Lawmakers Debate Fascist 80% Tax Bill on Donations to Peace and Human Rights NGOs
Members of Israel’s opposition parties decried a Knesset bill to levy an 80 percent tax on donations from foreign governments to Israeli NGOs at a Knesset hearing on Monday, May 5, warning that the proposed legislation, which chiefly affects human rights groups, is a blow to freedom of speech and a step toward fascism. Lawmakers…