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American Arab organization joins battle against tax-deductible-status of ‘charities’ helping illegal settlements

Good news. The American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee has apparently filed federal complaints against the tax-free status of "charities" raising money for the colonists of the West Bank. An ADC spokesman tells me that they're not discussing their investigation right now, but they have turned up "preliminary evidence that funds were used by organizations for activities that were outside their scope and mission." Like if they said they were promoting peace, and the money went to weapons.
This is an issue we have pushed on this site, with our investigation of the Central Fund of Israel, which has raised tax-deductible moneys for the "urgent security needs" of the colonists.
Now David Ignatius of the Washington Post and Jeffrey Goldberg have joined the battle. Good for them! This is an issue on which a rare political combination can take place, across traditional divides. Michael Walzer has lately called for the U.S. to "defeat" the settler movement. What better way than to end the American funding for these illegal activities. Not just the tax-deductible status, not just the weapons–stop the flow of money to support colonies.

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