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Recommendation 19
19
Accepted
Lobby determinedly against proposed anti-NGO legislation impacting Israeli and Palestinian peacebuilding organisations.
Recommendation
The Committee is very concerned about the impact of proposed anti-Non- Governmental Organisations legislation in the Knesset that would impose an 80% tax on foreign donations to Israeli and Palestinian Non-Governmental Organisations. Such a tax would be tantamount to blocking these Non- Governmental Organisations from carrying out grassroots peacebuilding 54 in Israel and the Occupied Palestinians Territories. The Government should lobby determinedly against this bill that acts against long term efforts to sustain peace. (Recommendation, Paragraph 98)
Government Response Summary
The government agrees, stating it has raised strong concerns with the Government of Israel regarding the proposed anti-NGO legislation and continues to press them to change their approach.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The Government agrees with this recommendation. Along with our international partners, we have raised our strong concerns about this legislation with the Government of Israel and continue to press them to change approach. Recommendation 20