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April 15, 2010       Share:    

Source: http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Op-EdContributors/Article.aspx?id=173052

Europeans Spending Millions to Manipulate Israeli Politics

(Jerusalem Post) Gerald Steinberg - European democracies are spending tens of millions of euros, pounds and krona to manipulate Israeli society and politics. This largely hidden European money that funds so-called "civil society" organizations is undermining Jewish sovereignty and our right to determine our own future. Under the civil society facade, and using European taxpayer money, such groups lobby intensely to promote the Palestinian narrative, demonize Israelis as war criminals and manipulate public debate. With huge resources, these organizations support the blood libels in the Goldstone Report and promote boycotts, divestment and sanctions to hurt Israeli firms. They hire lawyers to bring cases before Israel's Supreme Court and run massive media campaigns. We must end the inordinate and secret influence of foreign governments on core Israeli decisions. The writer, professor of political studies at Bar-Ilan University, heads NGO Monitor.

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