cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/29428215

The German government has quietly cut funding for Zochrot and New Profile, following an earlier defunding of Palestinian NGOs. Some observers fear the move will shrink space for those critical of the Israeli government.

Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20250105121210/https://www.dw.com/en/germany-defunds-2-israeli-human-rights-groups/a-71217628

SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dw.com%2Fen%2Fgermany-defunds-2-israeli-human-rights-groups%2Fa-71217628

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    4 days ago

    Oh Germany is defunding actual human rights groups which advocate for Palestinians, instead of those “non profits” which buy weapons for IDF soldiers. That is more in line with my expectations.