against Wall: the The Qalqilya Story of a Farmer,” BOE-A-2011-4169.pdf p.20, available at (BOE), delEstado March Oficial 71 Boletín 5,2011, No. 55, BOE-A-2012-6347.pdf p.8, available at (BOE), delEstado May Oficial 14,2012, 70 Boletín No. 115, necessary fingerprints.”necessary cutting off human fingers in order to capture the accusing Israel of “the atrocity of occupation the contains “testimony” farmer, from alocal reatment and ictims ofictims T 75 from TRC received €182,487(2010)from http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2012/05/14/pdfs/ http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2012/05/14/pdfs/ http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/03/05/pdfs/ http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/03/05/pdfs/ orture (TRC) received €185,110 http://www.maan-ctr.org/pdfs/ R ehabilitation 73 74 71 C enter for 72 It It 76 70

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77 http:// 78 ommittee rights situation Palestinian inthe Territories.” problems of house demolitions and human the meant to bring Spanish the youth to closer the of Work Coexistence: and awareness camps from AECIDfor aprogram “Spaces titled (ICAHD) received €105,000(2009–2010) for aSupreme decision on Court matter. the project “Voices called of Dialogue.” receivedalso €80,969(2009)from AECIDfor East byEast way of dynamizing aplatform.” process peace inthe to Middle inthe dialogue Palestinian and Israeli organizations committed cohesionthe and operative the capacity of AECID for aproject “strengthening called ICAHD received also I illegally. stationthe because was broadcasting into Israel said it issuedMinistry shut-down the order without alicense. Israel’s Communications offthe air on November 17,2011 for operating joint Israeli-Palestinian radiostation. It was taken Founded for in2004,All Peace is anot-for-profit, forAll P pdfs/A48545-48553.pdf 292, p.6, available at 4,2008, December (BOE), delEstado No. Oficial 86 Boletín BOE-A-2009-16278.pdf p. 4,available at 12,2009, October (BOE), delEstado No. Oficial 85 Boletín 246, com/articles/0,7340,L-4150508,00.html Press, November 20,2011,available at 84 “Israeli Palestinian Station Radio Shut Down,” Associated BOE-A-2009-16278.pdf p.3, available at 12,2009, October (BOE), delEstado No. Oficial 83 Boletín 246, BOE-A-2011-4169.pdf p.12, available at (BOE), delEstado March Oficial 82 Boletín 5,2011, No. 55, from AECIDfor ajoint project with ICAHD to en Acción below) received (see €250,000(2010) Separately, versa inoccupied territories.” constructive message of Palestinians and vice from AECIDto “improve Israeli access to Israeli NGO sraeli C 84 ommittee eace R eace All for All Peace is currently Radio waiting the Spanishthe NGO APY–Solidaridad http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/10/12/pdfs/ http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/10/12/pdfs/ http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/03/05/pdfs/ http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2008/12/04/ receivedadio €101,675(2010) A s gainst from €76,508 (2009)from H http://www.ynetnews. ouse ouse 82 All for All Peace D 83 emolitions 86 85 the IDF because they were IDFthe they because built without proper replace structures that demolished had been by camp. Spain subsidized 18individuals also at 2008 the sadistic actions,”sadistic and “atrocities.” accusations of Israeli “apartheid,” and “bloody byRhetoric used ICAHD and Halper includes publicity actions. and “Jewish the led to Boat Gaza” political palestinas,” Mundo El “Voluntarios88 See españoles reconstruyen doscasas pdfs/A48545-48553.pdf 288, p.4, available at (BOE), delEstado Oficial November87 Boletín 29,2010, No. from AECID. Sin FronterasSocialismo with financial support in Hebron incooperation with Fundación In August 2010,ICAHD built four homes supports boycotts and divestment campaigns, ICAHD promotes demonization the of Israel, in ICAHD’s 2009camp. 2010 summer camp and 42Spanish participants subsidized 45Spanish volunteers inICAHD’s newspaper According to reports center-right inthe Palestinian Authority, Israel, and Spain.87 and conflictrights, democracy resolution”the in “promote education the and awareness of human uploads/2010/08/Prensa-Spanish.pdf expired) (link August 2010,available at “Campamentos94 See dereconstrucción palestinas,” decasas government_funding_for_anti_israel_ngos government_funding_for_icahd_more_hidden_european_ 93 jeff-halper-the-two-state-solution-longer-viable-stop-talking-it/ 2012, available at stop about talking it,’” Ceasefire Magazine, April 24, ‘A two-state solution is no longer viable, we must Bergmeijer,92 Livia “Interview with Jeff Halper: 27, 2010,available at “ICAHD91 See Supports Jewish the to Boat Gaza,” September Manchester%20Boycott%20Model.htm 90 See available at 89 “ICAHD Building Camp 2008:Day 1,” July 18,2008, elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/08/14/solidaridad/1250237376.html eliminate Jewish self-determination rights. advocates for aone-state formula that would http://www.ngo-monitor.org/article/spanish_See http://www.icahd.org/icahdukdev/eng/documents/ 89 http://www.icahd.org/?p=3455 El Mundo El http:/ceasefiremagazine.co.uk/ 94 http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2008/12/04/ ICAHD said homes the would http://www.icahd.org/?p=6338 , August 15, 2009,available at http://www.icahd.org/wp-content/ 91 Founder Jeff Halper , the Spanish, the government 88 According to ICAHD, 93 http://www. 92 90

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Shehadeh, Salah atopkilled Hamas terrorist Israeli officials over an air thatattack inGaza included against acase current seven or former it occupied territories their in1967.” Palestinians inGazaand West the since Bank Israel of revoking residency of the “240,000 Vanguardia La In June Barcelona-based 2012,the newspaper 000-palestinos-de-gaza-y-cisjordania.html internacional/20120612/54310791428/israel-expulso-a-240- 2012, y Cisjordania en 27años,” Vanguardia La “Israel119 See deGaza expulsó a240.000palestinos jerusalem-bookseller-a-foreigner-in-homeland at Homeland,”in The National 118 Jonathan a‘Foreigner’ “Jerusalem Cook, Bookseller http://www.hamoked.org/home.aspx117 See BOE-A-2011-4169.pdf p.12, available at (BOE), delEstado March Oficial 116 Boletín 5,2011, No. 55, BOE-A-2012-6347.pdf p.8, available at (BOE), delEstado May Oficial 14,2012, 115 Boletín No. 115, spain-changes-tack-on-universal-jurisdiction/ 2009 available at Universal Jurisdiction,” PJMedia, May 28, Kern,114 Soeren “Spain Changes Tack on violated due to Israel’s policies.” of Occupied the Territories rights are whose mainwhose objective is to “assist Palestinians Hamoked is an Israeli human rights organization Rights and Jerusalem.” Residence inEast Social “Questiontitled Systemic Implement Denial: said “this is aclear violation of international article quotes Hamoked activistIdo Blum, who received €147,690(2011) ndividual) http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/middle-east/ aM available The The National oked (C oked at http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2012/05/14/pdfs/ http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/03/05/pdfs/ http://pjmedia.com/blog/ http://www.lavanguardia.com/ enter for theD published an articleaccusing 116 , Dalia Kerstein,, Dalia director the of from AECIDfor aproject 114 , April 13,2011,available , June 12, 117 efense of the 119 115 118 The The and and

spanish goverment funding PAGe 17 spanish goverment funding PAGe 18 violations in Israel and in areas for which RHR claims to “seek to prevent human rights Yattah (Hebron).” assistance for Palestinianthe town of Massafir awareness and improving and legal logistical Spain for “defense the of human rights, raising Israel and it territory the occupies.” working for democracy, and equality, liberty in mission is “to support non-violent activists HRDF, inRamat is which Gan, based says its BOE-A-2011-4169.pdf p.14, available at (BOE), delEstado March Oficial 126 Boletín 5,2011, No. 55, BOE-A-2012-6347.pdf p.8, available at (BOE), delEstado May Oficial 14,2012, 125 Boletín No. 115, 124 Ibid. http://hrd.org.il/?page_id=13123 See http://hrd.org.il/122 See BOE-A-2012-6347.pdf p.11, available at (BOE), delEstado May Oficial 14,2012, 121 Boletín No. 115, 120 Ibid. R Human Rights). Yesh NGO called advocacy Din (Volunteers for whom are co-founders of another political Mooky Dagan and Menucha Moravitz, of all HRDF “shareholders” include Dina Goor, Palestinian narrative framework. inalegal HRDF is group a political that promotes the €146,043 (2011) defense of children Jerusalem.” inEast project “Strategic called support for legal the received H deportation, absolutely illegal.” law, which should considered be as a form of “the of walls Apartheid.” Palestinian group committed to tearing down Wiam Shabita, an activistwith Ta’ayush, a pro- Coordination Committee,” above) (see and Pollak, an activistwith “Popular the Struggle HRDFOther officials include Shai Carmeli- abbis for H uman R €60,000 (2011)from AECIDfor a http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2012/05/14/pdfs/ ights D ights http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/03/05/pdfs/ http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2012/05/14/pdfs/ uman R 123 125

and €195,453(2010) and efenders F 124 ights (RHR)receivedights 120 und (HRDF) 122 121 126 from from manner. complex and contentious issues inapartisan organization, and project this on focuses highly Bank.” ACRI is acontroversial Israeli political for Palestinian residents of Area West Cinthe “advancement of housing rights and shelter program 2009for inDecember beginning (2009) A ofbehalf Palestinian the narrative. suchactivities as protests on and advocacy legal RHR is frequently involved inpoliticized In practice, documented as has in detail, been rabbis_for_human_rights 128 in-israel.html occupied-palestinian-territories/96-rabbis-for-human-rights- http://www.rhr-na.org/issuescampaigns/israel-and-the-127 See affiliation with political any orideology.”party Israel has responsibility” taken and to “have no ssociation for C http://www.ngo-monitor.org/article/See received €100,000for an 18-month ivil R ivil ights inI ights 128 srael (ACRI) 127 Table 2. Palestinian and Israel Political Advocacy NGOs funded by AECID (2009-2011)

Palestinian NGOs Amounts and Years

Applied Research Institute Jerusalem ¤176,637 (2011); ¤650,000 (2009-2010); (ARIJ) ¤199,715 (2010); ¤98,347 (2009-2010)

Palestinian Agricultural Relief ¤305,399 (2011) Committees (PARC)

Al Maqdese for Society Development ¤238,000 (2011); ¤210,049 (2010); ¤349,510 (2009)

Ma’an Development Center ¤201,610 (2011); ¤83,330 (2010)

Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre for ¤185,110 (2011); ¤182,487 (2010); Victims of Torture (TRC) ¤195,814 (2009)

Popular Struggle Coordination Committee ¤107,700 (2011)

(PSCC)

All for Peace Radio ¤101,675 (2010); ¤80,969 (2009)

Sub-Total ¤3,366,352

Israeli NGOs

Israel Committee Against House ¤105,000 (2009–2010); ¤76,508 (2009) Demolitions (ICAHD)

Breaking the Silence (BtS) ¤173,188 (2011); ¤180,763 (2010); ¤131,000 (2010); ¤24,790 (2009)

Public Committee Against Torture in ¤60,000 (2010) Israel (PCATI)

Hamoked ¤147,690 (2011); ¤147,690 (2010)

Human Rights Defenders Fund ¤60,000 (2011)

Rabbis for Human Rights ¤146,043 (2011); ¤195,453 (2010)

Association for Civil Rights in Israel ¤100,000 (2010-2009) (ACRI)

Subtotal ¤1,548,125

Total: funding for Palestinian and ¤4,914,477 Israeli Political Advocacy NGOs

19 spanish goverment funding PAGe 20 A Role of Woman the Palestinian-Israeli inthe southernin the Spanish city of Huelva “The titled In 2010,APYsponsored December aconference Victims of Attack the on GazaStrip.” the 133 Physiotherapuetic Assistance and Social to for aproject “Medical, called Psychological, Autonomousthe Community of Andalusia receivedAPY also €295,100(2009)from ip.” r St rights of 1,395families of fishermen the Gaza on andlabor capacity security to defend human to “improve socio-economicthe conditions, Gaza Strip,” 131 and and of use water resources for agriculture inthe for aproject to “promote sustainable management receivedAPY also €280,297(2011)from AECID House Demolitions above). (ICAHD), (see 130 counterpart, Israeli the Committee Against projectthis incooperation with its Israeli According to its annual report, APYis doing Palestinian Authority, Israel and Spain.”129 and conflict democracy resolutionthe in boja/boletines/2010/61/d/updf/d37.pdf 2010, No. 61,p.1, available at la de Oficial 133 Boletín Junta de Andalucía (BOJA), March 29, BOE-A-2011-4169.pdf p.17, available at (BOE), delEstado March Oficial 132 Boletín 5,2011, No. 55, BOE-A-2012-427.pdf p.9, available at (BOE), delEstado Oficial January 11,2012, 131 Boletín No. 9, pdf http://www.apysolidaridad.org/images/PDFs/memoria_2009. Acción, Memoria Actividades 2009,” pp. 13-14,available at “Fundación130 See en APYSolidaridad para Cooperación la pdfs/BOE-A-2010-18309.pdf 288, p.4, available at (BOE), delEstado Oficial November129 Boletín 29,2010, No. AECID-funded pro Advocacy NGO V . S panish Political 132 http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2012/01/11/pdfs/ http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/03/05/pdfs/ and awareness of human rights, project to “promote educationthe AECID for advocacy apolitical received PY – http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2010/11/29/ €247,306 (2010) for a project http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/ S olidaridad en olidaridad from €250,000 (2010)from s jects A cción

