The Israeli Defense Ministry has designated six Palestinian civil society groups as terror outfits operating as part of a network run by the left-wing militant Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). The organizations are accused of funneling international donor aid to fund PFLP activities that include carrying out deadly attacks against Israelis. PFLP, part of the Palestine Liberation Organization, is considered a terror group by the United States and European Union. The “declared organizations received large sums of money from European countries and international organizations, using a variety of forgery and deceit,” said the defense ministry. The move by Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has drawn criticism from the United Nations and human rights watchdogs. The six organizations are Addameer, Al-Haq, Defense for Children-International, the Bisan Research and Advocacy Center, Union of Palestinian Women’s Committees, and the Union Of Agricultural Work Committees. “Those organizations were active under the …
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