New legislation inspired by Im Tirtzu aims to impose a maximum tax rate of 45% and strip the income-tax exemption from organizations that are primarily funded by foreign governments.
“Matan Peleg, CEO of the right-wing organization Im Tirtzu that has been one of the most vocal critics of foreign governmental funding, said this phenomenon is anti-democratic at its core.
‘Rather than respecting the wishes of the Israeli public to determine their own policy at the ballot box, foreign governments are bypassing the public by funding organizations that work to change the country from within while simultaneously encouraging international pressure against Israel,’ Peleg said.
‘This is how we have a situation where millions of dollars pour into these organizations that work to eliminate the Jewish identity of the state, to defend terrorists in court, and to promote delegitimization against IDF soldiers.’”
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