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peaceful managementpeaceful of conflicts and effective a project “Promotion called of astrategy for received resolution of conflicts.”152 In addition, NOVA to defending human rights and anonviolent thatPalestinian is committed Society Civil AECID for aproject “Strengthening called the (Barcelona) received €187,100(2011)from NOVA Government “was not sufficiently transparent.”151 disputed that assessment and insisted that the insinuations.”these lawmakers Conservative agency.the transparency and not question operation the of avoid making “insinuations about lack the of AECID and asked opposition lawmakers to embezzlement,” but sought she also to defend Party) was involved Socialist the in“a of case ACPP according (which is to linked ABC admittedCooperation, Soraya Rodríguez, that of State Secretary the-then for International NGO. transferswithholding further of money to the of public monies” and that AECID was ACPP’s accreditation due to “embezzlement that Spanish the government had withdrawn In reported newspaper February 2011,the ABC crime.”this 148 going unpunished and to give afirm response to prevent like committed this acts by Israel from onand “international the called community to flotilla. BOE-A-2012-427.pdf p.15, available at (BOE), delEstado Oficial January 11,2012, 152 Boletín No. 9, 151 Ibid. 150 Ibid. gobierno-retira-calificacion-afin-20110214.html available at ONG PSOE al afín condenada,” February 14,2011, ABC, “El Gobierno retirala calificación a la 149 Paloma Cervilla, 148 Ibid. com/2010/05/asamblea-de-cooperacion-por-la-paz.html Gaza,” May 31,2010,available at ataque israelíllevaba flotilla ala que ayuda humanitaria a “Asamblea147 See porPaz la deCooperación condena el 149 Addressing Spanishthe Parliament, -C 147 ACPP Israel accused of “war crimes” http://www.abc.es/20110214/espana/abcp- entre I la per €322,560 150 It would better making to be cease http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2012/01/11/pdfs/ (2010) from AECIDfor http://acpparagon.blogspot. nnovació S nnovació ocial ocial

spanish goverment funding PAGe 21 spanish goverment funding PAGe 22 tomorrow human-rights-and-universal-criminal-justice-gaza-today-and- http://noviolencia.nova.cat/en/news/1012-conference-157 See 156 Ibid. primera-sesion-del-tribunal-russel-por-palestina-en-barcelona Barcelona,” available at “Primera155 See sesión del Tribunal Russel por Palestina en eadop/imatges/5922/11178007.pdf 18, 2011,No. 5922, p.20, available at Generalitatla de Catalunya154 DiariOficial de July (DOGC), pdfs/BOE-A-2010-18309.pdf 288, p.5, available at (BOE), delEstado Oficial November153 Boletín 29,2010, No. violence inone of most the battered regions of questionthe of how Spain contributes to Relations,”Security attempts which to “answer “Spain-Israel:titled Military, Armaments and In 2009,NOVA published an 84-page report Gaza in2011.157 attemptedwhich to break Israeli the blockade of NOVA supported “Rumbo the aGaza” initiative, and operation ‘Cast Lead.” 156 Palestinian Territory,” and “the blockade of Gaza “the construction of Wall the Occupied inthe resources,” “the annexation of Jerusalem,” East “the settlements and plundering the of natural Issues at discussed conference the included held in Barcelona from March 1-3, 2010.155 Russell Tribunal on Palestine, was which Barcelona to organize first the session the of In 2010,NOVA was tasked by city the of Palestinebetween and Israel.” 154 law and for respect human rights conflict inthe strategies for compliance the of international for acontract “Research, titled elaboration of Autonomousthe Community of Catalonia Pau la Catalana per (ACP) (Barcelona) from (SCI-Catalunya) (Barcelona) and Associació Internacional-Catalunya Civil with Servei 2011: €45,000;2012:€40,000)inconjunction NOVA received also €130,000(2010:€45,000; Israel.”153 defense of human rights inPalestine and http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2010/11/29/ http://noviolencia.nova.cat/proyecto/ http://www.gencat.cat/ will take downtake will what we build, but we are here said “we know likely it that is very Israelis the left newspaper Público Homes Made inSpain,” published by far- the In an “Rebuilding articletitled Palestinian to rebuilding homes demolished by IDF. the closely with ICAHD above), (see is dedicated withoutSocialism Borders, which works in Palestinian territories and inIsrael.”163 AECID for “raising awareness of human rights organization received €143,189(2010)from camps to rebuild Palestinian homes.” 162 The €120,000 (2011)from AECIDfor “summer (S F aboutsection BDS on its website. 161 member SODePAZ below) has (see aprominent movement against Israel. For example, CECJ belonging to CECJare active inSpain’s BDS organizations throughout Spain. Organizations CECJ is agrouping of 30different “fairtrade” to raise awareness about fair trade.”160 €175,132 (2010) from AECID for a “Campaign C C Palestinian activistgroup above). (see 159 Against House Demolitions (ICAHD), apro- by Jeff Halper, director the of CommitteeIsraeli world.”the BOE-A-2011-4169.pdf p.12, available at (BOE), delEstado March Oficial 163 Boletín 5,2011, No. 55, BOE-A-2012-6347.pdf p.7, available at (BOE), delEstado May Oficial 14,2012, 162 Boletín No. 115, http://www.sodepaz.org/palestina/161 See pdfs/BOE-A-2010-18309.pdf 288, p.5, available at (BOE), delEstado Oficial November160 Boletín 29,2010, No. 159 Ibid. militares_armamentisticas_seguridad.pdf palestinainfo.org/images/Pdf/espana_israel_relaciones_ y tendencias,” November 2009,available at materia militar, armamentista Balance ydeseguridad. 158 Alejandro Pozo Marín, “España-Israel Relaciones en undación S omercio Justo (CECJ)(Madrid) received oordinadora E ocialism without B ocialism 158 The has a report forwardwritten http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2012/05/14/pdfs/ http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/03/05/pdfs/ http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2010/11/29/ ocialismo sin F ocialismo statal de orders) (Madrid) received , activistswith group the Organizaciones de http:/www. ronteras 168 See http://www.eldimoni.com/article.php?id_article=3352168 See pdfs/BOE-A-2010-18309.pdf 288, p2,available at (BOE), delEstado Oficial November167 Boletín 29, 2010, No. Appendix166 See B, Table B-1below for list of projects. all pdfs/BOE-A-2010-18309.pdf 288, p2,available at (BOE), delEstado Oficial November165 Boletín 29,2010, No. on-de-casas-palestinas-made-in-spain http://www.publico.es/internacional/330697reconstrucci por Israel,”destruidas Público, August 3,2010,available at ‘Made inSpain’, Jóvenes españoles recuperan lascasas 164 E.García Gascón, “Reconstrucción palestinas decasas preventwhich population the from developing prisons, frequent the states-of-emergency 12,000PalestinianGaza, the prisoners inIsraeli innumerable checkpoints, blockade the of due to “separation the and isolation the wall, explainsbook how Palestinians the are suffering people occupation.” due to military the 168 The “injusticesthe by Palestinian experienced the “Voyage to of Land the Apartheid” that chronicles In 2010, ASECOP published titled, a book (Hebron) by means of greenhouse agriculture.”167 “improve access to employment in Bani Naim above)€63,616 (2010) (see from AECID to from Andalusia in2009.ASECOP received also GazaStrip.the 166 ASECOP received €844,546 medical-related and projects inBethlehem Community of Andalusia for atotal of five Autonomous the €1,308,468 (2010)from P A details below). Autonomousthe Community of Andalusia (see received (2009-2010)from also €2.15million player in Spanish efforts to demonize Israel, has of greenhouse agriculture.”165 ASECOP, akey employment inBaniNaim (Hebron) by means (2010) from AECIDto “improve access to P A each house is around $30,000.164 to demonstrate our The will. budgetfor needed P Regionally-Funded alestina (ASECOPalestina ) (Málaga) received (ASECOPalestina ) (Málaga) received €63,616 sociación E sociación E sociación ro jects http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2010/11/29/ http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2010/11/29/ uropea de C de uropea C de uropea ooperación con ooperación con ooperación

Israel, is which responsible for oppression the that receives direct support from State the of Nations resolutions. Moreover, it is acompany ConventionsGeneva and various United from Occupied the Territories violates the West The Bank. exploitation of natural resources products occupied inthe from Sea Dead the Ltd is an Israeli company that extracts illegally “Minus Researches Cosmetic Sea -417Dead In apress release dated July 23,ASECOP wrote: citythe of Sant Cugat near Barcelona. store Minus called -417inashopping center in Catalonia) organized boycott the of acosmetics ASECOP (together with BDS the Group against Israel. For example, inJuly 2011, ASECOP is active inSpain’s BDS movement State modern the of Israel.”172 historical continuity biblical between Israel and People,” to “deconstruct seeks which alleged the “Paradise Usurped: Zionism and Palestinian the Universitythe for titled of his book Seville, Marín,Basallote apost-graduate student at annual “Yasser Arafat Award” to Antonio In April 2011,ASECOP awarded its second with Palestinian the deal problem.”171 works of literature, journalism and essays that by Province the of Málaga to “reward best the Nations.”170 The award is an initiative sponsored human rights and resolutionsthe of Unitedthe solutionsfor on peaceful for respect the based Pallàs, for his work “contributing to search the Arafat Award” to author the Isidre of book, the ASECOP awarded also its first annual “Yasser Palestinian lands to build settlements…”169 incursions, forced the expropriations military of a normal life, and killings the daily the military gana-el-ii-premio-yasser-arafat com/cultura/9052-estudiante-de-la-universidad-de-sevilla- Actualidad, January 4,2011,available at gana el IIPremio Yaser Arafat Hispalense,” dela Sevilla 172 Luis Torres, “Un joven investigador del pueblo palestino http://www.iumalaga.org/node/9029 para editar el premio Yasser Arafat,” July 6,2010,available at 171 “LaDiputación deMálaga yASECOP firman unconvenio http://www.eldimoni.com/article.php?id_article=4229170 See 169 Ibid www.sevillaactualidad.

