On Monday the IRS provided the 'smoking gun' pointed at its own head,
in reports and information showing that the government agency made
decisions based upon the views of pro-Israel groups which disagreed with
the administration about the 'Disputed Territories'
The Jewish Press
Published: June 25th, 2013
IRS
documents revealed the Service had been targeting pro-Israel groups
whose view on the territories differed from the administration's.
Ever since the beginning of the scandal concerning the United States
Internal Revenue Service and the claims that it had a policy of treating
differently – as in worse – organizations seeking tax exemptions if
those organizations held positions in conflict with this US
administration, there have been doubters.
And, of course, the way the story has been spun fans the flames of doubt
– yes, the IRS finally admitted, after years of denial, that it had
targeted certain groups and subject some groups to extra scrutiny, but
there was no political impetus for the inappropriate action, there was
just poor oversight of overworked civil service employees who were just
trying to streamline their jobs. Heck, the claim went, that was wrong,
but what we now recognize as inappropriate actions weren’t taken for
political purposes. That was the claim.
And the IRS is trying desperately to make glib admissions, have some
heads roll, even parade some of those heads around to show how seriously
the IRS takes its need to be punished. But now, it’s time to move on. PLS CONTINUE READING: http://www.jewishpress.com/news/irs-we-targeted-supporters-of-israels-disputed-territories/2013/06/25/0/
Lori Lowenthal Marcus
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