What is defunding and who are the actors involved?<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\nEconomic damage<\/strong> is one of the tools used by anti-Palestinian actors to try to silence Palestinian voices and shrink their space of action. <\/p>\n\n\n\nSince Palestinian civil society organisations (CSOs) resisting the Israeli occupation and colonisation have had to progressively rely on foreign funding<\/strong> to carry out their activities, the latter became a target for anti-Palestinian groups, such as NGO Monitor, UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI), the International Legal Forum,<\/strong> which strictly follow Israeli\u2019s government agenda. They target institutional and private donors with false allegations of CSOs\u2019 ties with terrorism and\/ or antisemitic behaviour and statements, to pressure them into halting funding. On one hand, they allege that CSOs either directly finance proscribed groups (i.e. entities\/ groups listed in the EU and UN sanction lists) by diverting donors\u2019 funds or that employees and board members of these CSOs are affiliated with a proscribed group. On the other hand, they groundlessly claim that CSOs and\/ or their members published antisemitic statements on social media and have antisemitic behaviours, while such statements and behaviours fall within the protected freedom of expression. <\/p>\n\n\n\nFurthermore, the media <\/strong>contributes to misinformation by amplifying baseless allegations<\/strong> online, thus tarnishing Palestinian CSOs \u2019reputation. This is creating a chilling effect, as donors tend to also rely on such allegations spread online. <\/p>\n\n\n\nSmear campaigns<\/strong> aim to isolate Palestinian rights activists, organisations and collectives from other interconnected justice movements. Being scrutinised by the media has severe effects on an individual\u2019s mental health, professional and personal relationships and on an organisation\u2019s financial and psychological stability. When a Palestinian rights advocate or organisation is smeared with unfounded allegations of antisemitism or support for terrorism, it also impacts the advocacy for Palestinian rights more broadly. <\/p>\n\n\n\nSuch smear campaigns are part of a larger attack by the Israeli government and anti-Palestinian groups on Palestinian CSOs and International Organisations in solidarity with Palestinians. The aim is to shrink their space of action and eventually prevent CSOs from operating. <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cms.elsc.support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/visual-cs.png\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nLawfare<\/strong> attacks occur when actors abuse a country\u2019s legal system in order to harass or undermine civil society organisations. Lawfare can include litigation, regulatory complaints, letters to administrative agencies, the request of investigations<\/strong> into civil society organisations, and pressure <\/strong>campaigns aimed at cutting off organisational funding. Lawfare actors generally use disinformation <\/strong>and intentionally manipulate or misrepresent facts in these attacks. Even though these legal claims are baseless and usually end up being dismissed or thrown out by the courts, they still come at a high cost to organisations which must reallocate their resources to defend themselves against the allegations, distracting organisations from their operations and crucial work. As stated in Charity & Security Network\u2019s report, The Alarming Rise of Lawfare to Suppress Civil Society: The Case of Palestine and Israel<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n\nWhile they rarely prevail on the merits or succeed in forcing settlements on [organizations], the costs and chilling impacts of lawfare attacks further exacerbate the shrinking civic space problem.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
What is the role of the Israeli government in the defunding of Palestinian organisations and their allies?<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\nIn May 2023, an investigation<\/a> report led by the United Nations Human Rights Council\u2019s \u2018Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel\u2019 stated that the restriction of civic space for Palestinians is the result of an \u201c<\/strong>intentional strategy, pursued by the Government of Israel, of delegitimising and silencing civil society<\/em><\/strong>\u201d. <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\nSuch strategy would be further confirmed by the leaked Israeli Ministry of Intelligence report<\/a> dated 7th July 2021 and entitled The Palestinian Battle for Area C – Creating a Security Situation on the Ground, Description and Significance,<\/em> revealing the government\u2019s plan to continue the takeover of Palestinian land and progressive ethnic cleansing of the occupied West Bank. The strategy includes criminalising Palestinian civil society working for