Executive Summary

• Twenty-nine out of 100 EU grants administered through EU regional funding programs designated for Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza funnel funds to organizations that actively promote BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) – totaling €16.7 million out of €67.1 million (roughly 25%).
• Forty-two out of 180 EU grantees in total support BDS – through participation in activities and events, signing of petitions and initiatives, and/or membership in explicit BDS platforms.
• A number of organizations were funded through more than one EU grant, sometimes as part of the same program (“Double Dipping”).
• The EU expressly opposes BDS. When confronted by evidence of funding for NGOs with agendas or values that contradict EU policy, the EU’s recurring response is that it “funds projects submitted by NGOs, in line with [the] EU’s fundamental principles and values, but not NGOs themselves.”
• A grant titled “Performing Arts: A Pathway Towards Self Expression and Democracy” amply demonstrates this flawed logic. In 2014, during their participation in the EU’s Cultural Programme, all twelve beneficiaries of this grant initiated a group statement calling for a cultural and academic boycott of Israel.
• Nine BDS-supporting organizations were the recipients of the EU’s Partnership for Peace Program- a program designated for joint projects involving Israeli as well as Palestinian organizations, meant to “build trust and understanding between societies in the region.”

Introduction

The European Union (EU) is the single largest donor to non-governmental organizations (NGOs) active in the Arab-Israeli conflict, accounting for NIS 28.1 million in 2012-2014 to politicized Israeli NGOs alone.

Indeed, NGO funding is a central component of EU foreign policy, claiming to promote peace, cooperation, and human rights. In contrast to the stated objectives, the EU funds a number of highly biased and politicized NGOs that exploit the rhetoric of human rights to promote anti-Israel BDS (boycotts, divestment, and sanctions) and lawfare campaigns, inflammatory rhetoric, and activities that oppose a two-state framework.

Due to the highly complex and poorly coordinated nature of EU aid and to the lack of a consolidated database differentiating between NGOs and other types of organizations, it is impossible to determine the exact amount or proportions of EU funding to organizations that promote anti-Israel BDS.

However, NGO Monitor reviewed a number of EU regional funding programs designated for Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, and found that 29 out of 100 EU grants administered through the frameworks reviewed funnel funds to BDS organizations (€16.7 million out of €67.1 million – roughly 25%). 42 out of 180 EU grantees in total support BDS – either through participation in activities and events, signing of petitions and initiatives, and/or membership in explicit BDS platforms. Several organizations were the recipients of more than one grant. See below for an explanation of the methodology, numeral analysis of the findings, and list of relevant grants along with BDS activities of respective beneficiaries.

Grants in € to BDS supporting organizations

(based on reviewed grants with an end date after November 2015 in Israel, West Bank and Gaza)

Number of grants to BDS supporting organizations

(based on reviewed grants with an end date after November 2015 in Israel, West Bank and Gaza)

When confronted by evidence of funding for NGOs with agendas or values that contradict EU policy, the EU’s recurring response is that it “funds projects submitted by NGOs, in line with [the] EU’s fundamental principles and values, but not NGOs themselves.” This distinction is irrelevant, as project funding inevitably is used for overall organization and activity expenses. Because money is fungible, EU funding ostensibly allocated to specific projects also supports the NGO’s infrastructure including funding for staff, equipment, office space, publicity for the organization and its campaigns, and the significant costs of writing more grant applications, as well as allowing officials of these NGOs to travel and promote their agendas around the world. In several cases, EU funding comprises 50%, 60%, or even 75% of an NGO recipient’s entire budget. Moreover, many recipients feature the EU symbol on their publications and websites, bolstering their legitimacy and linking the EU with the broader political activities and campaigns of the NGOs – such as boycotts and the rejection of normalization.

A grant titled “Performing Arts: A Pathway Towards Self Expression and Democracy” (# 16 in the list of grants below) amply demonstrates this flawed logic. In 2014, during their participation in the EU’s Cultural Programme, all twelve beneficiaries of this grant initiated a group statement calling for a cultural and academic boycott of Israel. The group officially registered as the Palestinian Performing Arts Network in the Palestinian Ministry of Interior in February 2015, also during the members’ participation in the EU program. According to their website, which features their BDS statement, the EU and the Swedish consulate in Jerusalem are their sole donors.

