LA Times Misreports 'Nakba Law'

In a Los Angeles Times article today about Israeli plans to develop the abandoned Arab village of Lifta, Edmund Sanders misreports the recently passed Israeli law popularly referred to as the "Nakba Law" ("Israel and Palestinians have conflicting visions for village's future"). Erring on several counts, Sanders writes: "The Knesset last month passed a law that would impose fines on groups or authorities that commemorate the Palestinian displacement." This is a gross misrepresentation of the so-called "Nakba Law," which can be viewed on the Knesset Web site here. The first and second paragraphs of the law, in English (CAMERA's translation) read: A body which is budgeted (ie, a state-sponsored body) or supported according to clause 21, or a public institution supported according to clause 3a shall not incur expenses in order to engage in activities which involve -- a) 1) the rejection of the existence of the State of Israel as the state of the Jewish nation; 2) the rejection of the democratic character of the state; 3) support for armed struggle or acts of terror, of an enemy or terror organization, against Israel; 4) incitement to racism, violence, or terror; 5) dishonoring of the national flag or national symbol; In this sub-section, "expense" -- includes waiving income. (b) If the Finance Minister sees that a state budgeted or supported body does not abide by this clause, he is entitled to withold funds from the state budget that are supposed to be transferred to the said body . .

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,this shows you newspaper can make mistakes. We must always check everything,said or seen.the best we can.

3 new topics in only a few minutes trying to get me to fear arabs and bomb Iran.

Keep up the good work. I'm sure Jesus would be proud.