Keep Foreigners Out....

...at least when it comes to political matters in Israel. Many left-wing organizations in Israel - such as B'Tselem, Physicians for Human Rights and Peace Now - receive some of their money from outside Israel, mainly the U.S. and Britain. The Knesset has just passed laws which will make it difficult for these organizations to continue to raise funds from these sources. One law "bans political organizations in Israel from receiving donations of more than $5,000 from foreign governments and other international groups. Another would tax organizations at a rate of 45 percent on all revenue provided by foreign governments." 

This will have a devastating effect on an organization like Physicians for Human Rights which receives 80 percent of its donations from outside Israel.