Methodology

The following is a list of 29 EU grants, whose beneficiaries include NGOs that participate in BDS campaigns against Israel. All grants have an end date after November 2015.

The grants were administered through a number of EU country-based programs: European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), European Partnership for Peace (PfP), Non-State Actors (NSA) program, East Jerusalem Programme, and Cultural Programme; for one additional grant (#7 in the list below), the funding program remains unclear (see Additional Information at the end of this document). The list does not include global thematic funding programs; humanitarian funding; country-specific funding to regions other than Israel, the West Bank and Gaza; or any form of indirect funding (for example, EU funds to a church or humanitarian aid group, that are then transferred to a political NGO). A full accounting of the proportion and extent of EU-funding to BDS-supporting beneficiaries is therefore not available.

Because many of the BDS-supporting organizations listed here are grant co-beneficiaries, and due to the absence of transparency, it is not possible to determine the exact amount of funding received by each organization. A number of organizations were funded through more than one EU grant, sometimes as part of the same program (see Double Dipping below).

Only beneficiaries whose support of BDS could be adequately demonstrated were included. Regardless of whether the NGOs openly declare or deny their support for BDS, all provide material support for BDS initiatives and efforts – either through participation in activities and events, signing of petitions and initiatives, and/or membership in explicit BDS platforms. NGOs whose materials are used to promote BDS but which do not explicitly endorse or participate in these activities are not included.

Analysis

To view the complete list of grants in table form, click here.

• In total, 29 out of 100 grants administered through the frameworks listed above have BDS-supporting beneficiaries (€16,743,852 out of €67,138,747; roughly 25%). ‘
• 42 out of 180 total beneficiaries support BDS (roughly 25%. Some were the beneficiaries of more than one grant, see Double Dipping below).

Double Dipping

13 of the 42 BDS-supporting beneficiaries received more than one grant, three through the same funding framework:

*Number in parentheses corresponds to entries in the list of grants, below.
**These two grants are both from EIDHR, and are for the exact same time frame.
***These two grants are both from EIDHR, from separate calls for proposals (2014 and 2015).

