The Intercept still needs to raise another $100,000 by midnight tomorrow

Under a bill just passed by the House of Representatives, The Intercept could lose its nonprofit status for publishing journalism from occupied Palestine.

All that would be required would be for the next Treasury secretary — appointed by Donald Trump — to unilaterally designate us a “terrorist supporting organization.”

That’s not hard to imagine. Israel’s official spokesperson in the United States once labeled The Intercept an “anti-Israel propaganda pamphlet,” and AIPAC — which cheered the passage of this legislation — calls us a “rabid anti-Israel fringe publication.”

There’s no time to waste. With Republicans about to take control of the White House and the Senate, The Intercept needs to make sure we have the resources to fight back the Trump administration’s attacks on independent journalism.

We set an ambitious Giving Tuesday goal of raising $225,000 — but so far we're still $100,000 short. Can you chip in right now and make sure The Intercept can continue to challenge the pro-Israel consensus in U.S. media?

Under the bill, which critics describe as a “death penalty” for nonprofits, targeted organizations would have little meaningful process for appeal once labeled as “terrorist supporting,” and no evidence of wrongdoing is required before action is taken.

Supporters of the bill, which is misleadingly titled the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, claim it’s needed to block U.S.-based nonprofits from supporting terrorist groups like Hamas.

It is already illegal, however, for nonprofits or anyone else in the U.S. to provide material support to terrorist groups — and the federal government has means to enforce it, including through prosecution and sanctions. This bill would sidestep due processes.

The bill now moves to the Senate. It remains to be seen whether Democratic leaders — many of whom supported this provision before the November election — will muster a united front against the bill. And there is a very real chance that a new Senate could pass it in January, in time for it to be signed by President Trump.

That’s why it’s so important that we meet this Giving Tuesday fundraising deadline. Donate $5 or more right now.

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