Israel Matzav

Lois Lerner takes the 5th and what it has to do with Israel

For those of you who think that this story has nothing to do with Israel, please keep in mind that we know of at least one pro-Israel organization that was denied tax-exempt status because it opposed the 'two-state solution.' And the IRS admitted it.

The second revelation was one made by Bloomberg News.  That media agency obtained IRS documents revealing that, in addition to the terms Tea Party and 9/12, other terms were used in flagging organizations seeking tax exempt status for additional scrutiny.  While the headline of the article, and what was the object of most media attention, was that terms that suggested not just conservative groups, but also liberal or progressive groups were given the IRS evil eye – words such as “occupy” and “progressive” were allegedly triggers, as was the word “Israel.”

But far down in a long article the Bloomberg reporter explains that, “Disputed Territories” was considered problematic.  To wit:

‘Disputed Territories” The November, 2010 [BOLO - Be On the Look Out] list also has terms that could be related to Israel, looking for applications that ‘deal with disputed territories in the Middle East’ and ‘may be inflammatory.’

Well, golly!  What kind of a group calls a particular area of land “disputed territories,” which the vast majority of people, either for ideological or simply conformity refer to as the “West Bank?”  Yes, that would be strong Zionist groups such as Z STREET.

 More here.

Labels: Internal Revenue Service, taxation, Tea Party, Z Street

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:04 PM