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EU: Israel's NGO law is threat to democracy
By EUobserver
The European Commission has said that Israel’s so called “transparency law”, passed by the Knesset on Monday by a slim majority, risked “undermining” its status as a “vibrant democracy” with “freedom of speech and a diverse civil society”. It said the bill, which imposes administrative burdens on government-critical NGOs funded by the EU or other foreign donors, “seems aimed at constraining the activities of these civil society organisations”.