steadfastness on the land<\/strong>, as well as sabotaging international financial and material support to Palestinian presence and projects<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nFurthermore, as highlighted in the report<\/a> Israeli assault on Palestinian civil society: the case of the 6+1 criminalised organisations<\/em>, recently published by the Catalan organisations Escola de Cultura de Pau and Associaci\u00f3 H\u00e8lia: <\/p>\n\n\n\n\nAttempts to silence Palestinian organisations that document and expose human rights violations in different areas have been interpreted as a result of Israeli authorities\u2019 interest in avoiding accountability internationally<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nWhile donors are not provided with credible and founded evidence<\/strong>, funding is still discontinued and difficult to regain. Without funds, CSOs are forced to limit their activities and, in some instances, to shut down. Preventing CSOs from performing their activities is a violation of their right to freedom of association.<\/strong>1<\/sup><\/strong> <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n\nTarnishing the reputation of these Palestinian actors and trying to put an end to international funding is a cornerstone of Israeli policy […] a way of silencing them in order to shield Israel’s impunit<\/em>y.<\/p>\nAgnese Valenti, ELSC Senior Legal Officer<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nRead more in this article<\/a> published by Swiss Newspaper Le Temps about the arbitrary decision of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs to suspend and cut funding to Palestinian organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHas the defunding of Palestinian organisations increased since October 7<\/strong>th<\/sup><\/strong>?<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\nVarious European countries and donors decided to suspend and\/ or review their financial support for Palestinian organisations <\/strong>based on the argument that they had to verify that the funds would not be diverted to terrorist organisations: yet no diversion of funds have been substantiated. <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\nFurthermore, for the first time<\/strong>, due to pressure received by anti-Palestinian groups, donors raised the \u201cincitement to hatred\u201d argument<\/a>, equating failure to condemn Hamas or any reference to \u201cPalestinian resistance\u201d to antisemitism and violence. The European Commission announced<\/a> that spe<\/strong>cific clauses on incitement to hatred<\/strong> will be included and\/ or emphasized in future calls and specific monitoring-mechanisms to check the CSOs and employee’s social media will be implemented. This is a blatant violation of the CSOs and their employees\u2019 freedom of expression.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\nThanks to EuroMed Rights<\/a> Network and the ELSC Monitor team\u2019s work, we have now an accurate picture of the extent of this phenomenon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- As registered by the ELSC Monitor team, since October 7th<\/sup> in 37 instances<\/strong>, private and\/ or public donors suspended, reviewed and\/ or withdrew their financial support<\/strong> to civil society organisations or groups. This led to the Palestinian CSOs or groups advocating for Palestinian rights involved to struggle in completing their projects, continuing their work or paying their staff.\u202f\u202f\u202f
<\/li>\n\n\n\n- At the end of 2023, EuroMed Rights Network launched a <\/strong>survey<\/strong> designed to provide an overview of the initiatives taken by European public and private donors to scrutinise, freeze, audit, or defund Palestinian organisations since October 7th, 2023<\/strong>, in relation to previous defunding initiatives. The survey presented seven mandatory and one optional question aiming to gather specific information about the defunding process that took place since October the 7th. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Read more here<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\nThe survey gathered inputs from<\/strong> 28 organisations <\/strong>in different countries including Palestine, Morocco, Egypt, and Turkey. <\/p>\n\n\n\nIt emerged that: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- 37.5%<\/strong> of respondents had to submit extra documents to their funders<\/strong> since October 7th. These included detailed descriptions of compliance with the code of conduct and of measures in place to ensure that anti-incitement clauses were respected. Requirements also included an overview of project focus, partner organisations, budget, and time frame, in addition to clarification on the organisations\u2019 position regarding certain social media posts made by board members. In other cases, specifically the Swiss one, the review was conducted without any involvement of the concerned organisations in the process.
