Comments on: Rescind Tax-Exempt Status of American Jewish Groups Funding Settlements http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2010/01/07/american-jewish-non-profits-fund-settlements-violate-irs-rules/ Essays on politics, culture and ideas about Israeli-Arab peace and world music Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:07:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Richard Witty http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2010/01/07/american-jewish-non-profits-fund-settlements-violate-irs-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-118503 Richard Witty Sun, 10 Jan 2010 21:00:17 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/?p=9642#comment-118503 Dan Fleshler wrote about this on Realistic Dove. I agree with the Loyola professor that stated that the likelihood that the IRS would get into a conterversial partisan issue is more than remote. The most that they would do would be to insist that the specifically objectionable actions be separated organizationally from the otherwise social welfare, educational and other genuinely charitable programs. The situations where the IRS takes a hard stand on charitable status is where there is a financial beneficiary to programs that is an officer of the charity. (An example would be an officer of a charity leasing property at above market rates.) The second common condition is where a charity willfully and intentionally abuses the law, especially after clear warning. In all cases, the charity has the right to appeal a ruling. The angle sounded good for BDS, but isn't in fact. Dan Fleshler wrote about this on Realistic Dove.

I agree with the Loyola professor that stated that the likelihood that the IRS would get into a conterversial partisan issue is more than remote. The most that they would do would be to insist that the specifically objectionable actions be separated organizationally from the otherwise social welfare, educational and other genuinely charitable programs.

The situations where the IRS takes a hard stand on charitable status is where there is a financial beneficiary to programs that is an officer of the charity. (An example would be an officer of a charity leasing property at above market rates.)

The second common condition is where a charity willfully and intentionally abuses the law, especially after clear warning.

In all cases, the charity has the right to appeal a ruling.

The angle sounded good for BDS, but isn’t in fact.

]]> By: Ernie http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2010/01/07/american-jewish-non-profits-fund-settlements-violate-irs-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-118439 Ernie Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:41:33 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/?p=9642#comment-118439 US taxpayers don't just underwrite ethnic cleansing in the 'illegal' West Bank settlements, but in the Galillee, as well: http://bureauofcounterpropaganda.blogspot.com/2009/11/save-galillee.html US taxpayers don’t just underwrite ethnic cleansing in the ‘illegal’ West Bank settlements, but in the Galillee, as well:
http://bureauofcounterpropaganda.blogspot.com/2009/11/save-galillee.html

]]> By: mary http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2010/01/07/american-jewish-non-profits-fund-settlements-violate-irs-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-118431 mary Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:14:54 +0000 http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/?p=9642#comment-118431 It seems to me that the same set of laws shutting down several Shiite mosques and a skyscraper in the US recently should apply here. Those laws say the mosques were indirectly supporting Iran's nuclear program, which, unlike the settlements in Israel, is not even illegal. It just looks a bit weird, to target these places but cast a blind eye on the Jewish organizations sending millions of dollars to support illegal settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. It seems to me that the same set of laws shutting down several Shiite mosques and a skyscraper in the US recently should apply here. Those laws say the mosques were indirectly supporting Iran’s nuclear program, which, unlike the settlements in Israel, is not even illegal. It just looks a bit weird, to target these places but cast a blind eye on the Jewish organizations sending millions of dollars to support illegal settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

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