NY bill would stop charities from funding Israeli crimes

May 31, 2023
Electronic Intifada

...Mamdani told The Electronic Intifada that representatives of human rights groups, including Jewish Voice for Peace, the Adalah Justice Project, the Center for Constitutional Rights and the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights, came to his office “and provided us with evidence of the fact that there were a number of New York registered charities sending at least $60 million a year to Israeli settler organizations." ...

The Center for Constitutional Rights says that along with heavy fines – no less than $1 million – levied on organizations found to be in violation of the bill, it “would also enable Palestinians harmed by war crimes funded by New York-registered charities to sue the groups in New York courts.” ...

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May 31, 2023