<\/li>\n\n\n\n- In 53.85%<\/strong> of the cases observed, defunding has been announced since October 7th, mainly by Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, and Germany<\/strong>, in addition to private donors (while only 8 of respondent had been subjected to defunding before October 7th<\/sup>). In several cases, these actors provide core funding to these organisations. In some cases, programmes were frozen without made without prior consultation with the organisations<\/strong>.
<\/li>\n\n\n\n- In 37.50%<\/strong> of cases, projects for 2024 have been postponed until further notice<\/strong>.\u202f
<\/li>\n\n\n\n- The funding threatened varies from 35.000 to over 950.000 USD<\/strong>, with some organisations losing 30% of their total core funding<\/strong>.
<\/li>\n\n\n\n- Overall, the defunding exercise has affected the operational capacity of 65% of respondents. <\/strong>Organisations had to rethink their financial sustainability amid a major human rights crisis, thus diverting energies away from core work. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
This results in the termination of certain activities<\/strong>; organisations downsizing; and reduction in the workforce<\/strong>, thus hindering the organisations\u2019 ability to carry out their mandate. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAs requested by the Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council<\/strong> in a statement<\/a> dated 13 February 2024: <\/p>\n\n\n\n\nWestern countries and donors should immediately reverse their recent decision to suspend or restrict funding to vital Palestinian and Israeli civil society organisations that have been working on human rights for years. These measures, based on apparent unsubstantiated allegations related to diverting funding to \u201cterrorist entities\u201d, and specifically targeting civil society working on Palestinian rights, infringe the principle of non-discrimination, and violate the right of associations to seek, receive and use financial resources.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
\n[\u2026] suspending or halting funding to entire organisations, are grossly disproportionate [measures], appear politically motivated and contribute to collective punishment against Palestinian civilians already subjected to immense suffering, killing and starvation. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
A Case study: the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs suspended financial support to 11 Palestinian and Israeli NGOs<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\nOn October 25th, 2023, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) suspended financial support to 8 Palestinian and 3 Israeli NGOs supporting Palestinian rights <\/strong>(Adalah, Al-Shabaka, Gisha, 7amleh, Hamoked, Jerusalem Center for Legal Aid and Human Rights-JLAC, MIFTAH, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights-PCHR, Palestinian Network of NGOs-PNGO, Physicians for Human Rights Israel-PHRI, Women\u2019s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling- WCLAC) due to \u201cthe new situation that has prevailed since the 7th of October and the resumption of hostilities in the Middle East<\/em>\u201d. They took this decision to \u201cmake it possible to carry out an in-depth analysis of the compliance of these organisations\u2019 communications with the FDFA\u2019s Code of Conduct and anti-discrimination clause, to which external partners are subject<\/em>.\u201d While it resumed funding to 8 of these organisations, the FDFA publicly mentioned it would not renew the contract with Palestinian organisations Al-Shabaka and PCHR <\/strong>and it would early terminate the contract with PNGO. <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\nParticularly, while the FDFA notified Al-Shabaka of its intention to terminate its funding on October 3rd<\/sup>, later on November 22, 2023, the FDFA circulated damaging information regarding Al-Shabaka, stating that they would not renew the contract due to the alleged organisation\u2019s violation of the FDFA\u2019s code of conduct after October 7th<\/sup>, 2023. This is totally false and inflammatory, as the decision not to renew was made prior to October 7th<\/sup>, 2023, and was due to a shift in portfolio focus. Moreover, in mid-November, the FDFA privately told Al-Shabaka that they had not breached the funding contract. Read more here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\nWe continue to ask the Swiss government to issue a formal correction regarding its partnership with Al- Shabaka, including an acknowledgment that past allegations were incorrect. Moreover, we call on the foreign ministry to reinstate the funds it indeed withdrew from two other Palestinian organisations doing vital work in the face of an ongoing genocide. Switzerland should focus on utilizing its power to end Israel\u2019s genocide in Gaza rather than on quashing Palestinian civil society during this devastating time.<\/p>\n– <\/em>Al Shabaka Network<\/a> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nThe three organisations suffered reputational and material damages <\/strong>after the FDFA published the press release \u2013 then amplified in several online articles \u2013 naming and shaming the three organisations. This caused problems with other donors, creating a chilling effect. <\/p>\n\n\n\nFurthermore, the FDFA never referred to nor communicated to the organisations specific actions and statements by the NGOs that would violate the Code of Conduct and anti-discrimination clause, thus not giving the NGOs the possibility of opening a discussion nor granting a contradictory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
>> Reputational damage<\/strong> is one of the most harmful consequences for defunded organisations, along with the loss of funding <\/strong>leading to difficulties or inability to carry out their mandate.
