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Heads of churches say Israeli government is demanding they pay property tax, upsetting status quo (apnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

now they start targeting Christians

By asking religious bodies to pay tax? Why do religious organisations get tax exemptions anyway?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Do you think synagogues are paying any taxes? Because if they force churches to pay the taxes, they should apply the same scrutiny to synagogues but I am sure they don't. So I dare you to prove me wrong.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

This is taxes on commercial properties owned by the church. Commercial properties owned by synagogues are also taxed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

If that is true, the complaint should be against synagogues being exempt, not against churches being asked to pay up.