{"id":1945671,"date":"2023-06-06T16:46:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T20:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-ambassador-to-israel-approved-grant-aimed-at-delegitimizing-israel-emails-show\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T16:47:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T20:47:59","slug":"bidens-ambassador-to-israel-approved-grant-aimed-at-delegitimizing-israel-emails-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-ambassador-to-israel-approved-grant-aimed-at-delegitimizing-israel-emails-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s envoy to Israel backed grant to delegitimize Israel, per emails."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbidens-ambassador-to-israel-approved-grant-aimed-at-delegitimizing-israel-emails-show%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1945671&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Biden Administration&#8217;s Ambassador to Israel Approved Controversial Grant to Delegitimize Israel<\/h2>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Biden administration\u2019s outgoing ambassador to Israel personally signed off on a controversial $1 million grant to a program critics said was meant to delegitimize Israel, according to internal State Department communications obtained by the <em>Washington Free Beacon.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>U.S. ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides approved the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/drl-strengthening-human-rights-and-accountability-in-israel-and-the-west-bank-and-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">funding project<\/a> in a January 2022 internal &#8220;action memo,&#8221; according to a trove of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nebraska-department-of-education-excluded-religious-groups-from-sex-ed-curriculum-team\/\" title=\"Nebraska Department of Education Excluded Religious Groups From Sex Ed Curriculum Team\">internal emails obtained<\/a> by the America First Legal Foundation through a Freedom of Information Act request for information about the grant.<\/p>\n<p>The grant, which was intended to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-biden-administration-is-funding-the-effort-to-delegitimize-israel\/\" title=\"How the Biden Administration Is Funding the Effort To Delegitimize Israel\">investigate alleged human rights abuses<\/a> in Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, instructed those applying to probe the Israeli government for &#8220;documentation of legal or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-offering-1-million-grant-to-demonize-israel\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Offering  Million Grant to Demonize Israel\">security sector violations<\/a> and housing, land, and property rights.&#8221; Critics argue that this would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-ambassador-to-israel-approved-grant-aimed-at-delegitimizing-israel-emails-show\/\" title=\"Biden's envoy to Israel backed grant to delegitimize Israel, per emails.\">empower activist groups critical<\/a> of Israel to pursue false claims that the Jewish state is systematically abusing Palestinians and stealing their land.<\/p>\n<p>The taxpayer-funded initiative, which the <em>Free Beacon<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/how-the-biden-administration-is-funding-effort-to-delegitimize-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first reported<\/a> in March 2022, prompted a congressional investigation. Lawmakers accused the Biden administration of working to isolate Israel and bolster the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement (BDS), which wages economic warfare on the Jewish state.<\/p>\n<h3>Ambassador&#8217;s Involvement Draws Scrutiny<\/h3>\n<p>The ambassador\u2019s involvement in the funding effort is certain to attract congressional scrutiny as Israel\u2019s defenders on Capitol Hill worry the Biden administration is alienating the Jewish State. President Joe Biden has been <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/biden-meddles-in-israeli-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">openly critical<\/a> of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the State Department was <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/how-taxpayer-funds-are-flowing-to-a-group-bankrolling-anti-netanyahu-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found to be bankrolling<\/a> far-left groups seeking to topple the prime minister\u2019s governing coalition.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing opacity surrounding the program threatens to reignite a congressional battle with the State Department, which has been under pressure for more than a year to pull the taxpayer funding. Congressional sources who have been tracking the issue said it is unacceptable for the State Department to withhold information about a publicly available grant program.<\/p>\n<h3>Pro-Israel Advocacy Groups View Funding as Part of Larger Effort<\/h3>\n<p>Lawmakers and pro-Israel advocacy groups view the funding as part of a larger effort to mainstream the BDS movement and undermine Netanyahu\u2019s government at a time when Israel is facing a renewed wave of terrorism. The State Department in particular has come under scrutiny for hiring several people who worked in the anti-Israel community and promoted the BDS movement.<\/p>\n<p>The State Department, in its comment to the <em>Free Beacon<\/em>, maintained that these &#8220;programs are intended to foster respect for human rights and the rule of law and support democracy globally.&#8221; The State Department &#8220;carefully reviews all eligible proposals per our well-established and rigorous review process.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US ambassador to Israel, Thomas Nides, approved a $1 million grant to a program accused of delegitimizing Israel, according to internal State Department communications obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. 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