Monday, June 27, 2011

Sylvia Posadas : Dutch MP calls to slash funding of anti-Israel NGOs http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=226702

A panel in the Dutch parliament earlier this month titled “To discuss the activity of NGOs in Israel and Palestine” has generated a heated debate among lawmakers and the heads of major Dutch NGOs about the legitimacy of boycotts targeting Israel and advocacy for a “one-state solution” for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Jerusalem Post obtained a transcript of the panel from an observer at the June 15 session in Holland’s parliament.

According to the transcript, leading Dutch humanitarian relief organizations defended boycott, divestment and sanctions actions against Israel, prompting Johan Driesen, from the Party for Freedom (PVV), to say, “It was the first time I sat down to talk with the directors of the aid groups and I found what they said not only surprising, but disgusting and I think the Dutch government should cut funding to organizations promoting this agenda.”

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