List of Grants

1. “Addressing Israeli Actions and its Land Policies in the oPt” (PfP) – €497,040 to Applied Research Institute Jerusalem (ARIJ), Land Research Center, and Kerem Navot; 06/2014 to 12/2016.
   • Applied Research Institute Jerusalem (ARIJ):
     • Signatory to the 2005 global call for BDS and assumed a leading role in later initiatives, such as a 2009 BDS conference in Germany and a February 2013 BDS call for “ending international trade with Israeli agricultural companies.”
       For another grant to ARIJ, see #30.
   • Land Research Center:
     • Signatory to the 2005 global call for BDS and to various other BDS initiatives, including a 2015 BDS seminar in Spain and a guidebook to BDS in French.
       For another grant to Land Research Center, see #20.
2. “Advancing the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 in Palestine” (PfP) – €481,773 to UN Women, the General Union of Palestinian Women, and the Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA); 01/2015 to 12/2017.
   • General Union of Palestinian Women:
     • The General Union of Palestinian Women issued a March 2016 women’s call for BDS, in which it is mentioned as one of the active organizations that “participated in launching the BDS call in 2005.”
     • Participated in BDS conferences.
     • Led a petition to pressure Toronto mayor to boycott a Jerusalem conference and endorse BDS.
   • CFTA:
     • Signatory to the 2016 “Palestinian Women’s Call for Worldwide Women’s Endorsement of BDS” (see above) and a 2005 call for an academic boycott of Israel.
     • Signed an open letter to the Rolling Stones in 2007, calling them not to perform in Israel.
     • For another grant to CFTA, see #28.
3. “Arab Youth Against ‘Honour Killings’“ (EIDHR) – €231,939 to Kayan and Baladna; 02/2014 to 07/2016.
   • Baladna:
     • In reply to a US State Department statement on BDS, Baladna posted on its Facebook page that it is “definitely not the full support to BDS that we would all love … [but] [t]hese are further examples to why we should continue boycotting Israel.”
     • Participated in a delegation program aimed at getting North American students “connected with the struggle in Palestine in order to better articulate the BDS movement in their respective cities.”
     • For another grant to Baladna, see #18.
4. “Building sustainable peace though API: regional civil society initiative” (PfP) – €456,902 to the Center for Democracy and Community Development, the Negev Institute for Strategies of Peace and Development, United Religions Initiative and IKV Pax Christi; 01/2014 to 01/2016.
   • IKV Pax Christi:
     • IKV Pax Christi published a statement in 2014 in an attempt to pressure Germany to halt arms deals with “Israeli apartheid.”
     • Credited by the BDS movement as one of the organizations responsible for the “successful BDS campaign” to pressure Deutsche Bahn to divest from an Israeli project.
5. “Contributing to the protection and promotion of rights of PwDs and to their enhanced participation in increasingly inclusive and accessible communities in Hebron district” (NSA) – €356,350 to Movimiento por la Paz, el Desarme y la Libertad and Health Work Committees (HWC); 02/2014 to 01/2016:
   • Health Work Committees:
     • HWC is a signatory to the original 2005 BDS call.
     • Active in global BDS campaigns and demonstrations.
     • Addressed a letter to Alicia Keys urging her to cancel a concert in Israel in 2013.
     • Yousef Habash, HWC’s “European Representative”/“public Relations Officer,” is also a National BDS Committee member.
6. “Creating a new social reality, artistic creativity, and reviving the cultural life in Jerusalem” (East Jerusalem Programme) – €675,000 to Yabous Productions Association and Edward Said National Conservatory and Music Association; end date 12/2015.
   • Edward Said National Conservatory and Music Association
     • Supports a cultural and academic boycott of Israel.
     • Signatory to a 2011 open letter to the BBC, calling upon them to cancel a concert of the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra in London.
     • See #16 for another grant to the Edward Said Conservatory.
7. “Cultural Diplomacy” (ENI/EIDHR, see Additional Information) – €198,080 to El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe Association, Al Kamandjati Association and Al-Harah Center for Theatre Association, 12/2015 to 08/2017; €200,000 to First Ramallah Group Association, Rozana Association for the Development of Architectural Heritage, Popular Art Center; 12/2015 to 07/2017:
   • El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe:
     • Signatory to the 2005 BDS call and to a 2014 statement calling for a cultural and academic boycott of Israel.
   • Al Kamandjati Association (AKA):
     • Signatory to academic and cultural boycott initiatives from 2015 and 2014.
     • Organizes BDS events, such as the Music Days Festival 2010, which took place “under the motto of the boycott of Israeli products as well academic and cultural institutions.”
     • AKA’s founder, Ramzi Abu Redwan, is a self-declared BDS supporter.
   • First Ramallah Group Association:
     • Signatory to a 2005 open letter to the Palestinian Environment NGO Network (PENGON), expressing support for its boycott of Bar-Ilan University and Haifa University and calling to “broaden the boycott until it is comprehensive of all Israeli academic institutions.”
