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Source: http://www.ngo-monitor.org/article/uk_parliamentary_enquiry_on_funding_to_palestinians
UK Parliamentary Enquiry on Development Aid to Palestinians
[NGO Monitor] On Wednesday, NGO Monitor submitted a report to the House of Commons' International Development Committee examining how funds given by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) to three organizations - Christian Aid, War on Want and Oxfam-GB - ostensibly for humanitarian or development aid, are used for political campaigns which contradict DFID goals. UK policies to promote peace are undermined by activities that seek to internationally isolate Israel by referring to it as an "apartheid state," by calls for boycotts, divestment and sanctions, and by repetition of a rejectionist Palestinian narrative which ignores key causes of conflict. Based on this, the report discusses the urgent need for DFID to reconsider the extent to which recipient NGOs advance peace and development goals. DFID should ensure that its funds are not being used to pursue political goals.