Along with targeting tea-party groups, the IRS may also have given extra-special attention to the tax-exempt status of some Jewish groups for political reasons.
From the Jewish Press:
From the Jewish Press:
The passionately pro-Israel organization Z STREET filed a lawsuit against the IRS, claiming it had been told by an IRS agent that because the organization was “connected to Israel,” its application for tax-exempt status would receive additional scrutiny. This admission was made in response to a query about the lengthy reveiw of Z STREET’s tax exempt status application.More bureaucratic snafus?
In addition, the IRS agent told a Z STREET representative that the applications of some of those Israel-related organizations have been assigned to “a special unit in the D.C. office to determine whether the organization’s activities contradict the Administration’s public policies.” . . .
And at least one purely religious Jewish organization, one not focused on Israel, was the recipient of bizarre and highly inappropriate questions about Israel. Those questions also came from the same non-profit division of the IRS at issue for inappropriately targeting politically conservative groups. The IRS required that Jewish organization to state “whether [it] supports the existence of the land of Israel,” and also demanded the organization “[d]escribe [its] religious belief system toward the land of Israel.”
Jerry says:
Remember, the IRS is in charge of enforcing Obamacare. Do you doubt healthcare can/will be used a political tool? Not a member of a politically favored group and you need a hip replacement? The IRS will have to check you documents very carefully. It might take a year or two at government bureaucrat speed. To paraphrase an old saying a government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take it all away. To the left we are not individuals but groups to be herded in one direction or another to suit the whims of our "betters".
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