BDS International donation accounts frozen for suspected ties to terrorism

[RzDat]

https://m.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/BDS-International-donation-accounts-frozen-for-suspected-ties-to-terrorism-575003?fbclid=IwAR201aslXyrKwVYanVAbZRTalB808VANjk6sbRqFySOtEiEAO9TotAypFK4

[quote]The Ramallah-based BDS International Committee had its online donation account frozen on suspicion of ties to terrorism by its fundraising site Donorbox, according to a Ministry of Strategic Affairs report on Friday.

The American website DonorBox, a popular fundraising platform for non-profits which serves as the umbrella organization of the Palestinian Boycott Coalition, announced that it is freezing the accounts of the BDS National Committee (BNC), which operates from Ramallah and is headed by an Israeli resident, Omar Barghouti.[/quote]

[quote]DonorBox reached its decision after receiving a complaint from Shurat HaDin–the Israel Law Center with information provided by the Strategic Affairs Ministry that the organization is affiliated with declared terrorist groups and it misleads donors by falsely claiming that it is a US-based charitable organization.[/quote]

[quote]“This is a significant achievement in the struggle against the Palestinian boycott organizations, that in reality are driving all the BDS organizations of the world,” said Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan. “We are leading, together with civil-society partners, intensive activity to counter the funding of the BDS campaign by revealing its destructive goals, its antisemitic nature and its connections to terror,” he said.

“Our efforts are bearing fruit. We will continue to work to reveal the true nature of BDS, counter its funding and curtail its impact.”[/quote]

[CyclonatorZ]

Obviously, I'm a little skeptical about these claims, given where they're coming from. But on the off chance that these are legit, that's not at all a good look for the BDS movement as a whole. Because you know a certain kind of person will run with this and start using this as justification for claiming everyone involved with BDS are terrorists sympathizers and/or supporters.