spanish goverment funding PAGe 23 spanish goverment funding PAGe 24 177 Ibid noticia/884690/0/ November 25,2010,available at repercusiones del conflicto entre Israel y Palestina,” 20 Minutos, 176 “Antequera acoge el primer foro dedebate sobre lasraíces y 2010, available at organiza una exposición enUtebo,” 20Minutos, 21, December 175 “LaAsociación Europea con deCooperación Palestina dR=28154 programaciondiadetalle.asp?idNodo=12&idE=4914&i http://www.joaquinroncal.org/programacion/174 See www.nodo50.org/casc/spip.php?article950 Sant Cugat Centre Comercial,” June 23,2011,available at 173 “Envia uncorreu demanant l’expulsió deMinus -417del Palestinians.”the 177 international community and offers the made by process,to peace the despite demands the of the now, has to refused accept asingle alternative president, Jehad Sueiman “up Rachid, until against Israel, according who to ASECOP’s Palestinians.”event176 The was highly biased rootsthe ofbetween conflict the Israel theand wasaswhich billed “the first to publicly debate (Málaga province) “After called Gaza: What?” two-day conference in townthe of Antequera In November 2010, ASECOP organized a .” d e n e app h exceptional, or, it case, inthis should never have itwhen should have temporary and been conflictnotthe become does a normal situation occupied Palestinian territories…to ensure that that explained “the reality ofthe conflict the in drawings, photographs, and information panels to different locations aroundthe city, consisted of 174 The exhibition,peace). which waslater moved “Pazlestina: A Broken Peace” (Paz is Spanish for Cultural Center indowntown Zaragoza called organized an exhibit at Joaquín the Roncal For example, 2010,ASECOP inOctober portrayed as aggressors. the Arab-Israelithe whichthe conflict in Israelis are oftenwhich present a perspective one-sided of conferences and exhibits throughout Spain ASECOP organizes also pro-Palestinian .” e l op e p and suffering the experienced by Palestinian 173 175 http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/909051/0/ http://www.20minutos.es/ http:// politically biased against biased politically Israel.182 Spanish consortium are activistgroups that are Israeli NGOs partner collaborating with the annual report shows that 15Palestinian all and sides.”both 181 An analysis of ACSUR’s 2010 of strengthening organizations society civil on Palestinians between peace and Israelis by means to “support initiatives for construction the of unspecified projectsthe in Palestinian Authority (2007-2012) frommillion AECIDfor of aseries Internacional) that received atotal of €4.5 Fundacion ACPP CEAR, and Solidaridad Spanish NGOs (ACSUR, Mundubat, IEPALA, ACSUR of part aconsortium is also of six territories.”180 of women occupied inthe Palestinian “Prevention of gender violence and participation Community of Catalonia for aproject titled 2012: €300,000)contract by Autonomous the a €900,000(2010: €300,000; 2011: Segovias (ACSUR)Las (Madrid) was awarded conAsociación para Cooperación el la Sur break blockade the of Gaza.”179 “exercise pressure the all to “open necessary” and people inGaza” and he said that ASECOP would of terrorpractices apolicy against Palestinian the Jehad Suleiman declared Rachid that “Israel of third the such ASECOP meeting, president 2010,duringDecember opening the ceremony Solidarity and Cooperation Meeting.” 178 In organizes bi-annual the “Andalusia-Palestine Internacional Solidaridad la (FAMSI), also Fondocalled ASECOP, together with an organization 182 Ibid ACSUR_2010-2.pdf http://www.acsur.org/IMG/pdf/Proyectos_181 See eadop/imatges/5922/11178007.pdf 18, 2011,No. 5922,p.17, available at Generalitatla de Catalunya180 DiariOficial de July (DOGC), franja-gaza-20101203134935.html asociaciones/noticia-asecop-ve-bien-nueva-flotilla-paz-llegue- available at hasta franja la deGaza,” Europa Press, 3,2010, December 179 “Asecop ve bien que una nueva ‘Flotilla Paz’ dela llegue php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1136&Itemid=212 http://www.andaluciasolidaria.org/index.178 See http://www.europapress.es/epsocial/ong-y- Andaluz deMunicipios para http://www.gencat.cat/ ACSUR_2010-2.pdf http://www.acsur.org/IMG/pdf/Proyectos_188 See acciones.php http://www.ongporpalestina.org/elconvenio/eng/187 See 186 Ibid scripts/ftpisa.asp?fnew?bop2009&08/091869999.pdf&25 August 5,2009,No. 186,p. 25,available at la de 185 ButlletíProvíncia Oficial Barcelona de (BOPB), docm_29.pdf&tipo=rutaDocm portaldocm/descargarArchivo.do?ruta=2010/02/11/pdf/ 11, 2010,No. 29,p.17, available at ManchaFebruary Castilla-La de (DOCM), 184 DiarioOficial Annex B,183 See Table B-3below. of OECD the meeting inJerusalem inOctober campaign, lobbied which for cancellation the ACSUR promoted has also PCHR’s lawfare Territories.”188 and assistance legal Occupied inthe Palestinian document “human rights violations, awareness Community Mancha) of Castilla-La to PCHR on aproject (paid for by Autonomous the thatDuring ACSUR same period, partnered with Wall inPalestine.”187 committeeslocal against construction the of the partnered with Stop Wall the “to strengthen Wall. for Human Rights (PCHR) and Stop the such as ICAHD, Ittijah, Palestinian Center ACSUR organizations with partners radical According to ACSUR’s 2010 annual report, in Barcelona.185 Russellthe Tribunal of Palestine, which was held of Barcelona for working on First the Session of ACSUR received €56,000(2009)from city the ip.” r St committed during Israelithe attack on Gaza the aid, lawsuits and incidents of violations the emergency actionto document, provide legal Authority, for three different projectsthe in Palestinian Autonomous Community Mancha of Castilla-La ACSUR received also €691,009 from(2010) the 186 For example, from 2008-2012ACSUR 184 183 including one project to “develop http://docm.jccm.es/ https://bop.diba.cat/ in Barcelona “Seminar called for Day aGlobal In March 2009,ACSUR sponsored aconference Alternatives.”193 of Identities Shadow inthe of Zionism, and Its NationalConstruction Identity:the in Conflicts “Colonialism,in Madrid called Apartheid and cultural Artes at center Círculo deBellas the In May 2012,ACSUR organized aconference 2012.192 was held in Barcelona from 19-21, October “Yesterday Today South Africa, Palestine,” that organization of amajor BDS conference called In June 2012,ACSUR announced the Israel not does comply with international law.”191 Sanctions and Divestment movement as long as Palestinian people. ACSUR joins Boycott, the and its innumerable against crimes the community against Israeli colonial occupation alternatives to complicity the of international the wrote: “Civil must society give answers and cultural and and sports, 190 ACSUR academic. boycott of Israel: institutional, commercial, promoted acampaign involving amulti-pronged For example, inJuly 2010ACSUR actively ACSUR is active Spanish inthe BDS movement. Israeli officials.189 2010, and exploited also Spanish courts to harass actividades/1907-semana-de-la-nakbah-en-madrid.html at 193 “Semana Nakbah dela enMadrid,” May 16,2012,available org/I-CONFERENCIA-ESTATAL-POR-EL israelí,” June 13,2012,available at Desinversiones ySanciones (BDS) contra el apartheid “I Conferencia192 See Estatal por el Boicot, 191 Ibid Ayer-Sudafrica-hoy-Palestina-En-el,1157 de Israel,” July 8,2010,available at campañade la deboicot, sanciones ydesinversiones estado al “Ayer190 See Sudáfrica, hoy Palestina. Enel quinto aniversario fileadmin/files/wcc-main/documents/p3/pief/files/OECD.pdf. September 27,2010,available at to Hold Annual the Tourism Conference in2010Jerusalem,” “An189 See Letter to OECD the Open Regarding Decision the http://www.sodepaz.org/convocatorias-mainmenu-11/10- http://www.oikoumene.org/ http://www.acsur http://www.acsur.org/

spanish goverment funding PAGe 25 spanish goverment funding PAGe 26 Ayer-Sudafrica-hoy-Palestina-En-el,1157 de Israel,” July 8,2010,available at campañade la deboicot, sanciones ydesinversiones estado al “Ayer199 See Sudáfrica, hoy Palestina. Enel quinto aniversario http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=203280 Boycott Israel,” Jerusalem Post, 1,2011,available December at 198 Herb Keinon, “Spain Sponsoring Denies Palestinian Ad to solidaridad/1294904778.html available at de boicot aproductos israelíes,” Mundo El 197 “Polémica por del el logo uso AECIDenunanuncio dela at Ocupación dePalestina-RESCOP,” 24,2011,available October “Carta196 See aPaco Contra deLucia Solidaria la Red dela merce-cantara-para-israel.html available at 195 “José Mercé cantará para Israel,” November 26,2011, Barcelona-Seminari-per-al-Dia-d israelians,” March 23,2009,available at Boicot, Desinversió iSancions contra l’Apartheid il’ocupació 194 “Barcelona: d’Acció Dia al per Seminari de Global WithoutEast Wars and Oppression Network by acoalition of Spanish NGOs known as Middle ACSUR is asignatory of Bilbao the Initiative run boycott of Israel.199 institutional, cultural, commercial and academic support for BDS the movement, for calling the TodaySouth Africa, Palestine,” announced its ACSUR, inapress release “Yesterday titled knowledge.” above.)198 (See Aviv said that “the logo without was used our Israeli197 The goods. Spanish embassy in Tel Television. The ad promotedboycott a of advertisement that appeared on Palestinian In January 2011,ACSUR produced an in Israel on 29of October that year.196 Spanish musician, to cancel concert ascheduled letter advising Paco deLucia, awell-known Similarly 2011,ACSUR inOctober a signed relations Spain between and Israel. anniversary of establishment the of diplomatic The concert was to commemorate the 25th Israel Museum inJerusalem on November 29.195 cancel a scheduled concert performance at the advising José Mercé, aSpanish musician, to In November 2011,ACSUR aletter signed Against Apartheid and Israeli Occupation.” 194 of Action, Boycott, Divestment, and Sanction http://www.acsur.org/IMG/pdf/Carta_Paco_de_Lucia.pdf http://taulaperpalestina.blogspot.com/2011/11/jose- http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2011/01/13/ http://www.acsur.org/ http://www.acsur.org/ , January 13,2011,

closure upon imposed Territories the policy by community keeps ignoring systematically. The and solidarity to apeople international the considers it a matter of justice to offer its support discouraging outlook [inPalestine], Mundubat The Mundubat website states: “In suchtragic a and and West the Bank.”206 “Leadership and participation of women inGaza from government Basque the for aproject called Authority. Mundubat received €275,208(2010) distributes development funds to Palestinian the Autonomous Community of Country Basque the is an important conduit through the which F (RESCOP).205 Network against Occupation the of Palestine” ACSUR is amember of “Solidarity the Spanishthe EUPresidency,” he said. 204 improvementthe of relations with Israel during want to avoid awkward postures and prioritize its commitment to Palestinians. the 203 “They Spanish government for “shaky” being toward boardthe of ACSUR-Las Segovias, the criticized In 2009,Carlos Sanchis, October amember of openly threaten aPalestinian holocaust.” 202 as Matan Vilnai, Defense Vice Minister, [who] to Israeli politicians as “criminal members such Statement” MEWANDO rhetoric uses referring of Israeli the apartheid state.” 201 In its “Vision cleansing inPalestine” and promotes “boycott the Israelaccuses of a “Zionist campaign of ethnic (MEWANDO).200 Onits webpage, MEWANDO NF=/config/k54/bopv_c.cnf _c?CMD=VERDOC&BASE=B03A&DOCN=000101581&CO No. 31,p. available at de Oficial País206 Boletín 15,2011, (BOPV), Vasco February http://www.nodo50.org/causapalestina/205 See 204 Ibid solidaridad/1256134101.html available at por los derechos humanos,” Mundo El 203 “ONG eisraelies palestinas piden Gobierno al apostar 202 Ibid 201 Ibid expired) http://www.mewando.org/nuestra-vision/200 See (link undación M http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/10/21/ undubat (Bilbao, Country) Basque http://www.euskadi.net/cgi-bin_k54/ver , October 26,2009, , October causapalestina/spip.php?article242 palestina,” May 15, 2012,available at (RESCOP) para conmemorarpalestina el de‘Nakba’ día “Llamamiento212 See red dela contra solidaria occupación la economy_of_the_occupation_23-24.pdf 2009, available at 211 Uri Yacobi Keller, “Academic Boycott of Israel,” October russell_tribunal_on_palestine http://www.ngo-monitor.org/article/210 See http://gm2j.com/main/spain/209 See http://www.ongporpalestina.org/208 See palestine-context-activity.html http://www.mundubat.org/en/whatwedo/cooperation/207 See cities, continued the theft landsof theand building of Wall the that asphyxiates Palestinian Syrian Golan Heights, blockade the of Gaza, annexationillegal of Jerusalem East and the occupation of West the occupation Bank, and brutalthe colonization of Palestine: illegal date, State the of Israel maintains and deepens independence in1948.212The letter“To states: (catastrophe) day” Israel when declared its to “commemorate Palestinian the Nakba In May 2012, Mundubat a letter signed framework for an boycott academic of Israel.211 of Occupation,” the established which the Economy “The areport called funded partially movement against Israel. In 2009,Mundubat Mundubat active is inSpain’s highly BDS Tribunal on Palestine.210 Mundubat has officially endorsed the Russell (RESCOP).209 Network against Occupation the of Palestine” Mundubat is amember of “Solidarity the anti-Israel activistgroup. political 208 por Palestina (Group of NGOs for Palestine), an Mundubat is a member of Grupothe de ONG mostthe of needs basic population.” the 207 providing emergency aid and helping to meet our work inPalestine has mainly consisted in establish long-term strategies; for reason, this Palestinians. This situation makes it difficult to is provoking ahumanitarian crisisamong the indiscriminate of use violence against civilians Statethe of Israel since September 2000 and the http://usacbi.files.wordpress.com/2009/11/ http://www.nodo50.org/ P (TelAirport Aviv) inJuly 2011.214 Gurion at Flytilla organized Ben so-called the Center, organization political aradical that Mundubat supports Alternative the Information ofcrime Apartheid.”213 with Israeli citizenship constitute which the discrimination and amillionhalf of Palestinians refugees, legislative, judicial and economic impairment of right the of return of sixmillion continuing construction of settlements, the 218 See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_ZTy35DDss218 See 217 Ibid psicologossinfronteras.org/readNews.php?news=16 Sábado 17deenero aValencia” available at “Paremos216 See el Pueblo genocidio al Palestino: datos/2009/09/29/pdf/2009_10757.pdf 9, 2009,No. 6112,p. 1,available at Comunitatla de 215 DiariOficial SeptemberValenciana, http://www.ngo-monitor.org/article.php?id=3440214 See 213 Ibid separation Israel wall, is now cutting Jerusalem in Jerusalem. With construction the of the measures inorder to aJewish preserve majority Israel has implemented of apartheid aseries annexationillegal of Jerusalem” East in1967, Thevideo states: occupation“Sincethe and and government. Basque the 218 by Alternative the Information Center (AIC) Living Apartheid” was which jointly produced “documentary” “Jerusalem titled 72%-28%, a “Video Forum” in which it featured a Psychologists without Borders organized commemorating Palestinian the “nakba.”217 published flyers participatedand events in Palestinian “genocide.”group216 The also has largest city inSpain, to raise awareness of the demonstrations/marches inValencia, third- the of Valencia.group215 The has organized €24,337 (2009)from regional the government promotion of “pacific conflict resolution,” and from regional the government of Navarra for the without B sicólogos S sicólogos orders) received in F ronteras (P http://www.docv.gva.es/ €27,652 (2010) http://www. sychologists sychologists

