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New Israeli Law Forces Human Rights Groups to Report Foreign Funding


(UPI) Ed Adamczyk - Israel's parliament approved a law Tuesday demanding that NGOs in Israel receiving more than half their funds from foreign state sources disclose that fact. The Justice Ministry has identified 27 such NGOs. Prime Minister Netanyahu said the law will "prevent an absurd situation in which foreign countries meddle in the internal affairs of Israel." Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked told the Knesset, "Imagine if Israel had funded British organizations and encouraged them to back the exit from the EU. Britain has national honor. It would not have allowed Israel to meddle in its internal affairs."
2016-07-13 00:00:00
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