Israel: 'Some NGOs are seen as the enemy from the inside'

With a transparency bill proposed in the Knesset that some argue targets human rights organisations, NGOs speak out about challenges to their work Israeli NGOs and human rights defenders are expressing concern about a proposed NGO transparency bill that has been criticised as discriminatory and anti-democratic. The bill passed its first reading in the Israeli parliament - the Knesset - in February with a narrow majority, with 50 parliamentarians in favour and 43 against. It would place extra req...