Friday, November 28, 2008
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
NGO Monitor: Christian Aid 2008 Update: Promoting Conflict - '...Christian Aid continues to focus disproportionately on Israel. It has joined with other NGOs in condemning Israel for its Gaza policy, dismissing Israel's legitimate security concerns and ignoring Hamas' terrorist status. Through its funding and support of politicized NGOs -- some of which are the most radical, anti-Israel, pro-boycott groups in the region -- CA exacerbates the Arab-Israeli conflict instead of promoting peace and stability. This one-sided political agenda raises fundamental questions about substantial funding from the governments of Ireland (Irish Aid) and the UK.'