   • Popular Art Center:
     • Signatory to 2005 open letter to PENGON (see above).
     • Signatory to academic and cultural boycott initiatives from 2015 and 2014.
   • Al-Harah Center for Theatre Association:
     • Signatory to academic and cultural boycott initiatives from 2015 and 2014.
     • Addressed a 2016 letter to the director of a British theater urging him to cancel a performance with the leading Israeli theater “Cameri.”
   • See #16 for another grant to many of the same beneficiaries.
8. “Empowerment of DPOs Promoting WWDs rights in the West Bank” (EIDHR) – €481,000 – Disabled People’s International (DPI), Associazione Italiana Amici di Raoul Follereau (AIFO), Federazione Italiana per il Superamento dell’Handicap (FISH), the General Union of People with Disabilities (GUPWD), Stars of Hope, Aswat Society, Educaid Onlus Associazione; 04/2014 to 01/2017.
   • Aswat Society:
     • Member of Palestinian Queers for BDS.
     • Signatory to a number of BDS initiatives, such as a 2011 statement calling upon the International Gay and Lesbian Youth Organization (IGLYO) to “get out of Israel.”
   • Educaid:
     • Organized a seminar (under 2012 “Signs of Peace” event) together with “BDS Bologna” and other pro-BDS groups, on “responsible tourism.”
     • Signed an open letter to the Italian prime minister, together with 12 other Italian NGOs, calling to pressure Israel through the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
     • Signed a petition in 2009, together with 11 other NGOs, calling to freeze the EU-Israel Association Agreement.
9. “Empowering socially excluded young women in the oPt to become economically active and advocate for their rights with local decision-makers” (NSA) – €750,000 to Y Care International and Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA); 02/2014 to 01/2017:
   • Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA):
     • YWCA launched and manages (together with East Jerusalem YMCA – see #10) the Joint Advocacy Initiative (JAI), which calls for a “wide boycott of goods from Israel, from Israeli settlements and from companies that contribute to the occupation until the occupation has ended and Palestinians enjoy their basic human rights.”
     • JAI signed an apphttp://www.wrmea.org/2008-may-june/palestinian-appeal-to-international-civil-society-boycott-the-israel-at-60-celebrations.htmleal in 2008 to boycott Israel’s 60th Independence Day celebrations – “Sixty years ago, Zionist militias and gangs ransacked Palestinian properties and destroyed hundreds of Palestinian villages…We urge international civil society in all its components, particularly institutions and individuals working in the arts, academia, sport, trade unions, and communities of faith to boycott the ‘Israel at 60’ celebrations wherever they are held in the world.”
     • Member of the Coalition For Jerusalem, which issued a campaign to boycott Hewlett-Packard in 2014 on the grounds that it is “complicit with Israel’s stratified ID system.”
     • YWCA’s 2010 newsletter features a pro-BDS cartoon and an article by Advocacy and Media Coordinator Arda Aghazarian that concludes that BDS is the “only option left.”
10. “Empowering Young Women to Increase their Economic Opportunities and Participation in Decision Making in the ‘Seam Zones’ of the West Bank” (NSA) – €491,083 to Y Care International and the East Jerusalem YMCA; 02/2012 to 07/2017:
    • East Jerusalem YMCA:
      • The East Jerusalem YMCA established and manages the JAI together with YWCA (see #9).
      • Member of the Coalition For Jerusalem (see #9).
11. “Empowering youth and young women through enhanced partnership between CSOs and Local Authorities in the oPt” (NSA) – €510,819 to Palestinian Youth Union Association and Cooperazione per lo Sviluppo dei Paesi Emergenti (COSPE); 12/2013 to 06/2016.
    Cooperazione per lo Sviluppo dei Paesi Emergenti (COSPE):
    • Signatory to a July 2016 letter calling upon Colombian legislators and judges to reject a free trade agreement with Israel.
    • A main actor, together with “BDS Bologna,” in the 2015 “Israeli Apartheid Week” in Bologna, meant to “promote campaigning for BDS.”
    • Listed in Grassroots Jerusalem Database of coordinated BDS efforts.
    • See #12 for another grant to COSPE.
12. “Enhancing Rights and Freedoms of Palestinian Workers” (EIDHR) – €583,986 to the Democracy and Workers Rights Center Association; the Palestinian Working Woman Society for Development (PWWSD) and Cooperazione per lo Sviluppo dei Paesi Emergenti (COSPE); 12/2015 to 06/2018.
    • The Democracy and Workers Rights Center Association:
      • Signatory to a 2005 open letter calling for an academic boycott of Israel and a 2008 statement calling on the EU to cancel the renewal of the EU-Israel Action Plan.
      • In October 2015, at the height of a wave of terror attacks against Israelis, posted a statement of the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC) on its Facebook page, calling on Palestinians to boycott Israel as a show of “solidarity” with the “current phase… [of] Palestinian popular resistance.”
    • PWWSD:
      • Signatory to the 2005 BDS call and to a 2016 women’s BDS initiative.
