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While our words move opinions, our activism gets things done. Here are three recent successes:
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In 2017, we will educate on the need to declare the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization.
2. Influencing foreign policy – Another 53 meetings with members of Congress or their staff led to language in the House State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill report forcing the State Department to justify UNRWA’s ruinous practice of Palestinian refugee proliferation. For more information, see a Jerusalem Post news report.
In 2017, we will launch a campaign to steer U.S. policy toward backing an Israeli victory over the Palestinians as the way to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict.
3. Countering Islamist political influence – We revealed the top ten recipients of 2015-16 Islamist campaign contributions, with Hillary Clinton far atop the list, accepting $62,156. Our news led to numerous interviews and articles, and even a tweet by Donald Trump. In all, we have publicized 3,102 contributions worth $1.5 million from 1,356 Islamists to 504 politicians, parties, and PACs.
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For example, NGO Monitor has investigated World Vision, a charity operating in Palestinian territories, and advised the group’s governmental donors. Last August, Israel charged World Vision’s Gaza manager with funneling $43 million to Hamas.
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