Addameer’s website shut down
Addameer’s website has now been shut down, following a letter from UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) to the domain name registrar, informing the registrar that Addameer has recently been designated by the US Treasury as a terrorist organization. UKLFI wrote to Tucows Inc, pointing out that Addameer has been designated
Facebook, Instagram and Change.org remove Addameer
Facebook and Instagram have removed Addameer’s pages, after UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) wrote to Meta regarding Addameer’s recent designation as a terrorist organization by the US Treasury. Following another letter from UKLFI, Change.org has also removed Addameer’s petition from its website. UKLFI wrote to Meta pointing out that Addameer
Addameer’s YouTube channel shut down
YouTube has shut down Addameer’s video channel, after UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) wrote reminding them that Addameer has recently been designated by the US Treasury as a terrorist organization. UKLFI wrote to YouTube pointing out that Addameer has been designated and that US companies and organisations with a US
GoFundMe removes fundraiser for newly designated group Addameer
GoFundMe, the fundraising platform, has removed a fundraiser for the designated terrorist group Addameer, following a warning from UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI). UKLFI wrote to GoFundMe on 11 June 2025, pointing out that Addameer was designated by the US Treasury as a terrorist organization on 10 June 2025, and
Samidoun Donations Prevented
Samidoun, an NGO providing a “Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network”, can no longer collect donations from its website. This follows its designation on 15 October 2024 by the USA and Canada as a terrorist organisation. According to the US Treasury Department, Samidoun is “a sham charity that serves as an international
Belgium investigates funding to Palestinian NGOs accused of terrorist links
Belgium’s Minister of Development, Meryame Kitir, has told a Committee of the Federal Parliament that an investigation is underway into whether Belgian development aid may have been used to finance terrorist activities of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). During a session of the External Relations Committee,
Sweden terminates funding of Health Work Committees
Sweden’s Consulate General in Jerusalem has confirmed to UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) that the Swedish government’s international development agency (Sida) is not planning further funding of the Palestinian NGO, the Health Work Committees (HWC). Sweden had been funding HWC to run a 31.5 million Swedish kroner sexual health project
Sweden funding designated Palestinian NGO
Sweden has been funding the Health Work Committees (HWC), a Palestinian NGO that was designated by Israel as an unauthorised organisation in June 2015. HWC describes itself as a leading Palestinian non-governmental health and developmental organization, with a rights-based approach, providing health services and building development models to all segments
Palestinian NGO may lose EU funding following Dutch investigation
The future funding of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) is in the balance as the Dutch Government carries out an independent investigation into possible links between it and the designated terrorist group, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). Not only Dutch funding, but also funding
Norway under pressure to stop funding UAWC
UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) has written to Norway’s Minister for International Development, requesting that Norway ceases to fund a Palestinian NGO, some of whose senior officers are currently accused of involvement in a terrorist attack. Two of the officials of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) are currently