FELM, a Finnish Christian missionary group, has cut ties with Palestinian children's rights NGO Defence for Children International-Palestine. Mr Stefansson, the charity's executive director, said they had concerns about possible banking sanctions of DCIP who are one of six Palestinian groups accused by Israel of channelling donor aid to militants and labelled as a terrorist organisation. The six accused groups have close ties to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which carries out deadly attacks on Israelis and is on US and EU terrorism blacklists. DCIP rejects the charge and says it has asked FELM to reconsider cutting funds. Steffansson said it is impossible to maintain ties with the group as, ‘It could have impacted the work we do in 30 countries through banking services.’ DCIP relies on European aid to fund its advocacy and rights monitoring work in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza.
Finland: Christian charity cuts ties with Palestinian NGO
Written by David Fletcher 11 Nov 2021Additional Info
- Pray: for FELM and the Lutheran Church to continue receiving funding from the Finnish foreign ministry, and for this episode not to darken the charity’s reputation. (2 Thessalonians 3:3)
- More: www.jpost.com/international/christian-charity-cuts-ties-with-palestinian-ngo-blacklisted-by-israel-684151
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