spanish goverment funding PAGe 27 spanish goverment funding PAGe 28 psicologossinfronteras.org/readNews.php?news=16 de enero a Valencia,” January 9,2009, available at “Paremos222 See el Pueblo genocidio al Palestino: Sábado 17 htm expired) (link http://www.palestinet.org/reseau/associations/pa_aic.221 See 220 Ibid 219 Ibid S of international sanctions against Israel.”222 indiscriminate violence, and for application the People” states: “Against invasion, the the “Let’stitled Stop of Palestinian the Genocide the towards Israel. For example, a 2009 press release press releases that are antagonistic highly Psychologists Without Borders issued has also solidarity and community involvement.”221 and Israelis on justice, values the based of social promoting cooperation Palestinians between well as Israeli-Palestinian the while conflict, analysis on Palestinian and Israeli as societies “disseminates information, research and political Bethlehem(with officesandthat in Jerusalem) The AIC is a Palestinian-Israeli organization Palestinians of .”220 for dailythe human basic the struggle rights of Palestinian and Israeli engage activistsas they in couragethe of Jerusalem residents and the Israeli apartheid system. film This captures Palestinian areasthe to film realities the of residents of Jerusalem and East surrounding the continues:Thevideo “A team the AICof withmet cities and villages.”219 off completelyfrom the surrounding Palestinian for compliance the of international law with project “Research, titled elaboration of strategies Autonomous Community of Catalonia for a Innovació la (Barcelona)per Social from the Paula (ACP) (Barcelona) and NOVA-Centre in conjunction with Associació Catalana per (2010: €45,000;2011:2012:€40,000), C ervei C ervei atalunya) (Barcelona) received €130,000 ivil I ivil nternacional-C atalunya (SCI- http://www. the city’sthe official logo.229 sponsored by citythe of Barcelona and included Palestinian “Naqba”.events228 The were events” inBarcelona to commemorate the In May 2012,SCIorganized of “solidarity aseries apartheid.”227 BDS against Israel “to end occupation the and Resistance.”226 The conference encouraged in Barcelona “Palestine: called History of In March 2011,SCIorganized a conference violation of human rights.”225 boycotts bring will an end to impunity and the of commercial, cultural academic, and sporting proposal arising from society, civil by which way its systematic violation of human rights. It is a measure to pressure State the of Israel to end presenting. be SCI will The campaignBDS is a recommendations for BDS the campaign which writes: “Another important issue involves the Group Catalonia. In its 2009Annual SCI Report, Israel and is aprominent member of BDS the SCI is active inSpain’s BDS movement against .” k an B identitythe Jerusalem and between West the violence among young Palestinians, reevaluating for aproject “Reinforcing titled culture of non- from Autonomous the Community of Catalonia €235,000; 2011:€230,000;2012:€215,000) receivedSCI also a grant for €680,000 (2010: Palestine and Israel.”223 torespect human rightsbetween conflict inthe 229 See http://naqba2012.org/229 See =article&sid=404 http://www.sci-cat.org/modules.php?name=News&file228 See 227 Ibid file=article&sid=334 available at “’Palestina, històries226 See deresistència,’ Nau ala Ivanov,” org/varis/Text/Memories/memoria2009.pdf “SCI225 See Memoria 2009,” available at eadop/imatges/5922/11178007.pdf 18, 2011,No. 5922, p.17, available at Generalitatla de Catalunya224 DiariOficial de July (DOGC), eadop/imatges/5922/11178007.pdf 18, 2011,No. 5922, p.20, available at Generalitatla de Catalunya223 DiariOficial de July (DOGC), 224 http://www.sci-cat.org/modules.php?name=News& http://www.gencat.cat/ http://www.gencat.cat/ http://www.sci-cat. leading Israeli agriculture company export that “First European Forum Against Agrexco,” a In June 2011, SODEPAU participated in the international law.”234 pressurethe on Israel until it complies with “apartheid” state and urged BDS to “increase on Palestine. 233 Thecalled Israel article an an opinion essay about Russell the Tribunal In November 2011,SODEPAU published from 19-21,2012.232 October TodayAfrica, Palestine” held to inBarcelona be a major BDS conference “Yesterday called South BDS Catalonia movement. SODEPAU organized against Israel. SODEPAU is amember of the SODEPAU is active inSpain’s BDS movement Hebron.” of city project “Building called aculture inthe of peace Autonomousthe Community of Catalonia for a SODEPAU received also €110,000(2010)from Westthe Bank. Barcelona for projects to improve healthcare in €106,250(2010)from city(2011) and the of (SODEPAU) (Barcelona) received €103,857 234 Ibid pueblo-palestino-responde-a-un-sistema-de-apartheid/ com/2011/11/08/el-trp-concluye-que-el-trato-recibido-por-el- November 7,2011,available at 233 “May Tribunal this Prevent of Crime the Silence,” org/I-CONFERENCIA-ESTATAL-POR-EL israelí,” June 13,2012,available at Desinversiones ySanciones (BDS) contra el apartheid “I Conferencia232 See Estatal por el Boicot, russelltribunalonpalestine.com/es/sobre-el-trp/adhesiones 231 Adhesiones TRP, al available at News&file=article&sid=410 juliol,” available at “Suspès230 See el camp devoluntariat aPalestina del mes de S on Palestine.231 SCI is an officialsponsor the of RussellTribunal Development Cooperation.”230 of funding from Catalan the Agency for Palestine for scheduled July 5-15due to lack “suspending avolunteer summer camp in In June 2012,SCIannounced that it was olidaritat D al per http://www.sci-cat.org/modules.php?name= esenvolupament P ila http://sodepau.wordpress. http://www.acsur. http://www. au “celebrates Palestinian resistance and resilience” March to Jerusalem” movement, which SODePAZ is closely affiliated thewith “Global Internacional para el Desarrollo (AEXCID).241 from Agencia the Extremeña deCooperación projects. SODePAZ received €182,900(2009) received €118,232(2010) for two water-related communities of Palestine”; in2010,SODePAZ territories”240 and “Defending water rural inthe human rights occupied inthe Palestinian projects, “Promoting, defending and repairing Province of Navarra (City of Pamplona) for two SODePAZ received €107,608(2011)from the for aproject to239 ahospital furnish inBethlehem. from Autonomous the Region of Extremadura (SOD S in astate created by and for .”238 consolidated, it because cannot any be other way way, Israeli the apartheid system continues to be dissident voices inside statethe of Israel…in this law that ofis part a process of repression of the Democratic character of State the of Israel is a states: prohibition “The to denythe Jewish and “Strengtheningtitled Israeli Apartheid” which In May 2011,SODEPAU published an article “repression.”237 Israel’s “racist laws,” “colonization policies,” and Palestinian Nakba.” 236 Participants discussed day conference “Commemorating called the In May 2011, SODEPAU sponsored a three- declared inSeptember bankruptcy 2011.235 MEMORIA_2009%282%29.pdf http://www.aexcid.es/multimedia/documentos/241 See Appendix240 See B, Table B-8. pdf 15, available at Extramadura, de 239 DiarioOficial 1,2012, February No. 21, p. http://www.sodepau.org/?p=1149&lang=es238 See 237 Ibid http://www.sodepau.org/?p=1304236 See http://www.sodepau.org/?p=1531235 See olidaridad para el D para olidaridad ePAZ) (Madrid) received €110,000(2011) http://doe.juntaex.es/pdfs/doe/2012/210o/210o. esarrollo y la P yla esarrollo az

spanish goverment funding PAGe 29 spanish goverment funding PAGe 30 turismo-solidario-en-palestina.html videos/1493-desmontando-el-apartheid-sionista-brigadas-de- 21, 2010,available at “Vídeo247 See desmontando el apartheid sionista,” December solidario-en-palestina.html desmontando-el-apartheid-sionista-brigadas-de-turismo- http://www.sodepaz.org/recursos/videos/1493-246 See de-israel.html mainmenu-34/1910-tele-k-programa-boicot-a-los-productos- http://www.sodepaz.org/telek-espacio-sodepaz-245 See marzo_2012_sodepaz.pdf http://www.sodepaz.org/images/2012/boletin/boletin_244 See http://gm2j.com/main/spain/243 See http://gm2j.com/main/242 See “Wecalled are Palestinians: All the Blockade Lift In June 2010,SODePAZ amanifesto signed promotes aboycott of Israeli all products.247 exploitation of resources.” their also film The its “oppression of Palestinian the people and tool” tourismuses as a“ideological to maintain “genocide”perpetrating and claim that Israel Palestinian Israel accuse activistswho of pro- interviews documentary so-called The Community of Extremadura.246 cooperation Autonomous agency inthe Desarrollo (AEXCID),development official the Extremeña Internacional deCooperación para el officialvia monies provided the by Agencia which was paid for by Spanish taxpayers “Deconstructingtitled Zionist the Apartheid” In 2010, SODePAZ December produced a video products.245 long promoting video boycott the of Israeli In May 2012, SODePAZ produced an hour- boycott of Israeli products.244 2012, SODEPAZ featured an for articlecalling a example, inits monthly dated bulletin March in Spain’s BDS movement against Israel. For Among Spanish NGOs, SODePAZ is aleader (RESCOP).243 Network against Occupation the of Palestine” SODePAZ amember of is also “Solidarity the on land the and homes of Palestinians.”242 to “the establishment Zionist of state illegal the http://www.sodepaz.org/recursos/ crimes andcrimes against crimes humanity.”251 Israel attacked Gazastrip the committing war Palestinianthe population…In 2008-2009, andBank Jerusalem, on East land stolen from 500,000 Jewish settlers in occupiedthe West 1967, Israel more installed has illegally than than 750,000 Palestinians into refugees…Since of cleansing ethnic policy that converted more budding1949 the Jewish state implemented a The following are just a them…Infew of 1948- Palestinianthe population over last the 63years. violations of Human Rights made by Israel against serious breaches of International Law and The letter reads: “You may notbe aware the of Israel on May 30. 250 musician, against performing at aconcert in Enrique Iglesias, advised which aSpanish Iglesias, don’t sing for Israeli the apartheid!” In May aletter signed “Enrique titled 2011,Xarxa Barcelona to mark Palestinian the Nakba. In May organized 2012,Xarxa aconcert in Wall. to Berlin the barrier security 249 includes agraphic that compares Israeli the A project to “Lets titled Know Get Palestine” Years Without Palestine.” to organize aworkshop/conference “60 titled from Autonomous the Community of Catalonia Barcelona. received also €4,284(2008) Xarxa (2011) and €32,025 (2010)from city the of with Palestine) (Barcelona) received €33,872 X “state-sponsored terrorism.”248 of Gaza,” Israel accused which of “piracy” and 251 Ibid enrique-iglesias-dont-sing-for-israeli-apartheid/ May 11,2011,available at “Enrique250 See Iglesias, don’t sing for Israeli Apartheid!,” http://www.2015ymas.org/spip.php?article418249 See http://www.2015ymas.org/spip.php?article418248 See arxa d’enllaçarxa amb P http://www.usacbi.org/2011/05/ (Link Network (Link alestina camisetas/462/samarreta-blanca-antisionista/ expired) (link http://www.palestina.cat/xep/paradeta-virtual/253 See statement-from-spain-in-support-of-bds-2714#.TtL7qfKqYUM 9, 2010,available at 252 “United Statement from Spain inSupport of BDS,” August black letters.253 with word the “Anti-Zionist” printed inlarge On its website, promotes Xarxa white t-shirts forcalled aboycott of Israel infour areas: Statement from Spain inSupport of BDS” that In July aletter signed “United 2010,Xarxa 252 4) academic. 3) cultural and and sports; 2) commercial; 1) institutional; http://www.bdsmovement.net/2010/united-

spanish goverment funding PAGe 31 Table 3. Spanish Political Advocacy NGOs Funded by AECID and Regions (2009-2011)

Spanish NGOs Amounts and Years

AECID-funded projects:

APY – Solidaridad en Acción ¤280,297 (2011); ¤250,000 (2010); ¤247,306 (2010)

Asamblea de Cooperación por la Paz ¤480,000 (2011) (ACPP)

NOVA-Centre per la Innovació Social ¤187.100 (2011); ¤322,560 (2010)

