{{pp|small=yes}} {{Short description|Israeli right wing legal aid nonprofit}} '''Honenu''' ({{langx|he|חוננו}}) is an Israeli right-wing legal aid nonprofit.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blau |first=Uri |title=Following Haaretz reports, Israeli NGO halts support for families of Jewish terror suspects |url=https://www.haaretz.com/2016-05-05/ty-article/ngo-halts-support-for-jewish-terrorists/0000017f-f5aa-d318-afff-f7eb73730000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250110194708/https://www.haaretz.com/2016-05-05/ty-article/ngo-halts-support-for-jewish-terrorists/0000017f-f5aa-d318-afff-f7eb73730000 |archive-date=2025-01-10 |access-date=2025-02-02 |work=Haaretz.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Blau |first=Uri |title=Tax men open investigation into Honenu |url=https://www.haaretz.com/2005-12-05/ty-article/tax-men-open-investigation-into-honenu/0000017f-dba7-d856-a37f-ffe709b80000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505203913/https://www.haaretz.com/2005-12-05/ty-article/tax-men-open-investigation-into-honenu/0000017f-dba7-d856-a37f-ffe709b80000 |archive-date=2023-05-05 |access-date=2025-02-02 |work=Haaretz.com |language=en}}</ref> The organization has provided legal support to Israelis charged with violence against Palestinians, as well as financial support to the families of right-wing Israeli prisoners.<ref name='propublica'>{{Cite web|url=https://www.propublica.org/article/us-taxpayers-subsidizing-defense-alleged-killers-palestinian-teen-khdair|title=U.S. Taxpayers Are Subsidizing Defense of Alleged Killers of Palestinian Teen|date=July 10, 2014|website=ProPublica}}</ref><ref name='ynet'>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5462109,00.html|title=Honenu: The legal arm of Israel's radical settlers|first1=Elisha Ben|last1=Kimon|first2=Itay|last2=Ilnai|date=February 15, 2019|via=www.ynetnews.com}}</ref> Honenu describes itself as "a non-profit legal aid organization providing legal assistance to soldiers and citizens, who at times due to the security situation are persecuted by certain government authorities and a court system heavily influenced and pressured by anti-Israel 'human rights' groups."<ref name='about' /> It was founded in 2001 by Shmuel Meidad, a resident of Kiryat Arba.<ref name='ynet' /><ref name='about'>{{Cite web|url=https://honenu.org/about-us/about-us/|title=– About Us | Honenu – Providing legal aid to Israeli soldiers and civilians in distress}}</ref><ref name='propublica' /> In 2019 it had 10 employees.<ref name='ynet' />
==Name== Honenu's name derives from Psalm 123: “Favor us [''Honenu''], Hashem, favor us, for we are fully sated with contempt.”<ref name='about' />
==Activities== Most of Honenu's budget goes towards legal aid.<ref name='ynet' /> Honenu's national profile increased during the 2005 Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip, when the organization provided legal representation to many protestors.<ref name='ynet' /> The bulk of its clients since then have been young Israeli settlers (hilltop youth) detained after confrontations with Palestinians or the Israeli security services.<ref name='ynet' /> Honenu has also represented Israeli soldiers and Border Police officers under investigation for incidents that occurred on duty.<ref name='ynet' /> The organization also provides legal counsel to prisoners and financial aid to their families--this has included the families of Yigal Amir and Ami Popper.<ref name='ynet' /> It has also provided legal counsel to the families of people killed in terrorist attacks.<ref name='ynet' />
==Funding== In 2019 ''Ynet'' reported that Honenu's annual donations exceeded 4 million shekels.<ref name='ynet' /> In its early years, about half of its funding came from the United States.<ref name='ynet' /> In 2010 it began receiving funding from the Central Fund of Israel, which gave Honenu 1.135 million shekels in 2015.<ref name='ynet' />
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==External links== *[https://honenu.org/ Official site] *[https://www.guidestar.org.il/organization/580386571 Guidestar profile] (in Hebrew)
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