The Jewish National Fund of Canada (JNF) has lost an appeal to stop Canada’s tax department’s revocation of its charitable status, a stinging rebuke to the organisation that activists slam for funding Israel’s military occupation of Palestinian land.
The Canadian revenue service in July revoked JNF’s status after a years-long audit revealing the organisation used donations to help fund infrastructure for the Israeli military, a foreign army, which contravenes Canada’s Tax Code.
Up to 25 percent of JNF Canada’s budget came from Canadian tax dollars…..more
