In the wake of recent scandal arising from the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) targeting of social welfare groups for their political beliefs, little has been said about the fact that the IRS also scrutinized several pro-Israel organizations, including Z Street, an organization that applied for 501(c)(3) status.
According to Politico, Z Street was targeted by the IRS because “applications mentioning Israel were getting special attention.”
Another group was asked by the IRS, “Does your organization support the existence of the land of Israel? Describe your organization’s religious belief system towards the land of Israel.”
The supposed justification for such questions: “the government shouldn’t bestow a benefit on an individual or organization engaged in illegal activity like terrorism.”
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/05/16/for-irs-anti-semitism-is-good-public-policy/#ixzz2TVFZD8zX
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