Coordinadora Estatal de Organizaciones ¤175,132 (2010) de Comercio Justo (CECJ)

Fundación Socialismo sin Fronteras ¤120,000 (2011); ¤143,189 (2010)

Asociación Europea de Cooperación con ¤63,616 (2010) Palestina (ASECOP)

Psicólogos Sin Fronteras ¤27,652 (2010)

Sub-Total ¤2,296,852 (2009-2011)

Regionally-funded projects:

Asociación Europea de Cooperación con ¤1,308,468 (2010); ¤844,546 (2009) Palestina (ASECOP) (Andalusia)

APY – Solidaridad en Acción ¤295,100 (2009) (Andalusia)

Asociación para la Cooperación con el Sur ¤300,000 (2012); ¤300,000 (2011); Las Segovias (ACSUR) ¤300,000 2010) (Catalonia); ¤56.000 (2009) (Barcelona)

Mundubat ¤275.208 (2010) (Basque Country)

Servei Civil Internacional-Catalunya ¤255.000 (2012); ¤275.000 (2011); ¤280.000 (2010) (Catalonia)

SODePAZ ¤110,000 (2011) (Extremadura); ¤82,856 (2011) (Navarra); ¤24,652 (2011) (Navarra); ¤93,224 (2010) (Navarra); ¤25,008 (2010) (Navarra); ¤71,237 (2009) (Navarra); ¤182,900 (Extremadura)

Solidaritat per al Desenvolupament i la ¤103.857 (2011); ¤106.250 (2010) Pau (SODEPAU) (Barcelona); ¤110.000 (2010) (Catalonia)

Xarxa d’enllaç amb Palestina ¤33.872 (2011); ¤32.025 (2010)

(Barcelona); ¤4.284 (2008) (Catalonia)

Sub-Total ¤5,469,487

Total: Funding for Spanish NGOs ¤7,766,339 funded by AECID and Regions

32 T pdfs/BOE-A-2011-4169.pdf 55, p.13, available at 5de marzo (BOE), delEstado de2011, Oficial núm. 256 Boletín available. quienes-somos/financiadoreswith financial no detailed reports list of255 See funders at http://www.conemund.org/eng/ http://www.conemund.org/eng/que-hacemos/proyectos254 See Environmental Resources Protection,” although (2010) to agroup “Association called of In another AECIDprovided case, €382,200 Englishin the language.256 that entity is impossible to find the on Internet “Industrial Development Association” although €700,000 (2009-2010) to an organization called Internet.the For example, AECIDhas provided from Spain are almost entirely untraceable via Also, insomeNGOs cases, receiving funds official any financial reports available on its website.255 years. “projects”the of its section website inalmost two €239,328 (2011)from AECID, has not updated For example, CONEMUND, which received monies. precise the trace destination of officialSpanish it nearly impossible for general the public to NGOsthe websites and annual reports, making are non-existent or significantly reworded on official project titles for AECID-funded contracts NGO Monitor has found that inmany the cases, projectsthe have satisfactorily completed. been government aid are using funds, and the whether mechanisms to determine how NGOs receiving Moreover, AECID has insufficient supervisory operating Palestinian inthe Authority is opaque. projectschooses and awards contracts to NGOs In particular, process the by AECID which NGO VI. L 254 Moreover, CONEMUND has not made ack of Transparency in Funding often inadequate. highly regional and municipal levels are making process at Spain’s federal, accountability decision inthe he levels of transparency and : http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/03/05/ these insinuations.”these lawmakers Conservative agency.the transparency and not question operation the of to avoid making “insinuations about lack the of defend AECIDand asked opposition lawmakers “a of case embezzlement.” But sought she also to Party)is was to linked involved Socialist the in admitted that ACPP according (which to ABC International Cooperation, Soraya Rodríguez, Parliament, of State Secretary the-then for money to ACPP.259 Addressing Spanish the AECID was transfers withholding further of “embezzlement of public monies” and that porPaz la de Cooperación (ACPP) due to accreditationthe of NGO the Asamblea that Spanish the government had withdrawn In February 2011, newspaperthe evaluation systems to manage its aid budget.258 Spain for lack the of oversight mechanisms and Among other findings,the OECD criticized of SpanishReview” development funding. In January OECD 2012,the published a“Peer difficult trace. to many of end-use the cases government funds is Israeli/Palestinian NGOs. partner As aresult, in NGOs, distribute which funds to the their Most Spanish ODA is channeled to Spanish funds.official making it difficult track the destination to of NGOs are inSpain’smisspelled official gazette, Moreover, insome instances, names the of English.257 entitythe is impossible to find the on Internet in 260 Ibid. gobierno-retira-calificacion-afin-20110214.html available at ONG PSOE al afín condenada,” February 14,2011, ABC, “El Gobierno retirala calificación a la 259 Paloma Cervilla, org/dataoecd/23/45/49356882.pdf Desarrollo Económico available (OCDE), at Peer 2011”, Review Organización yel para Cooperación la 258 “Spain: Development Assistance Committee (DAC), pdfs/BOE-A-2011-4169.pdf 55, p.13, available at 5de marzo (BOE), delEstado de2011, Oficial núm. 257 Boletín http://www.abc.es/20110214/espana/abcp- 260 It would better making to be cease : http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2011/03/05/ : http://www.oecd. ABC ABC reported

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spanish goverment funding PAGe 35 Appendix A. Complete List of NGOs Active in Israel/ Palestinian Authority, Funded by Spain (AECID and/or Regions) (2009-2011) Table A-1. Israeli/Palestinian NGOs Funded by AECID (2009-2011) NGO Project Title Year and Amount Reference

All for Peace Radio Improve Israeli access to 2010: ¤101,675 BOE 2011/55a, (Jerusalem) constructive message of 12/42, March 5, Palestinians and vice versa in 2011 occupied territories

All for Peace Radio Voices of Dialogue 2009: ¤80,969 BOE 2009/246, (Jerusalem) 3/6, October 12, 2009 Al-Maqdese for Society Improved awareness and / 2011: ¤238,000 BOE 2012/115, Development (East or legal defense to national 9/47, May 14, Jerusalem) and international level of the 2012 Palestinians of East Jerusalem, as an intervention against violations committed by Israel

Al-Maqdese for Society Improve awareness and/or 2010: ¤210,049 BOE 2011/55a, Development (East legal defense at national and 10/42, March 5, Jerusalem) international level for Palestinians 2011 living in East Jerusalem

Al-Maqdese for Society Increase opportunities for peace 2009: ¤349,510 BOE 2009/246, Development (East 3/6, October 12, Jerusalem) 2009

Applied Research Evaluation and definition of needs 2011: ¤176,637 BOE 2012/115, Institute Jerusalem in the districts of Nablus, Salfit and 10/47, May 14, (ARIJ) (Bethlehem) Qalqiliya 2012

Applied Research Evaluation of needs in Jerusalem, 2010: ¤199,715 BOE 2011/55a, Institute Jerusalem Ramallah and Jericho 11/42, March 5, (ARIJ) (Bethlehem) 2011

Applied Research Support for NGOs 2009: ¤650,000 BOE 2010/64, Institute Jerusalem AECID Annex, (ARIJ) (Bethlehem) 2/36

Association of Construction of green houses in ten 2010: ¤382,200 BOE 2011/55a, Environmental Palestinian towns 13/42, March 5, Resources Protection 2011

Breaking the Silence Walking the reality: awareness 2011: ¤173,188 BOE 2012/115, (Israel) program on the violation of Human 8/47, May 14, Rights of the Palestinian population 2012 (III)

Breaking the Silence With their own eyes: program 2010: ¤180,763 BOE 2011/55a, (Israel) to raise awareness of about 18/42, March 5, vulnerability of human rights of 2011 Palestinian people

36 Breaking the Silence Promote dialogue and reflection 2009: ¤24,790 BOE 2010/26, (Israel) about Middle East peace process 3/3, January 30, and create awareness among 2010 opinion makers and European public opinion about defence of human rights in the region

Fundación Centro de la Analysis and studies for the 2009: ¤241,249 BOE 2009/246, Nuevas Tecnologias del elaboration of a system of 6/6, October 12, Agua (CENTA) service management of the basic 2009 sanitation system of the West Bank

Geneva Intitiative Augmenting and assisting the 2009: ¤400,000 BOE 2009/246, negotiations to achieve an Israeli- 4/6, October 12, Palestinian peace agreement based 2009 on the coexistence of two states

HaMoked Question systemic denial: 2011: ¤147,690 BOE 2012/115, (Jerusalem) implement social rights and 8/47, May 14, residence in East Jerusalem 2012

HaMoked (Jerusalem) Question systemic denial: 2010: ¤147,690 BOE 2011/55a, implement social rights and 12/42, March 5, residence in East Jerusalem 2011

Human Rights Strategic support for the legal 2011: ¤60,000 BOE 2012/115, Defender Fund defense of children in East 11/47, May 14, Jerusalem 2012

Industrial Development Renovation of 13 cultural and 2010: ¤500,000 BOE 2011/55a, Association sports centers in different towns in 13/42, March 5, the West Bank 2011

Industrial Development Empower Palestinian women and 2009: ¤200,000 BOE 2010/10, 3/5 Association children by means of information technology

International Construction and equipping of the 2011: ¤2,000,000 BOE 2012/53, Mangement Group police headquarters for the region 21/23 (IMG) of Jericho and improving financial management systems of the Palestinian Civil Police

International Construction equipment, 2009: BOE 2010/64, Management Group warehouses and repair shops ¤2,000,000 AECID Annex, (IMG) for electronic equipment of the 24/36 Palestinian Civil Police

International Extension of warehouses and repair 2009: BOE 2010/282, Management Group shops for electronic equipment of ¤2,500,000 AECID Annex, (IMG) Palestinian Civil Police 10/11

Israel/Palestine Center Creating a trilateral coalition: 2009: ¤215,647 BOE 2009/246, for Research and European, Palestinian and Israeli 4/6, October 12, Information (IPCRI) 2009

Israeli Committee Spaces of Coexistence 2009: ¤105,000 BOE 2009/246, Against House 4/6, October 12, Demolitions (ICAHD) 2009

37 Ma’an Development Helping Palestinian farmers adapt 2011: ¤201,610 BOE 2012/115, Center (Ramallah) to climate change 8/47, May 14, 2012 Ma’an Development Emergency action to improve 2010: ¤83,330 BOE 2011/55a, Center (Ramallah) living conditions of Palestinian 20/42, March 5, inhabitants in rural areas of the 2011 Jordan Valley

Palestinian Agricultural Improving the future of civil society 2011: ¤305,399 BOE 2012/115, Relief Committees by increasing their participation in 13/47, May 14, (PARC) public life 2012

Palestinian Center Hispano-Palestinian institute 2010: ¤239,328 BOE 2011/55a, for the Dissemination for training for Palestinian 17/42, March 5, of Democracy functionaries and civil society, 2011 & Community Phase 2 Development (Panorama) (Ramallah, Gaza and Jenin)

Panorama - Centro Create Spanish-Palestinian Training 2010-2011: BOE 2010/246, para la Diseminación Institute for Civil Society ¤247,860 4/6, October 12, de la Democracia - 2009 el Desarrollo de la Comunidad

Peace Now () Create awareness among Israeli 2010: ¤80,000 BOE 2011/55a, citizens of need to share Jerusalem 11/42, March 5, 2011

Popular Struggle Protecting defenders: 2011: ¤107,700 BOE 2012/115, Coordination Strengthening, promotion and 9/47, May 14, Committee (PSCC) defense of Human Rights in the 2012 Occupied Palestinian Territory

Public Committee Fight against torture, access 2010: ¤60,000 BOE 2011/55a, Against Torture in Israel and legal advice for Palestinians 17/42, March 5, (Jerusalem) incarcerated in Israel 2011

Rabbis for Human Reduction of human rights 2011: ¤146,043 BOE 2012/115, Rights (Jerusalem) violations and strengthening their 8/47, May 14, protection in Hebron through 2012 legal assistance, advocacy and empowerment of the Palestinian population

Rabbis for Human Defense of human rights, raising 2010: ¤195,453 BOE 2011/55a, Rights (Jerusalem) awareness and improving legal 14/42, March 5, and logistical assistance for the 2011 Palestinian town of Massafir Yattah (Hebron)

Reef Finance Increase access to financial 2009: ¤176,400 BOE 2009/246, services for people in Palestinian 3/6, October 12, rural areas 2009

Rural Women Help rural women in Palestinian 2010: ¤286,136 BOE 2009/246, Development territories 3/6, October 12, Association 2009

38 Treatment and Restoration of Human Rights on 2011: ¤185,110 BOE 2012/115, Rehabilitation Center torture survivors in the South and May 14, 2012 for Victims of Torture the North West Bank (TRC) (Ramallah)

