CAMERA'S reporting NOT so "Accurate"

When it comes to accuracy in reporting, CAMERA a/k/a/The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America falls far short of its own standards for accurate reporting. It would seem that the Central Fund for Israel, a U.S. 501(c)(3) non-profit has come under close scrutiny of the I.R.S. for channeling funds to illegal settlements in the occupied territories of the West Bank. While Israel is prohibited from using funding it receives from the U.S. to further the illegal settlements in the occupied territories, the policy against funding the illegal settlements has been effectively thwarted by the Central Fund for Israel which funds activities which are diametrically opposed to U.S. policy. Worse, however, is the connection between the Central Fund for Israel and infanticide promoter Rabbi Yitzhak Shapira who advocates killling babies and children who could grow up to be a threat against Israel. Shapira heads Od Yosef Chai yeshiva in the Yitzhar settlement populated by extreme militants who regularly engage in terrorist acts against nearby Palestinians.

According to CAMERA, The Central Fund for Israel is nothing more than a clearing house for donations:

"the Central Fund for Israel is simply a vehicle for making donations from the United States to Israel. Whoever donates to the Central Fund for Israel does not donate to the fund itself, but is required to earmark which organization or institution he wishes to contribute to. In other words, the money flows directly from the donor to the institution or organization of his/her choice." http://www.camera.org/index.asp?x_context=2&x_outlet=55&x_article=1846


Not so according to the fund’s president, Hadassah Marcus, who told the NY Times that "the fund retains ultimate discretion over the money." Ooops. Seems CAMERA isn't up to speed on IRS rules which require that the fund maintain control and NOT simply act as a clearing house and simply funnel donations.

So, either CAMERA inadvertently spilled the beans on Cental Fund for violating U.S. law, or this was an intentional effort to spin the information in the direction it believed to be most helpful to the fund. In either event, the word "accurate" certainly doesn't apply to CAMERA's coverage of this issue.