    • COSPE: see #11.
13. “Fostering multi stakeholders mobilisation for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in their community in marginalized areas of oPt” (NSA) – €743,206 to Handicap International, National Society for Rehabilitation and the Palestinian Medical Relief Society; 04/2014 to 03/2017.
    • National Society for Rehabilitation:
      • Signed on a 2007 petition to boycott the Israeli Medical Association, calling for Palestinian authorities to reject any kind of cooperation.
      • Signatory to a 2005 open letter to the Palestinian Environment NGO Network (PENGON), expressing support for its boycott of Bar-Ilan University and Haifa University and calling to “broaden the boycott until it is comprehensive of all Israeli academic institutions.”
    • Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS):
      • Was one of the organizers of a BDS conference in Ramallah in 2007, where Palestinian activists, together with activists from Europe and North America, discussed “ways to promote all forms of boycott against Israel among Palestinian community organizations, unions, as well as political, academic and cultural institutions.”
      • Signatory to a 2015 initiative of the BDS National Committee for “the Nakba Day” to “join and build” the BDS movement and to place an embargo on Israel.
      • See #23 for another grant to PMRS.
14. “Land of Hopes and Dreams – Spreading Nonviolent Conflict Transformation in the West Bank” (PfP) – €288,177 to Associazione Comunita Papa Giovanni XXIII and Rabbis for Human Rights; 12/2015 to 12/2017.
    • Associazione Comunita Papa Giovanni XXIII:
      • Papa Givoanni XXIII formally joined the BDS movement in November 2014.
      • Active in BDS campaigns in Italy and around the world.
15. “My Right to My Future – Women’s Participation in Peace Building and Conflict Resolution – My Right” (PfP) – €499,735 to Care Austria and Women’s Affairs Technical Committee; 04/2015 to 09/2017.
    • Women’s Affairs Technical Committee:
      • The Women’s Affairs Technical Committee is a signatory to the 2005 BDS call and to a 2016 women’s BDS initiative.
16. “Performing Arts: A Pathway Towards Self Expression and Democracy” (Cultural Programme) – €965,970 to Al Harah Theatre, the Jerusalem Ashtar Association, El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe, Popular Art Center, the Freedom Theatre, Yes Theatre for Communication among Youth , the Palestinian Circus School, Al Kamandjâti Association, Theatre Day Productions, Magnificat Institute, Edward Said National Conservatory of Music and A.M Qattan Foundation; 02/2014 to 02/2016:
    • During participation in the program supported by this grant, all beneficiaries issued a joint 2014 statement calling for a complete cultural and academic boycott of Israel.
    • See #7 for another grant to Al Harah Theatre, El-Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe, Popular Art Center and Al Kamandjati Association.
    • See #6 for another grant to Edward Said National Conservatory.
17. “Promotion and Improvement of Housing, Land and Property (HLP) Rights for Women in the Gaza Strip” (EIDHR) – €496,727 to Norwegian Refugee Council and Palestinian Centre for Democracy and Conflict Resolution (PCDCR); 01/2014 to 12/2015.
    • Palestinian Centre for Democracy and Conflict Resolution (PCDCR):
      • PCDCR is a signatory to a 2014 “Call to Action” calling to “expand and deepen the global BDS movement for justice.”
      • For another grant to PCDCR, see #22.
18. “Promoting and Protecting Freedom of Expression Rights of Arab Youth in Israel” (EIDHR) – €271,523 to Baladna (see #3) and Adalah; 11/2015 to 10/2017.
19. “Promoting Israeli Palestinian cross border cooperation in nature conservation and eco-tourism” (PfP) – €450,923 to Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung, Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel and the Palestinian Wildlife Society; 01/2014 to 01/2017.
    • Palestinian Wildlife Society:
      • Palestinian Wildlife Society is a signatory to an initiative to boycott Israeli academia by “The Palestinian Right to Return Coalition.”
20. “Promotion of the local democracy and economic activity through the reinforcement of Palestinian Non State Actors” (NSA) – €727,425 to Fundacion Accion el Hambre, Adwar and Land Research Center (see #1); 01/2014 to 12/2016.
21. “Protection of marginalized Palestinian Communities in East Jerusalem and Area C of the West Bank through Legal Aid, Outreach and Advocacy” (EIDHR) – €561,100 to the Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center (JLAC) and the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD); 12/2015 to 12/2018.
    • Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Center (JLAC):
      • JLAC is a signatory to the 2005 BDS call.
      • A member of the Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) that endorses and promotes BDS. In February 2016, PHROC issued a statement on BDS stating that the EU November 2015 labeling move against Israeli settlement products is “insufficient,” calling for a complete ban. PHROC mobilized pressure in September 2015 on the UN Secretary General to divest from companies that have business in Israel.
