Israeli cabinet ministers have approved a bill that critics say could severely curtail the influence of foreign-funded non-governmental organisations, including human-rights groups.
The legislation, which was accepted on Sunday and expected to be passed into law this week, requires organisations that receive foreign funding to declare their financial sources on every documented report.
It also mandates that their representatives wear tags publicising their funding in parliamentary meetings.
The bill, proposed by Ayelet Shaket, Israel’s justice minister, and backed by Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister, could in turn harm the legitimacy of organisations receiving foreign funding.
* Inspired by the recent Israeli attempt to ban unfriendly NGOs, we the people of USA have decided to ban the following – ADL, SPLC, AIPAC
* When Hungary and Russia banned NGO groups, the media screamed “HATE”.
* Trump’s religion test for immigrants is standard practice in Israel.
* “We will not allow Israel to be flooded with illegal migrants“
