A harsh report submitted to the Registrar of Associations notes that for years, Peace Now took money given to it for educational purposes and used it for political purposes and has revealed its funding sources: foreign governments who paid it hundreds of thousands - to keep track of settlements...In the coming weeks will be decided on the further handling of the matter.
Channel 2 news reporter Amit Segal reported that the Educational Enterprises Association [the official registered NGO that is "Peace Now"]...in fact spent millions of dollars on a clear political activity.
...During the review, Peace Now had to disclose the financial sources, and it was discovered that it receives considerable funding from several European governments, including the Government of Norway (800,000 shekels), the Finnish government, the European Union (NIS 451,598) and the British government that gave the organization 544,367 NIS for a specific purpose: the monitoring of settlements.
Following submission of the report, Peace Now managers were summoned to clarify with the Registrar of Associations...Peace Now said in response about the associations that "For 30 years we are working without any fault, it is a matter of interpretation." In relation to the funding it was said that "Peace Now works according to the law to disclose to residents of Israel the truth about the settlements."
A "matter of interpretation"?
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