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NGO 'transparency' bill discussed in Knesset

June 23, 2016 11:15

By

Anshel Pfeffer,

Anshel Pfeffer

1 min read

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is once again pushing the "NGO law", which will force Israeli human rights groups to disclose funding from foreign governments.

However, those in the Israeli government behind the legislation have softened the law's original draft in the wake of international pressure.

The law, which is currently being discussed in the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, will require Israeli NGOs that receive 50 per cent or more of their funding from foreign governments to disclose this fact in their publications.

Critics of the law claim that it has been tailored to target human rights and advocacy groups identified with the political left.

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