The Israeli Ministry of Strategic Affairs in a report entitled "Terrorists in White Gloves", distributed to the press yesterday, said: "Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine use a network of NGOs that advocate the boycott of Israel as a tactic. additional in their ultimate goal of dismantling the State of Israel ”.
According to the report, the BDS organizations boycott of Israel and formations reputed to be terrorist by the international community, "collect funds together, have the same staff and contrary to a generally widespread view have not abandoned their support for terrorism".
The report contains the name of Laila Khaled, the former hijacker of civilian aircraft on behalf of the Popular Front, who now "promotes the boycott of Israel in Europe and South Africa". He also cites other Palestinian activists, including Mustafa Awad, trade unionist Khalida Jarrar and Raji Sourani, director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCR).
The purpose of this report, it was specified, is to remove the "mask" on the activities of various NGOs and to expose their "true purposes". Israel, underlined the Minister for Internal Security Gilad Erdan, appeals to Western countries inviting them to stop funding NGOs fighting for the boycott of Israel, "especially those that maintain relations with terrorist groups".