Treatment and Improve provision of services to 2010: ¤182,487 BOE 2011/55a, Rehabilitation Center victims of torture and political 12/42, March 5, for Victims of Torture violence for those living in West 2011 (TRC) (Ramallah) Bank

Treatment and Eliminating consequences of 2009: ¤195,814 BOE 2009/246, Rehabilitation Center torture and organized violence 4/6, October 12, for Victims of Torture 2009 (TRC) (Ramallah)

39 Table A-2. Spanish NGOs Funded by AECID (2009-2011) NGO Project Title Year and Reference Amount APY – Solidaridad en Promoting sustainable 2011: BOE 2012/9, Acción (Sevilla) management and use of water ¤280,297 9/26, January 11, resources for agricultural, Gaza 2012 Strip (Phase 2)

APY – Solidaridad en Improve socio-economic 2010: BOE 2011/55a, Acción (Sevilla) conditions, labor security and ¤247,306 17/42, March 5, capacity to defend human rights of 2011 1,395 families of fishermen on the Gaza Strip (Phase 2)

APY – Solidaridad en Promoting the education and 2010: BOE 2010/288, Acción (Sevilla) awareness of human rights, ¤250,000 4/8, November democracy and conflict resolution 29, 2010 in Palestinian Authority, Israel and Spain

Asamblea de Improving access to food and 2011: BOE 2012/9, Cooperación por la sanitation of 3080 people of ¤480,000 14/26, January 11, Paz (ACPP) Beit Hassan, Al-Nassaryia and 2012 Aqrabanyia, Jordan Valley. West Bank

Associació Catalana Strengthening the economy 2011: BOE 2012/9 per la Pau (ACP) and farmers’ organizations by ¤201,400 promoting sustainable production systems in the Palestinian territories

Associació de Serveis Electrification and solar pumping 2011: BOE 2012/9 Energètics Bàsics in two rural communities in the ¤337,380 Autònoms (SEBA) district of Tubas, West Bank (Barcelona)

Associació de Serveis Electrification with solar energy 2010: BOE 2010/199, Energètics Bàsics two West Bank communities ¤393,300 3/9 Autònoms (SEBA) (Barcelona)

Asociación Cultural Festiclown Palestina 2011: BOE 2012/115, y de Cooperación ¤40,000 24/47, May 14, Internacional Pallasos 2012 en Rebeldía (Galicia)

Asociación Cultural Festiclown Palestina 2010: BOE 2011/55a, y de Cooperación ¤45,000 35/42, March 5, Internacional Pallasos 2011 en Rebeldía (Galicia)

Asociación Europea Improve access to employment in 2010: BOE 2010/288, de Cooperación Bani Naim (Hebron) by means of ¤63,616 2/8, November Palestina (AESECOP) greenhouse agriculture 11, 2010 (Málaga) See Also: Andalusia

Asociación Exterior Israel and Palestine Education as 2010: BOE 2011/55a, XXI (Madrid) Means to Create Peace ¤293,440 11/42, March 5, 2011

40 Asociación para Improving the participation of 2011: BOE 2012/9, la Cooperación Palestinian women in the processes ¤239,328 5/26, January 11, con Minusválidos of peace building through the 2011 necesitados del promotion of Resolution 1325 Mundo (Conemund) (Madrid)

Asociación para Improve Systems of production 2010: BOE 2010/199, la Cooperación and sales of 6 agricultural ¤553,551 2/9 con Minusválidos cooperatives of women in Gaza necesitados del and the West Bank Mundo (Conemund) (Madrid)

Asociación Paz Ahora Vacations for Peace 2009: BOE 2010/26, (Madrid) ¤120,000 3/3

Asociación Paz con Rethinking Development: 2010: BOE 2010/288, Dignidad (Sevilla) Cooperation, human Rights and ¤139,095 6/8 transnational companies Anti-Israel Activities: Gaza Flotilla

Centro de Promoting the right to food and 2011: BOE 2012/9 Estudios Rurales a decent life for families in the ¤328,200 y de Agricultura Nablus region by strengthening the Internacional (CERAI) sustainability of olives (Valencia)

Centro de Promoting sustainable production 2010: BOE 2010/288, Estudios Rurales by strengthening four agricultural ¤303,740 7/8, November y de Agricultura cooperatives in northern West 29, 2010 Internacional (CERAI) Bank (Valencia)

Coordinadora Estatal Campaign to raise awareness 2010: BOE 2010/288, de Organizaciones about fair trade ¤175,132 5/8, November de Comercio Justo 29, 2010 (Madrid)

Creart (Barcelona) Contribution to the continuity 2011: BOE 2012/115, and urgent improvement of ¤169,980 43/47, May 14, psychosocial care and protection 2012 of the right to mental health as a human right in the Gaza Strip.

Creart (Barcelona) Improve capacity of 15 volunteers 2010: BOE 2011/55a, of the UHWC Gaza to promote ¤95,485 20/42, March 5, education for peace, equality and 2011 women’s rights and improving rights of children in Gaza Strip

Edward Said National Construction of Edward Said 2009: BOE 2009/246, Conservatory of National Conservatory of Music in ¤349,800 5/6, October 12, Music Bethlehem 2009

Fundación Acción Provision of adequate healthcare in 2009: BOE 2010/76, Contra el Hambre Khan Younis ¤210,000 3/4, March 29, (Madrid) 2010

41 Fundación Centro Design and apply integral system 2010: BOE 2011/55a, de la Nuevas of treatment and reuse of residual ¤450,488 19/42, March 5, Tecnologías del Agua waters around Wadi el Aroub 2011 (Sevilla) (Hebron)

Fundación de Cultura Medomed: Cultural landscapes of 2010: BOE 2011/55a, Islámica (Madrid) Mediterranean and Middle East ¤30,000 32/42, March 5, 2011

Fundación de Cultura Network of botanical gardens in 2009: BOE 2010/11, 6/7, Islámica (Madrid) Mediterranean and Middle East ¤384,814 January 13, 2010

Fundación Desarrollo Promoting food sovereignty of the 2011: BOE 2012/9, Sostenible (Murcia) Jordan Valley families by improving ¤250,000 13/26, January 11, access to water and productive 2012 capacities

Fundación Desarrollo Improve family income and 2010: BOE 2010/288, Sostenible (Murcia) promote food security in five ¤236,338 5/8, November Nablus communities through 29, 2010 productive projects and training of women

Fundación Pública Musical education in refugee 2011: BOE 2012/115, Andaluza Barenboim- camps ¤55,000 22&23/47, May Said (Sevilla) 14, 2012

Fundación Pública Musical education in refugee 2010: BOE 2011/55a, Andaluza Barenboim- camps ¤43,200 32/42, March 5, Said (Sevilla) 2011

Fundación Socialismo Summer camps for rebuilding 2011: BOE 2012/115, sin Fronteras Palestinian homes ¤120,000 7/47, May 14, 2012

Fundación Socialismo Raising awareness of human rights 2010: BOE 2011/55a, sin Fronteras in Palestinian territories and Israel ¤143,189 12/42, March 5, 2011

Helia (Barcelona) Groups and networks of women 2010: BOE 2011/55a, in Palestine for the prevention of ¤59,550 11/42, March 5, violence and the construction of 2011 peace

HelpAge International Improving Autonomy and Welfare 2011: BOE 2012/115, España (Madrid) for the Elderly and Adults in ¤303,436 44/47, March 14, Shatee Refugee Camp (Gaza, 2012 Palestinian Territories) through Psychosocial Support and Mobility

HelpAge International Improve autonomy and wellbeing 2010: BOE 2011/55a, España (Madrid) of the aged and adults in Shatee ¤249,680 21/42, March 5, refugee camp (Gaza) by means of 2011 psycho-social help and mobility

Instituto de Estudios Analysis and consolidation of 2009: BOE 2010/76, sobre Conflictos y Spanish humanitarian action ¤99,425 4/4, March 29, Acción Humanitaria 2010 (IECAH) (Madrid)

42 Instituto Internacional Program of musical development 2010: BOE 2011/55a, de Música Ibérica in Palestinian territories ¤30,000 38/42, March 5, (Spain) 2011

Médicos del Mundo Improving and assisting mental 2010: BOE 2011/55a, (Madrid) health and psycho-social health ¤197,678 22/42, March 5, in chronic crisis in Gaza Strip and 2011 West Bank

Médicos del Mundo Improve emergency services at 2009: BOE 2010/76, (Madrid) Nasser hospital in Khan Yunnis ¤199,220 4/4, March 29, 2010

Movimiento por la Improving social, psychological 2009: BOE 2010/76, Paz, el Desarme y and sanitary conditions of 10,851 ¤375,988 4/4, March 29, la Libertad (MPDL) men, women and children in Gaza 2010 (Madrid) Strip

NOVA-Centre per Strengthening the Palestinian 2011: BOE 2012/9, la Innovació Social Civil Society that is committed ¤187,100 15/26, January 11, (Barcelona) to defending human rights and a 2012 nonviolent resolution of conflicts

NOVA-Centre per Promotion of a strategy for 2010: BOE 2010/288, la Innovació Social peaceful management of conflicts ¤322,560 5/8, November (Barcelona) and effective defence of human 29, 2009 rights in Palestine and Israel (Phase See also 2) Catalonia, Barcelona

Plataforma de Female artists for peace in the 2010: BOE 2011/55a, Mujeres Cantantes, Middle East ¤100,000 22/42, March 5, Escritoras y Artistas 2011 contra la Violencia de Género (Spain)

Psicólogos Son Promotion of pacific conflict 2010: BOE 2010/288, Fronteras (Navarra) resolution in Marjayoun, Lebanon ¤27,652 7/8, November 29, 2010

Rescate Internacional Care Center for Women in 2011: BOE 2012/9, (Madrid) Refugee Camp in Syria Dar’a and ¤170,237 10/26, January 11, Strengthening of Palestinian Civil 2012 Society

Socialismo Work projects for the 2010: BOE 2011/55a, sin Fronteras reconstruction of homes and ¤143,189 12/42, March 5, (Navalagamella) creating awareness of human 2011 (Madrid) rights in Palestinian territories and Israel

Solidaridad para el Improve means of subsistence in 2010: BOE 2010/199, Desarrollo y la Paz rural Palestinian communities by ¤251,494 7/9, August 17, (Madrid) means of development of water for 2010 agriculture

St John Eye Hospital Maintenance of ophthalmological 2011: BOE 2012/155, Group service in marginal areas of West ¤230,364 43/47, May 14, Bank 2012

Universidad Elaboration of eolic map of West 2010: BOE 2011/55a Pública de Navarra Bank ¤135,628 14/42, March 5, (Pamplona) 2011 43 Table A-3. Other European NGOs funded by AECID (2009-2011) Organization Project Title Year and Reference Amount Forum International Enlarging and 2010: ¤239,690 BOE 2011/55a, 19/42, pour la Paix (Paris) restructuring the March 5, 2011 media department of the Palestinian National Authority

Geneva Center for Security sector 2011: ¤363,885 BOE 2012/53, 21/23, Democratic Control reform in Palestinian March 2, 2012 of Armed Forces territories, Phase 3 (Geneva)

Geneva Center for Security sector 2010: ¤237,500 BOE 2011/55b, 10/16, Democratic Control reform in Palestinian March 5, 2011 of Armed Forces territories, Phase 2 (Geneva)

Olaf Palme Construction and 2010: ¤224,024 BOE 2011/55a, 15/42, International Center putting into operation March 5, 2011 (Stockholm) a special education school in Ramallah

44 Table A-4. Palestinian Official Entities funded by AECID (2009-2011)

Organ/Agency Project Title Year and Reference Amount Jenin Governorate Improve cooperation between 2010: BOE 2011/55a, (Jenin) Jenin and Gilboa by promoting ¤150,000; 18/42, March 5, cross-border tourism in the ¤350,000 2011 region

Office of the Provision of services aimed at 2011: BOE 2012/53, President of the developing agriculture and water ¤750,000 17/23, March 2, Palestinian Authority in the Gaza Strip. 2012

Office of the Prime Strengthening Palestinian civil 2011: BOE 2012/53, Minister of the society in their capacity for ¤400,000 17/23, March 2, Palestinian Authority dialogue for public decision 2012 making and combating corruption.

