Revealed: how US residents are funding illegal settlements in the West Bank
Source: The Guardian
Revealed: how US residents are funding illegal settlements in the West Bank
Crowdfunding site IsraelGives allows US residents to donate millions to paramilitary groups, IDF units and settlers
Jason Wilson
@jason_a_w
Sat 23 Dec 2023 13.00 GMT
Last modified on Sun 24 Dec 2023 15.00 GMT
An Israeli crowdfunding platform, IsraelGives, has allowed US residents to donate millions of dollars since 7 October to causes including illegal West Bank settlements, paramilitary groups, and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) units currently operating in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
Legal experts say that some of these campaigns may be illegal under US tax law, but that this is rarely enforced on donors to Israeli causes.
While contributions from wealthy US non-profits or individuals to illegal settlements have been previously reported, IsraelGives’s established crowdfunding platform, attached to an international network of linked non-profits, may allow smaller donors in the US and beyond to claim tax deductions on funds sustaining war and settlement in the occupied territories.
The revelations come amid an escalating humanitarian crisis caused by IDF attacks killing civilians in Gaza, and mounting campaigns in the US to enforce laws that should prevent US non-profits from funding illegal settlements.
IsraelGives is an Israeli tech company founded in 2009 ...
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/23/crowdfunding-us-residents-fund-settlements-west-bank
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