Mamdani Bill Would Fine New Yorkers $1M For Donating To ‘Unauthorized’ Nonprofits In Israel

By  Tim Pearce

New York lawmakers blasted the bill as “a ploy to demonize Jewish charities with connection to Israel.”

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate in New York City’s mayoral race, sponsored a bill that would fine Jewish groups at least $1 million for donating to “unauthorized” charities operating in Israel.

Mamdani first introduced his bill, known as the “Not on our dime!: Ending New York funding of Israeli settler violence act,” in 2023 to block donations to groups that he accused of funding the “expulsion and dispossession of Palestinians in the occupied territories.”

The bill is backed by New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who endorsed Mamdani and has appeared at recent rallies alongside Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. Mamdani, a self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist, wrote the legislation to target “not-for-profit corporations” that engage “in unauthorized support of Israeli settlement activity.”

The legislation would ban Jewish synagogues and charities from donating to groups such as United Hatzalah and ZAKA, nonprofit groups that specialize in emergency response and treatment of victims of terrorism, according to The Jerusalem Post.

The bill would also ban donations to the One Israel Fund, which focuses on “the safety and wellbeing of the 500,000+ residents of Judea and Samaria,” including providing “medical, educational, recreational, preventative security and all other forms of communal and social welfare.”

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