Jan. 7, 2016
Ayelet Shaked’s NGO bill seeks to curtail foreign entities intervening in Israel’s affairs; EU says it will damage country’s reputation as ‘an open and democratic society’
Why, one might wonder, is the EU getting so upset about a law that does not curtail the activities of any groups, or even limit the amount of foreign funding they can receive — as some Israeli lawmakers have proposed — but merely requires full disclosure from groups that rely on foreign governments for their survival?