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Roadmap to the Delegitimization The disappearance of Israel of a Jewish state would not be THE NEW ISRAEL FUND AND the tragedy that Israelis fear EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS Hedva Radovanitz former Associate Director of the ״ NIF in Israel, 2011

Thailand 25,833 $ "Support of a Foreign Finland 224,835 $ France 452,236 $ Demark 1,606,069 $ political entity by governmental Spain 1,637,103 $ Belgium 1,921,408 $ a government is Sweden 2,217,498 $ intervention United States 2,317,786 $ Ireland 2,936,880 $ something that should Norway ,European Union ,United Kingdom 3,275,069 $ in Israeli Other 3,496,977 $ frighten any person United Kingdom 3,879,838 $ domestic Switzerland 4,669,268 $ who believes in real United Nations 6,054,229 $ Holland 6,694,848 $ policy Norway 7,396,106 $ democracy" Arab Foundations via Denmark ,Holland ,Switzerland and Sweden 7,889,131 $ Germany 12,478,765 $ Meir Shamgar, former President European Union 13,580,166 $ of the Israeli Supreme Court Total $82,754,044 Foreword

The international in order to undermine it from organizations accusing Israel President of New Israel Fund: within. Their modus operendi of illegal occupation. If this was Israel is an evil state that Boycott Divestment is to dissect Israel into different not enough, many of these anti- IDF Border Police: Left-wing and Sanctions (BDS) movement regions and delegitimize Israel organizations operate perpetrates ethnic cleansing activist told soldier before he has one goal: to convince the each and every one of them. in the Israeli judicial system, NRG, September 11, 2017 was murdered – "You are an world that the State of Israel Thus, in the Negev there with a focus on the Supreme has no right to exist. The hope embarrassment" are organizations accusing Court, where they submit a of this hatful movement is that Channel 10, September 28, 2017 Israel of ethnic cleansing the flood of legal petitions against "Those who stand with New Israel will crumble from within Bedouin community; in Gaza, Israel’s domestic policies and in as a result of international organizations accusing Israel Israel Fund are standing defense of terrorists and their isolation, as what occurred of perpetrating war crimes; against Israel. To suggest families. This map provides a in South Africa during its in Judea, Samaria and the otherwise is a lie. I urge "Adalah" activist to freed birds-eye view of the assault apartheid regime. Jordan Valley, organizations anyone affiliated with the terrorist convicted of against Israel from within – an accusing Israel of land theft murder: "We love you." The goal of anti-Israel NGOs assault that is perpetrated by NIF to stop supporting this an apartheid; in south Tel- organization financially." A representative of an operating in Israel by means Aviv, organizations accusing Israeli organizations, which for organization for Arab rights of funding from foreign Israel of racism against illegal all intents and purposes act as Hank Sheinkopf, leading Democratic strategist. His governments and the New migrant workers; in the Galilee, foreign agents at the behest of clients have included former President Bill Clinton and in the US uploaded a photo to Israel Fund (NIF) is different. organizations promoting European governments and of former NY Mayor Bloomberg. social media of [the "Adalah" Their goal is to inject doubt isolationalism among Israeli- the foreign political entity, the Observer, February 24, 2015 activists] hugging Rasmea in the heart of Israeli society Arab citizens; and in the Golan, New Israel Fund. Odeh who was convicted of perpetrating a terror attack Funding in the heart of Jerusalem Despite a plummet in overall donations to the the New Israel Fund, they “ that killed two Israelis. have greatly increased their funding the radical NGOs "Breaking the “I feel that there are a lot of forces aiding the terrorists." Silence" and "B'Tselem." Makor Rishon, December 8, 2017 During a High Court of $35,000,000 ₪2,000,000 Justice hearing regarding $30,000,000 ₪1,750,000 the home demolition of the ₪1,500,000 terrorist who perpetrated $25,000,000 the vehicle-ramming The "B'Tselem" organization ₪1,250,000 attack in Armon Hanatziv, in service of Hamas. During $20,000,000 ₪1,000,000 Jerusalem, the victims’ Operation Protective Edge, $15,000,000 parents and other bereaved "B'Tselem" acted as the ₪750,000 families protested against operational arm of Hamas, $10,000,000 ₪500,000 the petition and against and did everything in its the organization [HaMoked] power to harm the legitimacy $5,000,000 ₪250,000 that is representing the of Israel's military actions. ₪0 terrorist's family. $0 2013 2014 2015 2016 Mida, August 18, 2014 Channel 2, February 13, 2017 $ New Israel Fund ₪ Breaking the Silence ₪ B'Tselem