22. “Protective Environment for Children from Sexual Abuse” (EIDHR) – €483,339 to Palestinian Centre for Democracy and Conflict Resolution (PCDCR) (see #17); 01/2014 to 12/2015.
23. “Protect the rights and improve resilience of vulnerable communities in East Jerusalem – Phase II” (East Jerusalem Programme) – €2,500,000 to Oxfam Novib, Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC), Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS), Palestinian Agricultural Development Association (PARC) and the Palestinian Counselling Centre (PCC)/Jerusalem Coalition; end date 12/2016.
    • WCLAC:
      • Signatory to the 2005 BDS call.
      • Its 2014 annual report mentions as an example of progress made that “the international BDS movement has continued to gain ground with the American Presbyterian Church voting to divest $21m from Israel” (p.5). List as an activity the organization of a “mass rally for a boycott of Israeli goods” (p.58).
      • A member of the Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) that endorses and promotes BDS (see #21).
    • PMRS (see #13)
    • PARC:
      • Member of the Palestinian NGOs Network (PNGO), which endorses BDS.
      • Signatory to the 2005 BDS call and to 2005 open letter in support of an academic boycott.
      • Stated its support for BDS in 2011: “PARC salutes all activists and international supporters for the BDS campaign and especially our French friends and partners who were able to frustrate the Agrexco attempt to conduct a joint press conference with a few exploited Palestinian producers.”
24. “Restoring the Rights to Remedy and Reparations for Victims of Torture and other Ill-Treatments” (EIDHR) – €450,000 to the Treatment and Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Toture (TRC), the Human Rights and Democracy Media Center SHAMS and the Center for Defence of Liberties and Civil Rights “Hurryyat”; 01/2014 to 12/2016.
    • TRC:
      • Signatory to a 2007 statement in favor of “imposing measures against the Israel Medical Association” and a 2014 call to action imploring Bill Gates to divest from G4S.
      • For another grant to TRC, see #28.
    • Hurryyat:
      • Signatory to a 2012 “call for action” targeting the UK security company G4S for its business in Israel.
      • A member of Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC) that endorses and promotes BDS (see #21).
25. “Strengthen capacity of Civil Society organisations in C area and Seam Zone to promote water as human right issue”(EIDHR) – €391,772 to Palestinian Hydrology Group for Water & Environmental Resources Development (PHG); 01/2014 to 12/2016.
    • Palestinian Hydrology Group for Water & Environmental Resources Development (PHG):
      • PHG is a signatory to the 2005 Call for BDS.
      • PHG is a member of Stop the Wall, a leading BDS network organization.
26. “Strengthening human rights and access to information” (EIDHR) – €411,861 to Oxfam Novib and Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) ;03/2014 to 02/2016.
    • Palestinian Center for Human Rights:
      • PCHR called in January 2016 for the international community to sanction Israel, including “imposing sanctions on Israeli settlements and criminalizing trading with them.”
      • Condemned the World Health Organization for hosting a conference in Jerusalem.
      • PCHR is a member of the Palestinian Human Rights Organizations Council (PHROC), which endorses and promotes BDS (see #21)
27. “Strengthening Support of UNCAT & OPCAT in Palestinian Authority Legislation to Stimulate a Human Rights-Oriented Palestinian Society”(EIDHR) – €446,685 to the Treatment and Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture (TRC) (see #24) and ONG Rescate Internacional Asociacion; 12/2015 to 12/2018.
28. “Strengthening the capacities of Palestinian Civil Society Organisations for the promotion and protection of the rights of women victims of Gender Based Violence” (EIDHR) – €672,271 to the Culture and Free Thought Association (CFTA) (see #2) and Fundacion Alianza por los Derechos la Igualdad y la Solidaridad International; 12/2015 to 12/2017.
29. “Towards Better Services in the Vulnerable Communities of the oPt through engaging Palestinian Non State Actors in Local Community” (NSA) – €471,542 to ARIJ (see #1), 01/2014 to 12/2016.

Additional Information

• It is unclear whether the Grant “Cultural Diplomacy” (# 7) was funded via EIDHR or ENI. The budget line indicated in the announcement on beneficiaries is ENI, but the guidelines for application refer to EIDHR.
• The “Cultural Diplomacy” grant is in fact split into two sub-grants, with three beneficiaries each. However, the beneficiaries of both sub-grants are highly interconnected – four out six of all beneficiaries were co-beneficiaries to “Performing Arts: A Pathway Towards Self Expression and Democracy” in 2014-2016, as part of the EU’s Cultural Programme (#16).
  • The twelve beneficiaries of “Performing Arts: A Pathway Towards Self Expression and Democracy” initiated a statement as a group in 2014, calling for a cultural and academic boycott of Israel, during their participation in the EU’s Cultural Programme.
  • The group officially registered as the Palestinian Performing Arts Network in the Palestinian Ministry of Interior in February 2015, also during the members’ participation in the EU program.