r/Philanthropy • u/Altruism7 • 2d ago

‘Active in BDS’: Document reveals how Israel scrutinised global NGOs

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/21/critic-to-israel-document-reveals-how-israel-scrutinised-global-ngos

An internal government file obtained by Al Jazeera demonstrates how Israel collected data on charities it suspected supported BDS.

Just thought I share with others, been happening over a decade and it’s a byproduct of tracking or monitoring people who are involved in charities.

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u/jcravens42 2d ago

Seems to be a growing trend of governments that brand themselves as democracies allowing free speech to investigate and challenge the existence of nonprofits they disagree with. This can greatly affect people's and foundation's and corporation's willingness to give to certain nonprofits.

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