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People in the Palestinian solidarity community regularly bemoan the fact that pro-Israeli advocacy groups are far more vocal, far more organised, and have far more political influence than their Palestinian counterparts. This is not happening as a result of some strange magic. The simple fact is that pro-Israeli advocacy groups receive far more in donations than do pro-Palestinian advocacy groups. EI's Nigel Parry visited charitynavigator.org, a public website offering financial and other information about charities, and compiled a list of what the directors and CEOs of advocacy groups on both sides of the conflict are earning. Compensation is an excellent indicator of the amount of administrative resources organisations have access to, that enables them to spread their message. By way of comparison, EI's entire annual budget for 2003 was less than any of the amounts listed below. Susan Michael USA Director International Christian Embassy Jerusalem - USA Compensation : $51,459 Barbara Gottschalk Executive Vice President Seeds of Peace Compensation : $60,000 Deanna Armbruster Executive Director American Friends of Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam Compensation : $66,354 Yossi Baumol Executive Director American Friends of Ateret Cohanim Compensation : $69,996 Astonishingly, this is an Israeli settler religious school, based in the Old City of occupied Jerusalem. US taxpayers can get a tax break while supporting a violation of international law. Makboula Yasin Executive Director United Palestinian Appeal Compensation : $90,907 Andrew Goldsmith Executive Vice President One Israel Fund Compensation : $91,115 Ilana Hartman Executive Vice President America-Israel Friendship League Compensation : $112,500 Andrea Levin Executive Director CAMERA Compensation : $123,583 Morton Klein National President Zionist Organization of America Compensation : $134,747 Debra Wasserman Executive Director Israel Policy Forum Compensation : $139,379 Sandra Rubin Executive Director Jerusalem Foundation Compensation : $145,000 Philip Baum Executive Director American Jewish Congress Compensation : $150,000 Debra DeLee President, CEO Americans for Peace Now Compensation : $205,990 Norman Rosenberg Executive Director New Israel Fund Compensation : $212,160 Ellen Marson Executive Director Hadassah The Women's Zionist Organization of America Compensation : $214,363 Israel Singer Secretary General World Jewish Congress Compensation : $286,242 Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein President, CEO International Fellowship of Christians and Jews Compensation : $322,912 David A. Harris Executive Director American Jewish Committee Compensation : $372,152
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