Europe
Since 1997, B’nai B’rith International has been advocating, through its Office of European Union Affairs, for Jewish and pro-Israel priorities before European Union institutions and NATO as one of the leading Jewish organizations in Brussels.
Alina Bricman has joined the B’nai B’rith staff as our new Director of European Union Affairs. Alina is based in our Brussels office and can be reached at abricman@bnaibrith.org.
The Brussels office devotes its efforts to challenges such as the fight against anti-Semitism, strengthening EU-Israel relations and promoting Holocaust restitution and remembrance.
B’nai B’rith works closely with the European Parliament as an official member of the advisory board to the European Parliament Working Group on Anti-Semitism as well as the European Commission as a member of the High Level Group on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination.
B’nai B’rith also organizes and co-hosts regular conferences at the European Parliament and Commission.
In addition, B’nai B’rith leads special delegation trips for members of the European Parliament and diplomats to Israel and closely coordinates its efforts with the Israeli mission and embassy in Brussels.
B’nai B’rith representatives advocate for the organization at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris.
Alina Bricman has joined the B’nai B’rith staff as our new Director of European Union Affairs. Alina is based in our Brussels office and can be reached at abricman@bnaibrith.org.
The Brussels office devotes its efforts to challenges such as the fight against anti-Semitism, strengthening EU-Israel relations and promoting Holocaust restitution and remembrance.
B’nai B’rith works closely with the European Parliament as an official member of the advisory board to the European Parliament Working Group on Anti-Semitism as well as the European Commission as a member of the High Level Group on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Discrimination.
B’nai B’rith also organizes and co-hosts regular conferences at the European Parliament and Commission.
In addition, B’nai B’rith leads special delegation trips for members of the European Parliament and diplomats to Israel and closely coordinates its efforts with the Israeli mission and embassy in Brussels.
B’nai B’rith representatives advocate for the organization at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris.
Read Our Groundbreaking Report: Pulling the Curtain on EU Assistance to the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian Organizations
B’nai B’rith Unveils Study: Aligning Principles and Practice: EU Assistance to the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian NGOs
B’nai B’rith International has released a unique and groundbreaking report into the European Union’s assistance toward Palestinian beneficiaries.
The report, titled “Aligning Principles and Practice: EU Assistance to the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian NGOs, Rethinking the Approach to Meet Normative Goals,” is a unique, comprehensive guide to European Union funding to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Palestinian NGOs. It provides a deep look into shortcomings in the EU’s implementation of its stated values in relation to Palestinian actors—including the unconditional nature of most funding—and offers recommendations to improve oversight and accountability.
The report finds that the EU has neither pushed the Palestinian Authority to significant reforms nor held it accountable for its human rights violations. The European Union has not substantively addressed the infamously persistent issue of so-called “pay-for-slay” payments—financing to the families of convicted terrorists by the PA. At the same time, the implementation of the anti-terrorism clause for NGOs has been opaque. Building on research commissioned by the European Union itself, the report addresses persistent anti-Semitism in Palestinian textbooks utilized in United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) schools.
The report comes at an important time: Tectonic shifts are taking place in the Middle East, with Israel forging new and unprecedented ties and potentially cutting the Gordian knot of political deadlock in the Middle East.
A new European Union Action Plan for Palestine is upcoming and a first-ever EU Strategy on Combating Anti-Semitism with a strong foreign policy mandate was published earlier this year.
We hope the report will provide momentum for the EU to review its approach and put in place policies that will lead to much needed, and long neglected, accountability in the face of Palestinian rejectionism, terror and incitement.
The report “Aligning Principles and Practice: EU Assistance to the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian NGOs, Rethinking the Approach to Meet Normative Goals” was authored by Dr. Tommaso Virgili and Dr. Paul Stott.
B’nai B’rith International has released a unique and groundbreaking report into the European Union’s assistance toward Palestinian beneficiaries.
The report, titled “Aligning Principles and Practice: EU Assistance to the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian NGOs, Rethinking the Approach to Meet Normative Goals,” is a unique, comprehensive guide to European Union funding to the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Palestinian NGOs. It provides a deep look into shortcomings in the EU’s implementation of its stated values in relation to Palestinian actors—including the unconditional nature of most funding—and offers recommendations to improve oversight and accountability.
The report finds that the EU has neither pushed the Palestinian Authority to significant reforms nor held it accountable for its human rights violations. The European Union has not substantively addressed the infamously persistent issue of so-called “pay-for-slay” payments—financing to the families of convicted terrorists by the PA. At the same time, the implementation of the anti-terrorism clause for NGOs has been opaque. Building on research commissioned by the European Union itself, the report addresses persistent anti-Semitism in Palestinian textbooks utilized in United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) schools.
The report comes at an important time: Tectonic shifts are taking place in the Middle East, with Israel forging new and unprecedented ties and potentially cutting the Gordian knot of political deadlock in the Middle East.
A new European Union Action Plan for Palestine is upcoming and a first-ever EU Strategy on Combating Anti-Semitism with a strong foreign policy mandate was published earlier this year.
We hope the report will provide momentum for the EU to review its approach and put in place policies that will lead to much needed, and long neglected, accountability in the face of Palestinian rejectionism, terror and incitement.
The report “Aligning Principles and Practice: EU Assistance to the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian NGOs, Rethinking the Approach to Meet Normative Goals” was authored by Dr. Tommaso Virgili and Dr. Paul Stott.
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Director of EU Affairs Alina Bricman – abricman@bnaibrith.org For more information on B'nai B'rith Europe visit their website or email them at director@bnaibrith.eu |
ICHRPP Deputy Director Eric Fusfield (left) and former Director of EU Affairs Benjamin Näegele (right) with European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Věra Jourová (center) |
