{"id":2345755,"date":"2024-09-25T12:53:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T16:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-asks-irs-to-pull-tax-exempt-status-of-terrorism-tied-ngos-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-25T12:54:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T16:54:37","slug":"house-asks-irs-to-pull-tax-exempt-status-of-terrorism-tied-ngos-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-asks-irs-to-pull-tax-exempt-status-of-terrorism-tied-ngos-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House asks IRS to pull tax-exempt status of terrorism-tied NGOs &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-asks-irs-to-pull-tax-exempt-status-of-terrorism-tied-ngos-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2345755&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A House committee is urging the IRS to revoke the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leah-remini-says-her-16-year-old-daughter-keeps-her-woke\/\" title=\"Leah Remini Says Her 16-Year-Old Daughter Keeps Her \u2018Woke\u2019\">tax-exempt status<\/a> of anti-Israel organizations allegedly linked to \u200dterrorism. This initiative, led by Rep. Jason \u200dSmith, emerged following the\u200d Hamas-led attack \u2064on Israel and aims\u200d to address concerns regarding these groups&#8217; connections to anti-Israel protests in the U.S. The committee argues that \u200bmaintaining tax-exempt status requires adherence \u2064to \u200dspecific exempt purposes, and it is investigating \u2063various\u200d organizations across \u200cmultiple states.<\/p>\n<p>One focus is the Arizona-based Alliance for\u200c Global Justice, which is associated with the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity\u2062 Network,\u2063 designated as a terrorist organization by Israel and the EU. Smith&#8217;s letters to the IRS \u200dhighlight the\u2062 need for scrutiny\u2064 over\u2064 these nonprofits&#8217; activities, claiming that they \u200dincite antisemitic actions and have\u200c ties \u2062to terrorist\u200b factions like Hamas \u200band the \u2062Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Alliance, Smith has called for the investigation of other groups such as the \u200cPeople\u2019s Forum and Americans for Justice in Palestine Educational Foundation, citing their\u2062 involvement in promoting anti-Israel sentiments\u2064 and potential financial misconduct.\u200b The committee&#8217;s\u200b actions reflect a broader recent push to challenge the tax-exempt status of organizations perceived\u200b as supporting terrorism\u200b or antisemitism.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House committee requests IRS revoke tax-exempt status of terrorism-linked groups<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1765918\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House<\/a> committee overseeing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/irs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>IRS<\/a> is asking the agency to revoke the tax-exempt status of anti-Israel groups linked to Palestinian terrorism, citing multiple reports by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On Tuesday, Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jason-smith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jason Smith<\/a> (R-MO), House Ways and Means Committee chairman, sent <a href=\"https:\/\/waysandmeans.house.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Tax-Exempt-Status-Revocation-Letters.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>letters<\/a> to IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel, sharing his panel&rsquo;s research on terrorism-linked groups connected to anti-Israel protests in the United States. The House Republican has been investigating the entities cited in the letters on the heels of the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack on Israel last year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tax-exempt status is a privilege, not a right, and in exchange, organizations must operate for stated exempt purposes,&rdquo; Smith said in a statement. &ldquo;The Ways and Means Committee will continue putting pressure on the Biden-Harris administration until it stands up to the pro-Hamas wing of the Democrat Party and puts a stop to this antisemitic and anti-American behavior once and for all.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Smith&rsquo;s sprawling demand to the IRS focused on groups located in New York, Virginia, Arizona, California, and Texas, according to copies of the letters. The Missouri lawmaker sought to make the case to the IRS that the nonprofit organizations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2931710\/house-gop-probes-foreign-funding-at-universities-in-antisemitism-inquiry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>incited antisemitic riots<\/a> on college campuses and in U.S. cities and that the groups share apparent ties to Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine &mdash; another terrorist faction in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Middle East.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One charity that Smith zeroed in on is the Arizona-based Alliance for Global Justice. A <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> investigation on its ties to the PFLP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2577243\/terror-tied-charity-faces-uncertain-future-as-liberal-donors-and-payment-processors-jump-ship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>prompted payment processors<\/a> to jump ship, left-wing donors to announce they would provide no future donations to AFGJ, and a demand from the Anti-Defamation League for the IRS to open an inquiry.<\/p>\n<p>AFGJ, which did not return a request for comment, houses an Israeli-designated terrorist group called the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network. The project shares close ties to the PFLP and Iran. AFGJ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/729321\/left-wing-charity-faces-legal-complaint-over-fundraiser-for-palestinian-terror-linked-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>also helped fundraise in 2023<\/a> for a French group partnered with the PFLP, the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Samidoun&rsquo;s designation as a terrorist organization associated with the PFLP does not further the Alliance&rsquo;s stated tax-exempt purpose,&rdquo; Smith told the IRS. &ldquo;The European Union, Israel, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-700-survivors-advocates-call-on-congress-for-criminal-investigation-into-pornhubs-parent-company\/\" title=\"Over 700 Survivors, Advocates Call On Congress For Criminal Investigation Into Pornhub\u2019s Parent Company\">major credit card companies<\/a> have recognized Samidoun and the Alliance for what they are, yet tax-exempt dollars continue to flow to the Alliance and ultimately to Samidoun. This must stop.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Smith also called on the IRS to revoke the tax-exempt status of the People&rsquo;s Forum, a New York-based charity, over its ties to violent anti-Israel protests in the U.S. The Republican&rsquo;s letter on the charity included a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2577517\/chinese-communist-party-allied-group-behind-hamas-friendly-protests-in-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>November 2023 report<\/a> from the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on its sympathies for Hamas and ties to a &ldquo;Chinese propaganda&rdquo; influence operation.<\/p>\n<p>The IRS, Smith said in the letters, should also revoke the tax-exempt status of Americans for Justice in Palestine Educational Foundation, a group sponsoring American Muslims for Palestine. Smith&rsquo;s letter on AMP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3085113\/anti-israel-group-with-alleged-terrorism-ties-ordered-by-judge-turn-over-finances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>cited a July <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> report<\/a> in which AMP was ordered by a Virginia court to turn over financial information.<\/p>\n<p>Through personnel, AMP has ties to Hamas and the Holy Land Foundation, a group shuttered by the U.S. government for funding Hamas, Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>AMP is closely affiliated with Students for Justice in Palestine, a group sponsored by the WESPAC Foundation in New York. <\/p>\n<p>WESPAC also sponsors anti-Israel groups such as Within Our Lifetime, the U.S. Palestinian Community Network, and the Palestinian Youth Movement. The foundation should see its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/universities-move-to-suspend-students-for-justice-in-palestine-chapters\/\" title=\"Universities move to suspend Students for Justice in Palestine chapters\">tax-exempt status revoked<\/a>, said Smith.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Aside from restrictions on conducting illegal activity and acts supporting or promoting civil disobedience, Internal Revenue Manual Part 7, Chapter 20, Section 6, asserts that &lsquo;cases involving grants or activities in foreign countries present a higher risk of terrorism, especially in countries where there is war and civil unrest,&rdquo; Smith told the IRS, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3098852\/familiar-faces-left-wing-dark-money-groups-fuel-violent-dc-protest-backing-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>citing WESPAC&rsquo;s violent anti-Israel protests<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The IRS did not return a request for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1765918\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1765918\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House committee urges IRS to revoke tax-exempt status of terrorism-linked groups<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":381,"featured_media":2345756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP23275758055209-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3653,8362,41698,6039],"class_list":["post-2345755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-house","tag-irs","tag-tax-exempt-status","tag-terrorism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP23275758055209-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/381"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2345755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345755\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}