Palestinian Modernization of the Central 2011: BOE 2012/53, Authority Ministry of Veterinary Laboratory of the ¤728,000 17/23, March 2, Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture 2012

Palestinian Authority Support and promote Palestinian 2011: BOE 2012/53, Ministry of Tourism tourism sector at Fitur ¤100,500 21/23, March 2, (Ramallah) 2012

Palestinian Authority Support and promote Palestinian 2010: BOE 2011/55b, Ministry of Tourism tourism sector at Fitur ¤75,500; 10/16, March 5, (Ramallah) ¤25,000 2011

Palestinian Authority Construction of retirement home 2010: BOE 2011/55b, Ministry of Social in Jericho ¤700,000 11/16, March 5, Affairs (Ramallah) 2011

Palestinian Institutional support to 2011: BOE 2012/53, Diplomatic Mission in Palestinian diplomatic mission in ¤600,000 17/23, March 2, Spain (Madrid) Spain 2012

Palestinian Institutional support to 2010: BOE 2011/55b, Diplomatic Mission in Palestinian diplomatic mission in ¤550,000; 10/16, March 5, Spain (Madrid) Spain ¤50,000 2011

Palestinian Authority Aid to official local institutions 2009: BOE 2010/64, (Ramallah) ¤800,000 AECID Annex, 2/36, March 15, 2010

Palestinian Authority Construction of education center 2009: BOE 2010/64, Ministry of Education in City of Salfit ¤200,000 AECID Annex, (Ramallah) 25/36, March 15, 2010

Palestinian Authority Promotion of Palestinian tourism 2009: BOE 2010/64, Ministry of Tourism sector at Fitur ¤104,000 AECID Annex, & Antiquities 26/36, March 15, (Ramallah) 2010

45 Palestinian Institutional Support 2009: BOE 2010/64, Delegation in Spain ¤600,000 AECID Annex, (Madrid) 26/36, March 15, 2010

Palestinian 2011: ¤26,920 BOE 2012/53, Delegation in Spain 17/23, March 2, (Madrid) 2012

46 Table A-5. United Nations Organs in Palestinian Territories funded by AECID (2009-2011)

Organ/Agency Project Title Year and Reference Amount UNRWA Comité “Peace Starts with 2011: ¤80,000 BOE 2011/97, 3/5 Español (Spain) Education” human rights education program for school children in Madrid and Navarra

United Nations Support local 2011: ¤150,000 BOE 2012/53 Mine Action Service capacity in the West (UNMAS) Bank to respond to the problem of mines and explosive remnants of war in the West Bank in the Palestinian Territory

UN Office for Support for 2009: ¤700,000 BOE 2010/64, AECID Coordination of international Annex, 24/36 Humanitarian Affairs organizations Occupied Palestinian Territory (OCHAOPT)

UN Office for Funding for 2009: ¤500,000 BOE 2010/282, Coordination of Humanitarian AECID Annex, 1/11 Humanitarian Affairs Emergency Relief Occupied Palestinian Fund (HERF) Territory (OCHAOPT)

UN Entity for Gender Support for 2009: ¤450,000 BOE 2010/64, AECID Equality (UNIFEM) international Annex, 4/36 organizations

World Health Support for 2009: ¤750,000 BOE 2010/64, AECID Organization (WHO) international Annex, 3/36 organizations

47 Appendix B. NGOs funded by Spanish Autonomous Communities (2009-2011) Table B-1. NGOs Funded by Andalusia (2009-2011) NGO Project Title Year and Reference Amount APY – Solidaridad en Medical, psychological, social 2009: BOJA 2010/61, Acción and physical therapy to ¤295,100 59/224, March 29, victims of the attack on the 2010 Gaza Strip

Asamblea de Prevention of conflict 2010: BOJA 2011/78, Cooperación por la between young refugees, ¤224,605 95/184, April 20, 2011 Paz (ACPP) their representatives and other actors in the peace process, and strengthening their participation in decision making

Asamblea de Improving the conditions of 2009: BOJA 2010/61, Cooperación por la access to water for domestic ¤299,790 59/224, March 29, Paz (ACPP) consumption for 5,306 2010 people in Gaza

Asamblea de Improved capacity of 2009: BOJA 2010/62, Cooperación por la intervention in community ¤299,516 105/224, March 30, Paz (ACPP) social development 2010 of community-based organizations of the rural towns of Beit Lahiya and Migraqah in Gaza and the towns Sureef, Jalameh and Mazra’ah Gharbeleh

Asamblea de Improving the assistance 2009: BOJA 2010/61, Cooperación por la provided by the Palestinian ¤295,103 59/224, March 29, Paz (ACPP) Red Crescent in the Gaza 2010 Strip to 600 people with disabilities

Asociación Europea Provision of a mobile clinic 2010: BOJA 01 de de Cooperación con and humanitarian assistance ¤270,135 diciembre de 2010, Palestina (ASECOP) to the health care center in 1/1 Gaza City BOJA 2010

Asociación Europea Project to improve 2010: BOJA 2011/78, de Cooperación con the educational level, ¤299,123 95/184, April 20, 2011 Palestina (ASECOP) professional qualifications and access to employment for 420 young people of both genders, in Bethlehem

Asociación Europea Improving access to water 2010: BOJA 2011/78, de Cooperación con resources and employment ¤273,904 95/184, April 20, 2011 Palestina (ASECOP) on farms in Al Samou, Bani Naim, Beit Kahel and Sa’ir

48 Asociación Europea Project to improve maternal 2010: BOJA 2011/78, de Cooperación con and child health in 10 villages ¤200,580 95/184, April 20, 2011 Palestina (ASECOP) in the Gaza Strip, through the provision of health services and training

Asociación Europea Providing basic relief 2010: BOJA 2010/235, de Cooperación con goods and provision of ¤264,726 38/88, December 1, Palestina (ASECOP) psychological therapy to 2010 2,000 Palestinian children in Gaza Strip

Asociación Europea Improvement of social and 2009: BOJA 2010/62, de Cooperación con working conditions of 100 ¤298,789 103/224, March 30, Palestina (ASECOP) families in the districts of 2010 Jenin and Bethlehem, West Bank Palestinian Territories

Asociación Europea Improvement of social and 2009: BOJA 2010/62, de Cooperación con working conditions of 83 ¤259,513 103/224, March 30, Palestina (ASECOP) families in the West Bank 2010 Palestinian Territories

Asociación Europea Project to improve maternal 2009: BOJA 2010/62, de Cooperación con and child health in 26 ¤286,244 103/224, March 30, Palestina (ASECOP) locations in the West Bank 2010 Palestinian Territories

Asociacion Paz con Emergency intervention in 2009: BOJA 11 de agosto de Dignidad Gaza to ensure continuity of ¤237,000 2009 care in the Gaza Strip

Ayuntamiento de Beit Creation of nine classrooms 2010: BOJA 2011/78, Awwa in female elementary school ¤208,548 99/184, April 20, 2011 Cordoba Beit Awwa

Ayuntamiento de Beit Expansion and Development 2010: BOJA 2011/78, Sahur of Public School Al Tasamuh ¤190,005 99/184, April 20, 2011

Ayuntamiento de Beit Build and develop the 2010: BOJA 2011/78, Sahur Hospital Cooperative ¤154,392 99/184, April 20, 2011 Shepherds Field

Ayuntamiento Halhoul Hospital 2010: BOJA 2010/61, Halhoul construction project ¤678,973 59/224, March 29, 2010

Consejo de Construction of the second 2010: BOJA 2011/78, Servicios Comunes floor of the Mixed School ¤100,924 99/184, April 20, 2011 y Planificación de la Sevilla Al-Hadab localidad de Dura

Cruz Roja Española Support the call by the 2009: BOJA, 2009/155, Palestinian Red Crescent to ¤122,301 August 11, 2009 address the medical needs of the population in the Gaza Strip

49 Fundación Tres Education is Liberty 2008: BOJA 12 de febrero Culturas del Palestine ¤420.343 de 2009 Mediterráneo (Sevilla)

Movimiento por la Support for the department 2010: BOJA 2010/61, Paz, el Desarme y of orthopedic surgery at ¤244,230 59/224, March 29, la Libertad (MPDL) Al Awda hospital, Jabaliya, 2010 (Madrid) Gaza Strip

Mujeres en Zona de Improving living standards 2010: BOJA 01 de Conflicto through the distribution of ¤300.000 diciembre de 2010, food packages to vulnerable 1/1 families in the Shati refugee camp and Jabaliya in Gaza and Bureij and Nuseirat in Deir al Balah in the Gaza Strip

Solidaridad Emergency response 2009: BOJA 2010/61, Internacional contribution to the continuity ¤296,980 59/224, March 29, Andalucía and improvement of primary 2010 and secondary health care in four health centers and a hospital in the Gaza Strip

Solidaridad Urgent improvement of 2009: BOJA 2010/61, Internacional socioeconomic conditions ¤298,816 59/224, March 29, Andalucía and food security of 1,070 2010 families in Beit Lahia, Beit Hanoun, Jabalia and Moghragha, Gaza Strip Palestinian Territories

Universidad de Sevilla Golden 5 in 2010: ¤57,000 BOJA 2011/78, Palestine 100/184, April 20, 2011 UNRWA Maternal and child health in 2010: BOJA 2011/78, refugee camps of Palestine ¤1,800,000 98/184, April 20, 2011

UNWRA Memorandum of 2009: BOJA 2010/61, Understanding between ¤1,800,000 60/224, March 29, AACID and the UNWRA 2010 for approval of the first collaborative program Palestinian Territories

UNWRACE (Comité Bringing home the Israeli- 2009: BOJA 2010/62, Español) Palestinian conflict and the ¤29,786 103/224, March 30, situation of the 2010 refugees

50 Table B-2. NGOs Funded by Barcelona (City of) (2009-2011) NGO Project Title Year Reference and Amount

Acción Contra el Support for vulnerable families 2009: BOPB 2010, Hambre in the Gaza Strip to the ¤63,750 February 19 2010 improvement in municipal water supply, by increasing the storage capacity at family

Asociación para la Defense of the Right of Palestinian 2009: BOPB 2009/186, Cooperación con women to a life without violence ¤40,000 25/160, August 5, el Sur Las Segovias 2009 (ACSUR)

Asociación para la Russell Tribunal on Palestine in 2009: BOPB 2009/186, Cooperación con Barcelona ¤56,000 25/160, August 5, el Sur Las Segovias 2009 (ACSUR)

Associació Catalunya XV Arab conference in Barcelona, 2010: BOPB 19 de Líban women’s movements and social ¤17,531 febrero de 2010b, conflicts in Lebanon, Jordan, 1/4 Palestine and Egypt

Ayuntamiento de Reconstrucción del Barcelona 2010: Gaza Peace Park en Ciudad de Gaza ¤155,000

Fundació Congrés Cooperation Programme with 2009: BOPB 07 de Català de Salut Gaza Community Mental Health ¤66,240 noviembre de Mental Ciutat de 2009 Gaza

Pallassos sense The comic as a tool for emotional 2009: BOPB 07 de fronteras Ciutat de support ¤19,000 noviembre de Gaza 2009

Solidaritat per al Improving the health of patients 2011: BOPB 2010, Desenvolupament i la suffering from chronic diseases in ¤460,107 August 10, 2010 Pau (SODEPAU) the northern West Bank 2010: ¤106,250 2011: ¤103,857 2012: ¤125,000 2013: ¤125,000

Solidaritat per al Improving the health of patients 2010: BOPB 19 de Desenvolupament i la suffering from chronic diseases in ¤106,250 febrero de 2010a Pau (SODEPAU) the northern West Bank

Xarxa d’enllaç amb Palestine in schools 2011: BOPB 19 de Palestina ¤33,872 febrero de 2010b, 2010: 4/4 ¤32,025

51 Table B-3. NGOs Funded by the Autonomous Region of Castilla-La Mancha (2009-2011)

NGO Project Title Year Reference and Amount

Asamblea de Improving emergency medical 2009: DOCM 2010/29, 2/6, Cooperación por la assistance in refugee camps in ¤250,000 February 11, 2010 Paz (Madrid) Jabalya following Israeli military offensive “Cast Lead”

Asociación Assistance in the improvement of 2010: DOCM 2011/11, 4/4, Comité Español 37 primary health care centers in ¤250,000 January 18, 2011 de la UNRWA the West Bank

Asociación Comité Improving environmental health 2010: DOCM 2011/11, 4/4, Español de la conditions ¤250,000 January 18, 2011 UNRWA in 12 refugee camps in West Bank

Asociación Comité Provide food for refugee 2009: DOCM 2010/29, 2/6, Español de la population in Gaza Strip ¤250,000 February 11, 2010 UNRWA affected by attacks December 2008-January 2009

Asociación para la Promoting the right to health of 2009: DOCM 2010/196, Cooperación con el women and of improving their ¤349,923 5/9, October 8, 2010 Sur-Las Segovias access to specific sexual and (ACSUR) reproductive and psychosocial health care services in the region of Tubas, West Bank

Asociación para la Strengthening channels for 2009: DOCM 2009/200, Cooperación con el alternative information to ¤290,000 9/13, October 14, Sur-Las Segovias contribute to a fair settlement 2009 (ACSUR) of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and improve the situation of Palestinian women

Asociación para la Develop emergency action to 2009: DOCM 2010/29, 2/6, Cooperación con el document, provide legal aid, ¤51,086 February 11, 2010 Sur-Las Segovias lawsuits and incidents of the (ACSUR) violations committed during the Israel attack on the Gaza Strip

Asociación Paz Con Equipping a new kitch and 2009: DOCM 2010/29, 3/6, Dignidad (Madrid) laundry room at the Al-Awda ¤223,000 February 11, 2010 hospital, Jabalya, Gaza Strip

Asociación Paz Con Improving emergency services 2009: DOCM 2010/29, 5/6, Dignidad (Madrid) for vulnerable populations ¤247,515 February 11, 2010 in isolated areas of Qalqiliya, Salfit, Tubas, Nablus, Ramallah, Bethlehem and Hebron

Cruz Roja Española Strengthening and expansion of 2010: DOCM 2011/11, 2/4, rehabilitation services for people ¤51,970 January 18, 2011 with disabilities in the southern Gaza Strip

52 Cruz Roja Española Improving access to rehabilitation 2009: DOCM 2010/29, 3/6, services for handicapped people, ¤151,200 February 11, 2010 elderly people and patients affected by the separation wall in northeast and east Jerusalem.

