On Jan. 5, 2022, the Dutch Foreign Ministry published a letter to the Dutch Parliament announcing that it was cutting its financial support for the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), a leading Palestinian civil society organization based in Ramallah. This issue brief summarizes the Dutch foreign ministry’s letter, noting that it cleared UAWC of organizational links to the PFLP and based its decision instead on alleged individual links, a decision which threatens the rights of privacy, association and expression. The issue brief also offers context and recommendations for donors who wish to support Palestinian civil society. Read the brief here.