US NGOs sued over $280bn tax-deductible aid sent to Israel – reportA lawsuit has reportedly been filed against the US Treasury Department, alleging that some 150 NGOs sent as much as $280 billion worth of tax-deductible donations to Israel in the past 20 years. According to a report by Al Jazeera, the donations were ” pass-throughs” to support the Israeli army and settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories which had been ruled illegal by the UN.