Fundación Rehabilitation of livelihoods 2010: DOCM 2011/11, 3/4, Acción contra of small farmers in Palestinian ¤223,150 January 18, 2011 el Hambre northern West Bank through training in agricultural techniques and improved access to markets.

Fundación Providing access to adequate 2010: DOCM 2011/11, 4/4, Acción contra sanitation ¤60,000 January 18, 2011 el Hambre in neighborhoods of the refugee camp Khan Younis (Gaza Strip)

Fundación Española Provision of basic health services, 2009: DOCM 2009/200, para la Cooperación/ with special focus on maternal ¤90,000 13/13, October 14, Solidaridad and child health, in the towns 2009 Internacional (FCSAI) of Kufor Nimeh and Al Mazra’a, West Bank

Movimiento por la Strengthening leadership and 2010: DOCM 2010/196, Paz, El Desarme y community social participation ¤221.407 5/9, October 8, 2010 la Libertad (MPDL) of young Palestinian women in Hebron, Bethlehem and East Jerusalem and the West Bank

Movimiento por la Support orthopedic surgery 2009: DOCM 2010/29, 2/6, Paz, El Desarme y la department of the Al-Awda ¤191,619 February 11, 2010 Libertad (MPDL) hospital, Jabalya, Gaza Strip

Movimiento por la Assist primary health 2009: DOCM 2010/29, 6/6, Paz, El Desarme y la services, physical therapy ¤250,000 February 11, 2010 Libertad (MPDL) and social assistance in post- conflict rehabilitation of four departments in the Gaza Strip

Movimiento por la Strengthening civil society, 2009: DOCM 20009/200, Paz, El Desarme y la improving the social and ¤220,000 6/13, October 14, Libertad (MPDL) economic situation of women 2009 and youth and protecting the human rights of women and vulnerable groups in the Middle East

Paz y Solidaridad Organization and empowerment 2009: DOCM 20009/200, Castilla-La Mancha of informal sector workers in the ¤160,000 7/13, October 14, West Bank and Gaza Strip 2009

53 Table B-4. NGOs Funded by the Region of Catalonia (2009-2011) NGO Project Title Year and Reference Amount Asociación para la Prevention of violence against women 2010-2012: DOGC Cooperación con in the occupied Palestinian territories ¤900,000 2011/5922, el Sur Las Segovias 2010: 17/34, July 18, (ACSUR) ¤300,000; 2011 2011: ¤300,000; 2012: ¤300,000

Asociación para la Russell Tribunal 2010: DOGC Cooperación con ¤6,790 2011/5922, el Sur Las Segovias 26/34, July 18, (ACSUR) 2011

Associació Elaboration of strategies for the 2010-2012: DOGC Catalana per la compliance of international law with ¤130,000 2011/5922, Pau in cooperation respect to human rights in Palestine 2010: 20/34, July 18, with Servei Civil ¤45,000; 2011 Internacional- 2011: Catalunya (SCI- ¤45,000; Catalunya) and 2012: NOVA-Centre per ¤40,000 la Innovació Social (Barcelona)

Centre UNESCO Education in conflict situations: the 2010: DOGC de Catalunya right to education in Gaza ¤15.000 2011/5922, (UNESCOCAT) 8/34, July 18, 2011

Comunitat Palestina Creating links between Catalonia and 2010: DOGC de Catalunya Terra Palestine ¤36,000 2011/5922, Santa 10/34, July 18, 2011

Fundació Pau i Support for program to advise and 2010: DOGC Solidaritat-CCOO de help Palestinian and Arab women ¤45,000 2011/5922, Catalunya in Israel to enter labor market in 25/34, July 18, agricultural sector 2011

Intersindical Improving the profesional capacity of 2010: DOGC Alternativa de farmers in the Gaza Strip ¤35,000 2011/5922, Catalunya 24/34, July 18, 2011 Job Creation Optimization of wáter resources and 2010: DOGC Program (JCP) alternative farming in Gaza Strip ¤125,000 2011/5922, 31/34, July 18, 2011

Metges del Món Improve access to and quality of 2010: DOGC public mental health and pyscho- ¤115,000 2011/5922, social support for population affected 2/34, July 18, by conflicto in Jericho-West Bank 2011

54 Servei Civil Reinforcing culture of non-violence 2010-2012: DOGC Internacional- among young Palestinians, ¤680,000 2011/5922, Catalunya reevaluating the identity euros 2010: 17/34, July 18, (SCI-Catalunya) between Jerusalem and the West ¤235,000; 2011 Bank-Palestine 2011: ¤230,000; 2012: ¤215,000

Solidaritat, Building a culture of peace in the city 2010: DOGC Desenvolupament i of Hebron ¤110,000 2011/5922, Pau (SODEPAU) 2/34, July 18, 2011

55 Table B-5. NGOs Funded by the Basque Country (Pais Vasco) (2009-2011)

NGO Project Title Year and Reference Amount Asociación Paz con Keys to 2010: ¤90,495 BOPV 2011/31, Dignidad understanding the February 15, 2011 Palestinian-Israeli conflict

Fundación Mundubat Leadership and 2010: ¤275,208 BOPV 2011/31, - Mundubat participation of February 15, 2011 Fundazioa (Bilbao) women in West Bank and Gaza

Nazioarteko Prevention and 2010: ¤165,810 BOPV 2011/31, Elkartasuna treatment of gender February 15, 2011 - Solidaridad violence in Palestinian Internacional West Bank Igualdad (Bilbao)

56 Table B-6. NGOs funded by Region of Valencia (2009-2011) Agency Project Title Year and Reference Amount Asamblea Improving food 2010: ¤202,320 Cooperación por la security of vulnerable Paz (ACPP) families in 90 villages of Qaffin, An Al Gharbiya Nazli, Nazli Zeit and An Ash Sharqiya, West Bank

Asamblea Emergency 2009: ¤214,265 Cooperación por la assistance to reduce Paz (ACPP) food insecurity in the town of Beit Haonun, Gaza Strip after Operation Cast Lead

Comité Español de la Compensation 2011: ¤145,100 Press release August UNRWA (UNRWACE) program for school 24, 2011 food for school population of the Gaza Strip Palestinian Territories

Comité Español de la Mobile clinics for 2010: ¤223,279 UNRWA (UNRWACE) medical care in isolated communities in the West Bank

Comité Español de la Program to Create 2009: ¤112,000 UNRWA (UNRWACE) Employment

Comité Español de la Emergency food aid 2008: ¤240,000 Territorios Palestinos UNRWA (UNRWACE) to Palestine refugees in the Gaza Strip and mobile health clinics for the care of Palestine refugees in West Bank

Fundación IUVE Professional Training 2009: ¤237,086 Cooperación and Internships for Young Palestinians in Jerusalem

Movimiento por la Support the 2009: ¤157,650 Paz, El Desarme y la Department of Libertad (MPDL) Orthopaedic Surgery, Al Awda Hospital, Jabalia, Gaza Strip

57 Table B-7. NGOs Funded by the Province of Extremadura (2009-2011)

Agency Project Title Year and Reference Amount Asociación Paz Ahora Vacations for Peace 2009: ¤7,000 AEXCID Annual 2009 Report 2009, 36/38

Cruz Roja Española Emergency Aid to 2009: ¤100,000 AEXCID Annual Palestine Report 2009

Farmacéuticos Mundi First shipment of 2009: ¤5,408 AEXCID Annual (Valencia) emergency aid to Report 2009 Palestinian victims of the Israeli offensive initicated on December 27, 2008

Solidaridad para el Completing and 2011: ¤110,000 Diario Oficial de Desarrollo y la Paz furnishing the Extremadura, (SODePAZ) second floor of the 2012/21, 15/36 new hospital in Beit Sahour, Bethlehem

Solidaridad para el Conclusion of the 2009: ¤182,990 AEXCID Annual Desarrollo y la Paz emergency plan and Report 2009 (SODePAZ) (Madrid) implementing the new Health Centre at Al Mazra Sharquia, Ramallah

58 Table B-8. NGOs Funded by the Province of Navarra (2009-2011) Agency Project Title Year and Reference Amount Solidaridad para el Defending water in 2011: ¤82,956; 2010: Navarra.es Desarrollo y la Paz the rural communities ¤93,224 (SODePAZ) of Palestine

Solidaridad para el Promoting, defending 2011: ¤24,652 Boletin Oficial de Desarrollo y la Paz and repairing Navarra, 2012/15 (SODePAZ) human rights in the occuptied Palestinian territories

Solidaridad para el Improving availability 2010: ¤25,008 Boletin Oficial de Desarrollo y la Paz of drinking water Navarra, 2011/66 (SODePAZ) in Palestinian communities

Solidaridad para el Water for Life 2009: ¤71,237 Navarra.es Desarrollo y la Paz (SODePAZ)

Universidad Pública Determination of 2009: ¤70,119 Navarra.es de Navarra location of interest for farm use and technical training (Phase I)

UNRWA Economic 2011: ¤85,000 cooperation

UNRWA Economic 2010: ¤102,000 cooperation

UNRWA Humanitarian aid 2009: ¤30,000 Navara.es for the Palestinian population in Gaza

59 Appendix C: Other Spanish Entities Active in the Palestinian Territories Table C-1. Other Spanish Municipalities Financing NGO Activities in Palestinian Territories

Albacete Alcalá de Guadaira Alcalá de Henares Alcorcón

Balazote Barcelona Bilbao Bizkaya

Cádiz Castellón Ciudad Real Collado-Villalba

Córdoba Coslada Fuentealbilla Gijón

Guadalajara Hoyo de Manzanares Ibiza Leganés

Madrid Mahón Málaga Navalgamella

Oviedo Rivas Vaciamadrid San Fernando de San Sebastián de los Henares Reyes

Sestao Seville Toledo Valencia

Villablino Villalba Zaragoza

60 Table C-2. Spanish Development Cooperation Agencies Financing NGO Activities in Palestinian Territories

Andalucian Development Cooperation Agency

Asturian Development Cooperation Agency

Baleric Islands Development Cooperation Agency

Extremadura Development Cooperation Agency

Basque Country Development Cooperation Agency

Menorcan Cooperation Forum (Menorca)

Castille-La Mancha Cooperation Foundation

Table C-3. Other Spanish Organizations Financing NGO Activities in Palestinian Territories

Ministry of Culture (Madrid)

Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade (Madrid)

Parlament of Andalucía (Seville)

Table C-4. Spanish Universities Financing NGO Activities in Palestinian Territories

Universidad de Alicante

Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Universidad de Granada

Universidad del País Vasco

Universidad de Sevilla

61 Table C-5. Other Spanish NGOs Active in Palestinian Territories

Acción Contra El Hambre (Madrid)

Asociación Andaluza por la Solidaridad y la Paz (ASPA) (Málaga)

Asociación Cultura, Paz y Solidaridad Haydée Santamaría (Madrid)

Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos de España (Madrid)

Asociación Pro Derechos Humanos de España (Madrid)

Caritas Española (Madrid) CC ONG Ayuda al Desarrollo (Barcelona)

Centro de Estudios de Oriente Medio (Madrid)

Comisión Española de Ayuda al Refugiado (CEAR) (Madrid)

Comité Español de UNRWA (Madrid)

Cruz Roja Española (Madrid)

Federación de Asociaciones de Defensa y Promoción de los Derechos Humanos (Madrid)

Fundación Paz y Solidaridad Serafín Aliaga (Madrid)

Fundación Promoción Social de la Cultura (Madrid)

Grupo de ONG por Palestina (Madrid)

Intermón Oxfam (Madrid)

Manos Unidas (Madrid)

Movimiento por la Paz (Madrid)

Mujeres en Zonas de Conflicto (Córdoba)

Mundubat (Bilbao, Basque Country)

Paz con Dignidad (Madrid)

Plataforma 2015 y Más (Madrid)

Rumbo a Gaza (Madrid)

Servei Civil Internacional de Catalunya (Barcelona)

Sodepaz Balamil (Valladolid)

Solidaridad Internacional (Madrid)

Xarxa d’Enllaç amb Palestina (Barcelona)

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