The New Israel Fund is a foreign The majority of the New In an interview with The Independent, NIF President 19% of the donors ! political entity headquartered in the ! Israel Fund's Executive ! Talia Sasson stated that the NGOs that they support "are ! who give over United States. It is not registered as an Board members live the real opposition in Israel" (i.e. the opposition to the State $100,000 to the NIF official non-profit organization in Israel outside of Israel. of Israel stems from a foreign political organization). are anonymous. 3,268 12 organizations supported 1616 organizations that are 12 The NGO, "HaMoked: Center for by the New Israel Fund are funded by the NIF and/or Over the years 2015-2017, 60 32 organizations that are funded by organizations that are funded 16 the Defence of the Individual," 32 16 connected in one way or foreign governments were the NGO "Machsom Watch" the NIF and/or foreign governments by the NIF and/or foreign Three organizations funded by foreign submitted over 60 judicial petitions another to organizations or cited in the Goldstone published 3,268 reports work to delegitimize Israel, defame governments are involved in 3governments and who were funded in recent years against the lawsuits seeking to prosecute Report that accused Israel on the IDF's operational IDF soldiers, and label Israel as a racist promoting boycotts on Israel and in the past by the New Israel Fund demolition of terrorists homes Israeli officials abroad of perpetrating war crimes activity apartheid state its products promote refusing to enlist in the IDF The following organizations accuse the State of Israel The following organizations accuse The following organizations accuse the State of Israel of of employing discriminatory policies of apartheid, the State of Israel of employing employing discriminatory policies of apartheid, Nakba, crimes against humanity, collective punishment and discriminatory policies of racism, ethnic cleansing and colonialism, and some even support extrajudicial executions in oppression, war crimes, and apartheid ROADMAP the right of return of Arab “refugees” throughout the in entire country Judea and Samaria Haifa, the Entire Country Adalah Human Rights Defenders TO THE Fund Golan and +972 Magazine Israel Social TV Al-Marsad Israel Social TV Adalah Itach Association for Civil Rights in Israel Kerem Navot Galilee African Refugee Kav LaOved DELEGITIMIZATION Development Center Bimkom Machsom Watch Kerem Navot +972 Magazine Mada al-Carmel Al-Marsad Breaking the Silence Mada al-Carmel Machsom Watch Adalah Mossawa Center Association for Civil B'Tselem Molad Association for Shatil OF ISRAEL Rights in Israel Mada al-Carmel Civil Rights in Coalition of Women for Mossawa Center Baladna Mossawa Center Peace Israel Who Profits Physicians for Human Rights Bimkom Negev Coexistence Forum Combatants for Peace – Israel Baladna Zochrot Breaking the Silence Comet-ME Rabbis for Human Rights Physicians for Human B'Tselem Rights – Israel Emek Shaveh Shatil Coalition of Women for Public Committee Against Geneva Initiative Who Profits Peace Torture in Israel Gisha Yesh Din Combatants for Peace Rabbis for Human Rights HaMoked: Center for the Zazim Emek Shaveh Shatil Defence of the Individual Zochrot Gisha The Abraham Fund HaMoked: Center for the Initiatives Defence of the Individual Who Profits The following organizations accuse Human Rights Defenders the State of Israel of employing Fund Yesh Din discriminatory policies of racism and violations of international law in Ir Amim Zochrot south Tel-Aviv

and throughout The following organizations accuse the State of Israel of employing the country discriminatory policies of occupation, expulsion, water theft, and ethnic cleansing in the +972 Magazine Refugees and Migrants The following organizations accuse African Refugee Jordan Valley and the State of Israel of employing Development Israel Social TV discriminatory policies of war crimes, Center, Israel international law violations, and Kav LaOved northern Dead torture in ASSAF - Aid Physicians for Organization for Human Rights – Sea region Gaza Refugees and Israel Asylum Seekers in Israel Rabbis for Human +972 Magazine Israel Social TV Rights +972 Magazine Geneva Initiative Association for Shatil Association for Israel Social TV Al-Marsad Itach Civil Rights in Civil Rights in Association for Machsom Watch Israel Who Profits Israel Machsom Watch Civil Rights in Israel Physicians for Hotline for Zochrot Bimkom Shatil Human Rights – B'Tselem Baladna Israel Who Profits Bimkom Coalition of Public Committee Women for Peace Zochrot Breaking the Against Torture in Silence Israel Coalition of Rabbis for Human The following organizations accuse Rights the State of Israel of employing Women for Peace discriminatory policies of segregation, Boycott of Israel population transfers, collective Shatil The following organizations are Combatants for The following organizations accuse punishment and racism in Peace the State of Israel of employing involved in the boycott of Israel and Who Profits discriminatory policies of apartheid, its products, and are opposed to anti- boycott legislation Gisha Yesh Din ethnic cleansing, racism, dispossession, Jerusalem and human rights violations in the HaMoked: Center Zazim for the Defence of +972 Magazine Israel Social TV the Individual Zochrot Negev +972 Magazine Human Rights Defenders Fund Machsom Watch Adalah Adalah Ir Amim Mada al-Carmel +972 Magazine Defenders Fund Association for Al-Marsad Adalah Israel Social TV Civil Rights in Israel Social TV Association for Physicians for Israel Civil Rights in Human Rights – Association for Negev Coexistence Rabbis for Human Israel Civil Rights in Forum Bimkom Rights Israe Public Committee Israel Rabbis for Human Coalition of Shatil Coalition of Against Torture in Rights Women for Peace Women for Peace Baladna Terrestrial Israel Emek Shaveh Coalition of Shatil Jerusalem HaMoked: Center Shatil Women for Peace Who Profits Geneva Initiative Who Profits for the Defence of the Individual Who Profits Human Rights Zochrot HaMoked: Center Zazim Yesh Din for the Defence of Human Rights the Individual Zochrot Defenders Fund Zochrot

