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Tuesday, February 7, 2017
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Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Netanyahu asks Belgian PM to defund Breaking the Silence
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asks his Belgian counterpart Charles Michel to defund organizations that “act against IDF soldiers and the State of Israel.”
During the meeting between the two leaders in Jerusalem, Netanyahu requested that Belgium cut all funding to organizations like Breaking the Silence, which collects testimonies from former Israel Defense Forces soldiers about alleged human rights violations they witness in the Palestinian territories during their military service.
Yesterday, during a visit to the UK, Netanyahu asked British Prime Minister Theresa May to halt funding for what he called nonprofit organizations that are “hostile to Israel.” He specifically mentioned Breaking the Silence.
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