The Israeli Academy of Sciences is suing its fundraising arm in the United States for refusing to transfer a significant portion of the donations it has raised. Currently in her bank accounts.
According to the indictment, since the fundraising arm was established for the purpose of funding scientific research in Israel, "any attempt to divert its resources from this purpose constitutes a violation of its agreements with the donors."
It was further alleged that AFBRI blocked before the Academy of Sciences access to its financial records, even though it was supposed to work under its auspices and for the advancement of its objectives.
Two Nobel laureates, Mike Brown and Roger Kornberg, have resigned from the AFBRI board in protest of its actions.
According to a report on the Jewish news site JTA, American law may complicate the lawsuit, as it requires that the funding arms of foreign organizations maintain independence from them.
Therefore, AFBRI may argue that although it has always made the contributions it has collected to the Israeli Academy of Sciences, it is not legally obligated to do so.
"They appear to have been set up correctly in order to avoid becoming a mere conduit for the transfer of funds," a source close to the JTA told the details of the dispute between the parties.
At the same time, he estimated that the lawsuit by the Israeli Academy of Sciences could become a legal precedent when it comes to relations between foreign organizations and their funding arms in the United States.
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