>> Defunding Palestinian organisations is a tactic to silence and suppress Palestinian voices in the public debate and, therefore, shield Israel from any accountability in relation to the atrocious crimes committed against the Palestinian people. <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\nOur legal team is supporting PNGO and Al-Shabaka with the aim of unmasking the strategy behind the attack on them and defending the space for action of Palestinian organisations <\/strong>exposing Israel\u2019s crimes against Palestinians, including the ongoing genocide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nWe at ELSC monitor and support cases of defunding on a daily basis. If you have faced or observed similar issues, contact us here: https:\/\/elsc.support\/intake<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since Palestinian civil society organisations (CSOs) resisting the Israeli occupation and colonisation have had to progressively rely on foreign funding<\/strong> to carry out their activities, the latter became a target for anti-Palestinian groups, such as NGO Monitor, UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI), the International Legal Forum,<\/strong> which strictly follow Israeli\u2019s government agenda. They target institutional and private donors with false allegations of CSOs\u2019 ties with terrorism and\/ or antisemitic behaviour and statements, to pressure them into halting funding. On one hand, they allege that CSOs either directly finance proscribed groups (i.e. entities\/ groups listed in the EU and UN sanction lists) by diverting donors\u2019 funds or that employees and board members of these CSOs are affiliated with a proscribed group. On the other hand, they groundlessly claim that CSOs and\/ or their members published antisemitic statements on social media and have antisemitic behaviours, while such statements and behaviours fall within the protected freedom of expression. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, the media <\/strong>contributes to misinformation by amplifying baseless allegations<\/strong> online, thus tarnishing Palestinian CSOs \u2019reputation. This is creating a chilling effect, as donors tend to also rely on such allegations spread online. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Smear campaigns<\/strong> aim to isolate Palestinian rights activists, organisations and collectives from other interconnected justice movements. Being scrutinised by the media has severe effects on an individual\u2019s mental health, professional and personal relationships and on an organisation\u2019s financial and psychological stability. When a Palestinian rights advocate or organisation is smeared with unfounded allegations of antisemitism or support for terrorism, it also impacts the advocacy for Palestinian rights more broadly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Such smear campaigns are part of a larger attack by the Israeli government and anti-Palestinian groups on Palestinian CSOs and International Organisations in solidarity with Palestinians. The aim is to shrink their space of action and eventually prevent CSOs from operating. <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Lawfare<\/strong> attacks occur when actors abuse a country\u2019s legal system in order to harass or undermine civil society organisations. Lawfare can include litigation, regulatory complaints, letters to administrative agencies, the request of investigations<\/strong> into civil society organisations, and pressure <\/strong>campaigns aimed at cutting off organisational funding. Lawfare actors generally use disinformation <\/strong>and intentionally manipulate or misrepresent facts in these attacks. Even though these legal claims are baseless and usually end up being dismissed or thrown out by the courts, they still come at a high cost to organisations which must reallocate their resources to defend themselves against the allegations, distracting organisations from their operations and crucial work. As stated in Charity & Security Network\u2019s report, The Alarming Rise of Lawfare to Suppress Civil Society: The Case of Palestine and Israel<\/a>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n While they rarely prevail on the merits or succeed in forcing settlements on [organizations], the costs and chilling impacts of lawfare attacks further exacerbate the shrinking civic space problem.