*Sums based on shekel-dollar exchange rate of 3.6 **Details were obtained from the websites of the various organizations Organizations that receive support from the New Israel Fund and foreign governments: and the non-profit registrar

Funding from the New Funding from foreign govern- Funding from the New Funding from foreign govern- Funding from the New Funding from foreign govern- Organization Organization Organization Israel Fund 2008-2016 ments*2012-2017 Israel Fund 2008-2016 ments*2012-2017 Israel Fund 2008-2016 ments*2012-2017 ASSAF - Aid Organization for Human Rights Defenders Fund $840,620 $705,254 Adalah $2,043,397 $4,343,452 Refugees and Asylum Seekers Zochrot - $1,760,480 Ir Amim $1,786,992 $2,259,382 in Israel $238,931 $1,609,551 Zazim $367,013 Emek Shaveh $63,600 $776,279 Itach $775,813 Geneva Initiative - $2,139,038 Negev Coexistence Forum $408,638 $499,448 Al-Marsad - $671,642 The Abraham Fund Initiatives $129,550 $1,771,443 Kav LaOved $559,468 $1,842,122 Baladna $100,000 $657,120 Terrestrial Jerusalem $30,000 $1,560,958 Coalition of Women for Peace $20,082 $1,778,496 Bimkom $2,799,911 $4,578,829 Yesh Din $539,199 $7,542,354 Comet-ME - $2,303,434 B'Tselem $2,271,107 $9,558,435 Rabbis for Human Rights $1,610,429 $901,018 Gisha $249,593 $5,294,308 Kerem Navot $40,903 $198,598 Combatants for Peace $48,105 $254,199 Physicians for Human Rights Association for Civil Rights in –Israel $1,470,400 $3,551,917 Israel $8,943,772 $4,176,379 Mada al-Carmel $300,000 $2,321,115 Breaking the Silence $1,242,380 $4,037,721 Public Committee Against Molad $2,305,890 $88,123 972+Magazine $235,336 $84,833 Torture in Israel $231,410 $2,884,288 Machsom Watch $743,643 $492,887 Shatil $49,361,860 Israel Social TV $245,480 $907,129 Who Profits - $868,310 HaMoked :Center for the De- African Refugee Development fence of the Individual $759,051 $5,407,798 Center $368,171 $296,232 Hotline for Refugees and Mossawa Center $1,372,502 $2,069,997 Total $83,405,536 $82,754,044 Migrants $904,290 $2,561,474 Various public opinion polls clearly Despite the fact that the NIF presents Public indicate that the majority of Israelis itself as an Israeli organization, oppose the New Israel Fund, a foreign the Israeli public understands political organization working from that the NIF engages in anti-Israel Opinion within to change the foundations activity that is incompatible with the Polls of the state and defame its military. interests of the state.

Don’t have an In your Do you agree with opinion opinion, should 85% the statement that foreign-funded activities of foreign Don’t agree % organizations that government-funded 4 call to prosecute IDF Israeli organizations 8% Slightly soldiers and that to protect the rights 49% % agree Very much 5 promote boycotts on of terrorists in agree Israel be outlawed? prison and in the 11% Moderately agree 15% supreme court are 23% likely to encourage Strongly NO YES agree terror?

January 2016 poll – Panel Proyect Midgam September 2016 poll – Panel Proyect Midgam

In your The New Fund of Israel defines opinion, are itself as "leading the advancement of 53% the activities 10% democracy, equality, and justice for all No of Israel's residents." It funds activities of left-wing opinion organizations of organizations like “Breaking Silence,” “B"Tselem,” “Adalah” and in Israel like % others. % % “Breaking 57% 33 23 24 Their Their Are you for or against a law Silence," activities are activities are Did not "B'Tselem," not legitimate legitimate that would prohibit the New hear Fund of Israel from operating of the and others NIF nor legitimate? in Israel? had an opinion Against For December 2015 Poll – Panels Politics Institute December 2015 Poll – Smith Institute

Do you think Should Israeli law it is correct, in prohibit the funding of principle, to 65% Israeli organizations by impose restrictions 19% foreign governments? Other on the conduct of politically 35% affiliated organizations % % against bodies and 33 48 Yes, No Ye s institutions like Other impose restrictions the IDF?

December 2015 Poll – Panels Politics Institute December 2015 Poll – Panels Politics Institute So what needs to be done?

End cooperation End public Prohibit "Machsom Halt by means Increase between government funding of all Watch" and other of legislation Israel's offices and the foreign agent organizations from and taxation the influence in New Israel Fund organizations collecting and funding of Israeli Europe and and its grantee publishing information organizations the US to organizations. on the IDF's operational by foreign outlaw BDS activities governments activity