An Israeli group raising funds for Jewish extremists convicted in some of the country’s most notorious hate crimes is collecting tax-exempt donations from Americans, according to findings by The Associated Press and the Israeli investigative platform Shomrim.
The records in the case suggest that Israel’s far right is gaining a new foothold in the United States.
The amount of money raised through a U.S. nonprofit is not known. But the AP and Shomrim have documented the money trail from New Jersey to imprisoned Israeli radicals who include Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s assassin and people convicted in deadly attacks on Palestinians.
This overseas fundraising arrangement has made it easier for the Israeli group, Shlom Asiraich, to collect money from Americans, who can make their contributions through the U.S. nonprofit with a credit card and claim a tax deduction.
Many Israeli causes, from hospitals to universities to charities, raise money through U.S.-based arms. But having the strategy adopted by a group assisting Jewish radicals raises legal and moral questions.
It also comes against the backdrop of a new, far-right government in Israel led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, where ultranationalists and extremist lawmakers have gained unprecedented power.
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It’s sad that the Prescott E News has so many AP left-wing – one sided stories daily. This anti Jew story calls Prime Minister Bebe Netanyahu a far right extremist. Bebe’s family has been instrumental in the freedom of Israel. I have been there and spoke to Palestinians living in Israel. They feel the safest they have ever been. As for Israel raising money in America, yes, that’s where Jews and Christians acknowledge the progress and the attempted peaceful associations with its neighbors that was facilitated by the Trump family.
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