Reut Group

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The Reut Group (formerly known as the Reut Institute) is a non-profit policy think tank and Israeli lobby organization in Tel Aviv. It was founded by Gidi Grinstein in January 2004. In February 2016, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Reut Institute announced a joint initiative to counter the BDS movement (an organization that calls for comprehensive boycotts against Israel similar to those levied against the South African apartheid regime in order to end its alleged violations of Palestinian human rights) and delegitimization of Israel. The collaboration led to a secret report that the Jewish American magazine The Forward in February 2017 reported was "circulating privately in Jewish policy circles." The 30-page report was leaked in April and published on the pro-Palestinian website The Electronic Intifada. The report titled "The Assault On Israel's Legitimacy The Frustrating 20X Question: Why Is It Still Growing?" discussed the growth of the BDS movement and suggested strategies to combat it. The 20X question referred to the report's estimates that pro-Israel groups have increased their spending to combat the BDS movement 20-fold over the last six years yet "results remain elusive." The report described the wave of anti-BDS legislation that had swept across the US which it attributed to the pro-Israel network. Asking "How Far Should We Take Anti-BDS Legislation?" the report warns that "Legislative initiatives in a number of states have raised concerns regarding their possible violation of free speech. Future legislation need to be developed with careful consideration of this issue to avoid the potential for rallying progressive groups in coordinated opposition and "turning off" the long tail."