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n In May 2023, an investigation<\/a> report led by the United Nations Human Rights Council\u2019s \u2018Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel\u2019 stated that the restriction of civic space for Palestinians is the result of an \u201c<\/strong>intentional strategy, pursued by the Government of Israel, of delegitimising and silencing civil society<\/em><\/strong>\u201d. <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Such strategy would be further confirmed by the leaked Israeli Ministry of Intelligence report<\/a> dated 7th July 2021 and entitled The Palestinian Battle for Area C – Creating a Security Situation on the Ground, Description and Significance,<\/em> revealing the government\u2019s plan to continue the takeover of Palestinian land and progressive ethnic cleansing of the occupied West Bank. The strategy includes criminalising Palestinian civil society working for steadfastness on the land<\/strong>, as well as sabotaging international financial and material support to Palestinian presence and projects<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, as highlighted in the report<\/a> Israeli assault on Palestinian civil society: the case of the 6+1 criminalised organisations<\/em>, recently published by the Catalan organisations Escola de Cultura de Pau and Associaci\u00f3 H\u00e8lia: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Attempts to silence Palestinian organisations that document and expose human rights violations in different areas have been interpreted as a result of Israeli authorities\u2019 interest in avoiding accountability internationally<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n While donors are not provided with credible and founded evidence<\/strong>, funding is still discontinued and difficult to regain. Without funds, CSOs are forced to limit their activities and, in some instances, to shut down. Preventing CSOs from performing their activities is a violation of their right to freedom of association.<\/strong>1<\/sup><\/strong> <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Tarnishing the reputation of these Palestinian actors and trying to put an end to international funding is a cornerstone of Israeli policy […] a way of silencing them in order to shield Israel’s impunit<\/em>y.<\/p>\nAgnese Valenti, ELSC Senior Legal Officer<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Read more in this article<\/a> published by Swiss Newspaper Le Temps about the arbitrary decision of the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs to suspend and cut funding to Palestinian organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Various European countries and donors decided to suspend and\/ or review their financial support for Palestinian organisations <\/strong>based on the argument that they had to verify that the funds would not be diverted to terrorist organisations: yet no diversion of funds have been substantiated. <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, for the first time<\/strong>, due to pressure received by anti-Palestinian groups, donors raised the \u201cincitement to hatred\u201d argument<\/a>, equating failure to condemn Hamas or any reference to \u201cPalestinian resistance\u201d to antisemitism and violence. The European Commission announced<\/a> that spe<\/strong>cific clauses on incitement to hatred<\/strong> will be included and\/ or emphasized in future calls and specific monitoring-mechanisms to check the CSOs and employee’s social media will be implemented. This is a blatant violation of the CSOs and their employees\u2019 freedom of expression.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Thanks to EuroMed Rights<\/a> Network and the ELSC Monitor team\u2019s work, we have now an accurate picture of the extent of this phenomenon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The survey gathered inputs from<\/strong> 28 organisations <\/strong>in different countries including Palestine, Morocco, Egypt, and Turkey. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It emerged that: <\/p>\n\n\n\n This results in the termination of certain activities<\/strong>; organisations downsizing; and reduction in the workforce<\/strong>, thus hindering the organisations\u2019 ability to carry out their mandate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As requested by the Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council<\/strong> in a statement<\/a> dated 13 February 2024: <\/p>\n\n\n\n Western countries and donors should immediately reverse their recent decision to suspend or restrict funding to vital Palestinian and Israeli civil society organisations that have been working on human rights for years. These measures, based on apparent unsubstantiated allegations related to diverting funding to \u201cterrorist entities\u201d, and specifically targeting civil society working on Palestinian rights, infringe the principle of non-discrimination, and violate the right of associations to seek, receive and use financial resources.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n [\u2026] suspending or halting funding to entire organisations, are grossly disproportionate [measures], appear politically motivated and contribute to collective punishment against Palestinian civilians already subjected to immense suffering, killing and starvation. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n On October 25th, 2023, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) suspended financial support to 8 Palestinian and 3 Israeli NGOs supporting Palestinian rights <\/strong>(Adalah, Al-Shabaka, Gisha, 7amleh, Hamoked, Jerusalem Center for Legal Aid and Human Rights-JLAC, MIFTAH, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights-PCHR, Palestinian Network of NGOs-PNGO, Physicians for Human Rights Israel-PHRI, Women\u2019s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling- WCLAC) due to \u201cthe new situation that has prevailed since the 7th of October and the resumption of hostilities in the Middle East<\/em>\u201d. They took this decision to \u201cmake it possible to carry out an in-depth analysis of the compliance of these organisations\u2019 communications with the FDFA\u2019s Code of Conduct and anti-discrimination clause, to which external partners are subject<\/em>.\u201d While it resumed funding to 8 of these organisations, the FDFA publicly mentioned it would not renew the contract with Palestinian organisations Al-Shabaka and PCHR <\/strong>and it would early terminate the contract with PNGO. <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Particularly, while the FDFA notified Al-Shabaka of its intention to terminate its funding on October 3rd<\/sup>, later on November 22, 2023, the FDFA circulated damaging information regarding Al-Shabaka, stating that they would not renew the contract due to the alleged organisation\u2019s violation of the FDFA\u2019s code of conduct after October 7th<\/sup>, 2023. This is totally false and inflammatory, as the decision not to renew was made prior to October 7th<\/sup>, 2023, and was due to a shift in portfolio focus. Moreover, in mid-November, the FDFA privately told Al-Shabaka that they had not breached the funding contract. Read more here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We continue to ask the Swiss government to issue a formal correction regarding its partnership with Al- Shabaka, including an acknowledgment that past allegations were incorrect. Moreover, we call on the foreign ministry to reinstate the funds it indeed withdrew from two other Palestinian organisations doing vital work in the face of an ongoing genocide. Switzerland should focus on utilizing its power to end Israel\u2019s genocide in Gaza rather than on quashing Palestinian civil society during this devastating time.<\/p>\n– <\/em>Al Shabaka Network<\/a> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The three organisations suffered reputational and material damages <\/strong>after the FDFA published the press release \u2013 then amplified in several online articles \u2013 naming and shaming the three organisations. This caused problems with other donors, creating a chilling effect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Furthermore, the FDFA never referred to nor communicated to the organisations specific actions and statements by the NGOs that would violate the Code of Conduct and anti-discrimination clause, thus not giving the NGOs the possibility of opening a discussion nor granting a contradictory. <\/p>\n\n\n\n >> Reputational damage<\/strong> is one of the most harmful consequences for defunded organisations, along with the loss of funding <\/strong>leading to difficulties or inability to carry out their mandate. Our legal team is supporting PNGO and Al-Shabaka with the aim of unmasking the strategy behind the attack on them and defending the space for action of Palestinian organisations <\/strong>exposing Israel\u2019s crimes against Palestinians, including the ongoing genocide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n We at ELSC monitor and support cases of defunding on a daily basis. If you have faced or observed similar issues, contact us here: https:\/\/elsc.support\/intake<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n
What is the role of the Israeli government in the defunding of Palestinian organisations and their allies?<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Has the defunding of Palestinian organisations increased since October 7<\/strong>th<\/sup><\/strong>?<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A Case study: the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs suspended financial support to 11 Palestinian and Israeli NGOs<\/strong> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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>> Defunding Palestinian organisations is a tactic to silence and suppress Palestinian voices in the public debate and, therefore, shield Israel from any accountability in relation to the atrocious crimes committed against the Palestinian people. <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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