Using the Tax Code to Punish Settlements: Vindictive, Illiberal, and Unconstitutional
J Street’s new, anti-democratic campaign.
October 10, 2016
Using the Tax Code to Punish Settlements: Vindictive, Illiberal, and Unconstitutional
J Street’s new, anti-democratic campaign.
The self-styled “pro-Israel, pro-peace” lobbying group J Street and its allies are pushing for the Treasury Department to investigate the tax-exempt status of charities that provide aid to Jews living in the West Bank. As Eugene Kontorovich explains, such a move would violate the Constitution and set a pernicious precedent—and is based on completely unfounded presumptions about the settlements:
October 10, 2016
Has the Threat Posed by Terror Tunnels Been Exaggerated?
Expensive underground walls don’t make strategic sense.
A Ukrainian Clergyman Reflects on Babi Yar
The Nazis destroyed Jews physically, and the Communists obliterated their memory.
The “Quartet” Won’t Facilitate Peace between Israel and the Palestinians, However Hard It Tries
Time to disband.
Why Fast on Yom Kippur?
The Talmud’s discussion suggests a deeper meaning.