APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Al-Bireh, 11 January 2022. Palestinians take part in a protest against the decision of Dutch Foreign Ministry to cut off funding to the Palestinian Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), in front of the Dutch Representation in the West Bank city of Al-Bireh.
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Palestine on Monday slammed the Netherlands' decision to halt financial aid to a Palestinian NGO blacklisted by Israel.
In an official statement, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said that it summoned the Netherlands' representative Kees van Baar to express opposition to the "unjust and biased" decision to halt aid to the Palestinian Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) that operates in the West Bank and Gaza.
"The decision would negatively and directly affect tens of thousands of families with income based on agricultural activities, and thousands of acres of agricultural land in the areas threatened to be seized by Israel," the statement said.
Undersecretary of the Palestinian Foreign Ministry Amal Jadou informed van Baar that the Dutch government must withdraw its decision, "which is a dangerous precedent in undermining the work of civil society institutions," according to the statement.
The UAWC was outlawed by Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz in October last year.
The Dutch Foreign Ministry announced Wednesday that it had decided to cut off funding to the UAWC.
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Al-Bireh, 11 January 2022. Palestinians take part in a protest against the decision of Dutch Foreign Ministry to cut off funding to the Palestinian Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), in front of the Dutch Representation in the West Bank city of Al-Bireh. 0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Director General of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, Fouad Abu Seif STORYLINE Palestine on Monday slammed the Netherlands' decision to halt financial aid to a Palestinian NGO blacklisted by Israel. In an official statement, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said that it summoned the Netherlands' representative Kees van Baar to express opposition to the "unjust and biased" decision to halt aid to the Palestinian Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) that operates in the West Bank and Gaza. "The decision would negatively and directly affect tens of thousands of families with income based on agricultural activities, and thousands of acres of agricultural land in the areas threatened to be seized by Israel," the statement said. Undersecretary of the Palestinian Foreign Ministry Amal Jadou informed van Baar that the Dutch government must withdraw its decision, "which is a dangerous precedent in undermining the work of civil society institutions," according to the statement. The UAWC was outlawed by Israeli Minister of Defense Benny Gantz in October last year. The Dutch Foreign Ministry announced Wednesday that it had decided to cut off funding to the UAWC. Footage by/APAwire
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