Qatar, the Galilee Foundation, and the associations in Israel: Who funds the organizations operating in Arab society in Israel?
An investigation reveals financial ties between the Qatari government and associations in Arab society in Israel. At the center of the network is the 'Galilee Foundation' managed by Dr. Marwan Bishara, brother of Azmi Bishara. One of the associations promotes content that questions the legitimacy of Israel.
A comprehensive investigation reveals financial and ideological ties between elements of the Qatari government and associations operating in Arab society in Israel. At the center of the network stands the 'Galilee Foundation', managed by Dr. Marwan Bishara, brother of the founder of the Balad party, Dr. Azmi Bishara. The foundation is funded by money from Qatar, among others from the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies in Doha. One of the troubling revelations concerns an association dealing with 'psychology of liberation', whose content permeates clinical treatments and study programs in the Arab education system, while promoting a narrative that questions the legitimacy of Israel. The article raises a public and security dilemma regarding the boundary between legitimate research and social activity and a foreign funding infrastructure.