His Open Society Foundations contributed to groups which purpose is to delegitimize the Israeli government such as the "human rights organization" B’Tselem and the anti-occupation group Breaking the Silence.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/17/opinion/george-soros-israel-hungary.html</ref> Since 2001 Soros donated $2,688,560 to the self-described "human rights organization" Adalah, which has accused Israel of war crimes in international arenas. Since 2003 the OFS transferred $1,083,000 to the I'lam Media Center which has accused Israel of ethnic cleansing.<ref>http://www.israelhayom.com/2017/07/20/hack-exposes-billionaire-soros-support-of-anti-israel-agenda/</ref>
Israel's foreign ministry criticized Soros for funding groups "that defame the Jewish state and seek to deny it the right to defend itself."<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/07/10/israel-george-soros-behind-groups-defaming-jewish-state/ Israel: George Soros Behind Groups That Defame Jewish State]. ''Breitbart News''. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.</ref>