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Its website states that the organisation 'is primarily concerned with developments within Western societies,' but has 'partners, correspondents, and collaborators' based 'all over Europe, in the US, and in Israel'. It claims to 'initiate' and 'co-create' books which are 'distributed globally' but in terms of 'organizing conferences, oral presentations, and lectures' states that 'our operations are confined to mainland Europe and the UK'.<ref name="About"/> | Its website states that the organisation 'is primarily concerned with developments within Western societies,' but has 'partners, correspondents, and collaborators' based 'all over Europe, in the US, and in Israel'. It claims to 'initiate' and 'co-create' books which are 'distributed globally' but in terms of 'organizing conferences, oral presentations, and lectures' states that 'our operations are confined to mainland Europe and the UK'.<ref name="About"/> | ||
| − | + | ICWV produces videos for Youtube<ref name="Activities"/> and its website cross-posts articles from pro-Israel and anti-Muslim websites such as [[Arutz Sheva]], The [[Gatestone Institute]] and the [[Times of Israel]]. | |
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| + | ==='Debates'=== | ||
| + | ICWV states it has and will organise 'debates' on topics such as 'the place of Islam in Western societies' and 'the rising demonization of Israel'. | ||
| + | *First ICWV debate - 13 October 2013, Amsterdam | ||
| + | *Second ICWV debate - 1 December 2014, Amsterdam.<ref name="Activities">[http://www.icwv.org/icwv-activities.html Activities], ICWV, accessed 10 February 2015</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 17:30, 10 February 2015
The International Center for Western Values (ICWV) describes its own mission as 'exposing and fighting antidemocratic ideologies'.[1] It is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.[2]
Contents
History
ICWV is registered as a a non-profit organization ('stichting') under Dutch law (Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce #56660995, full name: 'International Center for Western Values Stichting').[2]
Activities
The ICWV describes itself as 'an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization' dedicated to: *Studying, exposing, and fighting antidemocratic tendencies and ideologies in Europe and elsewhere.
- Improving the public debate about Israel by presenting facts and correcting misinformation.
- Fighting antisemitism and the defamation of the Jewish people and the Jewish state in Europe and elsewhere.[1]
Its website states that the organisation 'is primarily concerned with developments within Western societies,' but has 'partners, correspondents, and collaborators' based 'all over Europe, in the US, and in Israel'. It claims to 'initiate' and 'co-create' books which are 'distributed globally' but in terms of 'organizing conferences, oral presentations, and lectures' states that 'our operations are confined to mainland Europe and the UK'.[2]
ICWV produces videos for Youtube[3] and its website cross-posts articles from pro-Israel and anti-Muslim websites such as Arutz Sheva, The Gatestone Institute and the Times of Israel.
'Debates'
ICWV states it has and will organise 'debates' on topics such as 'the place of Islam in Western societies' and 'the rising demonization of Israel'.
- First ICWV debate - 13 October 2013, Amsterdam
- Second ICWV debate - 1 December 2014, Amsterdam.[3]
Affiliations
People
- René van Praag - Director[2]
'Friends of ICWV'
Thierry Baudet | Ruthie Blum | Frits Bolkestein | John Bolton | Diederik Boomsma | Andrew G. Bostom | Paul Cliteur | Awi Cohen | Leon de Winter | Alfred Edelstein | Fjordman | Pamela Geller | David Goldman | Mark S. Golub | Ayaan Hirsi Ali | Theodor Holman | Hans Jansen | Nico Kamp | Mordechai Kedar | Isi Leibler | Zvi Mazel | Joost Niemöller | John Podhoretz | Chris Rutenfrans | Sam van Rooy | Wim van Rooy | Nahed Selim | Robert Spencer | Kees van der Staaij | Annelies van der Veer | Bat Ye'or | Efraim Zuroff[1]
Funding
The ICWV accepts donations via PayPal on its website. The donation link is accompanied by the message:
- 'Our commitment to Europe's Judeo-Christian heritage, and our unwavering support for the State of Israel, complicates our fundraising efforts on a highly secularized European continent that denies its spiritual roots and increasingly questions Israel's right to exist.'[1]
Publications
Contact
- Address:
- Email:info@icwv.org
- Director: René van Praag rene@icwv.org
- Website:www.icwv.org/
