some sources had feared for possible consequences of testifying before the Commission or of proactively cooperating with it. The Commissioners were disturbed by recent reports on the possible cancellation of national service allocation for Israeli non- governmental organizations in the context of the publication of its report, and added that the organizations cited in the media as potentially affected had in fact not cooperated with the commission. The commissioners pointed out the implications of such actions for the rights of human rights defenders and the right to freedom of opinion and expression.