The Legal Forum for Israel along with the Documenting and Monitoring Unauthorized Activities (DMU) organization filed a criminal complaint against U.S.-based advocacy group J Street and its executive director, Nadav Tamir on Sunday.
The Legal Forum for Israel accused them of violating Israeli law by pushing for restrictions on American military aid to Israel during wartime.
“J Street’s activities, beyond being immoral, can cause actual harm to the State of Israel in its most sensitive situation in many years,” wrote attorneys Shai Mark and Yotam Eyal in their complaint. They argue that lobbying U.S. lawmakers to restrict military aid during an active conflict violates Israeli law.
Specifically, the complaint filed by the two NGOs alleges that lobbying efforts to convince U.S. lawmakers to limit military assistance constitute a criminal offense under Section 108 of Israel’s Penal Code. This law prohibits actions that endanger military supply lines during wartime.
