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Z STREET: IRS continues Constitutional violations concerning Israel
WHEN: November 22, 2010CONTACT: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 610.664.1184
Z STREET, an organization devoted to pro-Israel public education, today filed in federal court its Opposition to the government’s effort to continue violating the US Constitution by discriminating against the organization because its views on Israel and the Middle East differ from those of this government. On August 25, 2010 Z STREET filed a Complaint in federal court charging the Internal Revenue Service with constitutional violations by subjecting Z STREET’s application for tax exemption to a discriminatory process.
In its response to Z STREET’s Complaint, the government takes the position that (1) it can violate the Constitution whenever it wants and the only way to stop it is if the government agrees to be stopped, and (2) Z STREET should go to a different court to get something it should already have - tax exempt status - were it not for the constitutional violation the government has inflicted upon it.
“As every American knows, the US government is bound by the Constitution, and it can be hailed into court and ordered to cease unconstitutional action whether it consents or not,” said Lori Lowenthal Marcus, president of Z STREET. “This evasive measure simply compounds the unconstitutional process by which our effort to achieve tax-exempt status has been, and is being, reviewed.”
Marcus added, “we have provided evidence that another applicant for charitable exemption was asked by the IRS, in writing, in connection with its application, whether it supports the existence of Israel, and what that organization’s religious beliefs are about Israel. The other organization is a Jewish one with a religious focus and has nothing to do with Israel at all,” she said. “There is something very serious, and very wrong, in the process the IRS is using to allocate tax exempt determinations, and Z STREET is committed to exposing and righting that wrong.”
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Comments (5)
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|71.185.82.xxx |2010-11-24 12:29:03 joe - atara is a racist!so you are saying that the executive branch, led by an African-American, is a "gorilla" and the Jewish group is comprised of members who are "the smarter of the creatures"? Really????
What kind of racist drivel is that? Will you next argue that Z street will defend itself from the economic "spears" that Obams "chucks" at it by manipulating international currency exchange rates and exerting overwhelming influence over Jewish members of Congress and the administration?????
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|71.185.82.xxx |2010-11-25 06:08:38 Max - Sue Obama Over Violating U.S. Suporeme Court RUlinIN June of this past year Obama handed Abbas four hundred million US taXpayers dollars to be shared (actually distributed to) with Hamas.
This is in clear violation of the supreme court and all the Congressional laws of funding terrorism.
I hope Z street hires Nat Lewin Supreme Court Attorney to expose the exceptional disregard for American law, violation of the U.S. Supreme court rules the administration encouraged and most importantly the patent lie that Hamas and Fatah are two apposing rather they are complementary terrorist factions. One does the fund-raising and the other the "bad boy stuff," FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES - OUR TAX DOLLARS
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I made a video supporting your cause.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQ-sIPZst-o
I wish more people like Alan Dershowitz and others would spread the word about your case and how this Obama administration has stepped over the line of free speech.
I may not like groups like J Street that parades around as pro-Israel when they are not, but I think they have a right to do what they are doing.
Keep spreading the word. Eventually it'll hit the mainstream news media with perserverance.
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|71.185.82.xxx |2010-11-25 06:08:13 Bob Klimowitzky - tax exemptionI've always felt that these problems shouldn't exist. Separation of Church and State does not in any way imply the absence of obligation of any organization to pay its fair share. I've always advocated the abolition of tax exemption for churches, synagogues, mosques and every other tax exempt organization.
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