Hamas terrorists. Photo Wikimedia Commons.
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund, a charity established by the famed Rockefeller family, has provided funding for numerous groups operating as non-profits, but are in actuality either openly engaged in anti-Israeli activities or as fronts for terror. This has been proven by the group NGO Monitor which investigates such matters.
In response to the Hamas attack, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund issued a call for more funding for aid to Gaza.
“The unconscionable Hamas attack against Israeli civilians on October 7 and the subsequent strikes on Gaza mark the beginning of a devastating new chapter,” it said. “In such grim circumstances, it’s easy to lose hope. Much of the world, including government leaders and regular citizens, are asking how they can respond to these horrors. The answer, we believe, lies with the civil-society organizations dedicated to building peace in Israel, Palestine, and elsewhere in the Middle East.”
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The organization NGO Monitor pointed out that the Rockefeller Brothers Fund’s Peacebuilding program, which approves grants related to the Arab-Israel conflict, aims to “advance just and durable peace by supporting innovative and collaborative approaches and policies for conflict prevention, management, and transformation; strengthening constituencies and political will for conflict transformation and durable peace; and exploring solutions to emerging transnational threats and drivers of conflict.”
It also charged that the Rockefeller Brothers Fund funds “highly politicized and biased” NGOs active in the Arab-Israeli conflict, including Defense for Children International – Palestine, Palestinian Medical Relief Society, Al-Shabaka, Medical Aid for Palestinians, Breaking the Silence, Akevot, Gisha, Yesh Din, and Who Profits.
NGO Monitor found that Defense for Children International, for example, includes “numerous individuals” with alleged ties to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a terrorist organization designated as such by the US, EU, Canada, and Israel, have been employed and appointed as board members at DCI-P.
On October 22, 2021, the Israeli Ministry of Defense declared Defense for Children International – Palestine (DCI-P) a “terror organization” because it is part of “a network of organizations” that operates “on behalf of the ‘Popular Front’.”
Other anti-Israel groups the fund supports include Grassroots Jerusalem, Grassroots International and Gisha.
Founded in 2002, NGO Monitor is a globally recognized research institute promoting democratic values and good governance. We work to ensure that decision makers and civil society operate in accordance with the principles of accountability, transparency, and universal human rights. We publish fact-based research and independent analysis about non-governmental organizations (NGOs), their funders, and other stakeholders, primarily in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict. NGO Monitor is a project of The Institute for NGO Research, a recognized organization in Special Consultative Status with the UN Economic and Social Council (since 2013).
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) is a private philanthropic foundation that advances social change that contributes to a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. It was founded in 1940 by five brothers from the Rockefeller family: John D. Rockefeller III, Nelson Rockefeller, Laurance Rockefeller, Winthrop Rockefeller, and David Rockefeller.
The RBF is a grant making foundation, which means that it does not operate its own programs. Instead, it provides grants to organizations that are working to advance social change. The RBF has a total endowment of over $2 billion and makes grants of approximately $100 million annually.
