|
Trending Topics
|
EU Nixes Grant to Palestinian NGO that Refused to Sign Anti-Terror Clause
(Times of Israel) Raphael Ahren - The EU for the first time has canceled a grant to a Palestinian nonprofit for refusing to sign a clause that would obligate it to ensure no terrorist organizations benefit from the funded programs. The Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights had secured a 1.7 million euro grant for a project to expose alleged Israeli human rights violations and "international crimes" in Jerusalem. The EU informed the group on Friday that due to its refusal to sign the "General conditions applicable to European Union-financed grant contracts," it was obligated to "consider your application no longer valid."