International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 4(2), pp. 50 - 56
DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2016.040203
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A Critical Approach to the NGOs Law in Israel: Social and Economical Perspectives

Javier Simonovich ^1,*, Ofer Arian ², Moshe Sharabi ^3
1 Department of Human Services, Yezreel Valley College, Israel
² Department of Political Science, Yezreel Valley College, Israel
³ Department of Sociology, Yezreel Valley College, Israel

ABSTRACT

The NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) Law passed by the Israeli Knesset in 1980 replaced the Ottoman law prevailing in place since 1909 (The Amutot Law, 1980). Since its enactment, the NGO Law oversees the activities and administration of more than thirty thousand NGOs in Israel. This essay presents a critical approach of the NGO Law and the social and economic impact on the third sector in Israel in three different areas in the context of the NGOs organizations. The first area relates to the procedures for setting up the organization and defining the goals of the organization. The second area will address the NGO's mandatory institutions and ways of functioning, and alights fields that are not treated in the law institutions and suggests needed solutions that should been included in the law. The third area deals with the concept of "transparency" of the law spread in five incrementing stages that complement each other to achieve total public transparency. Finally, suggestions will be presented for improving the effectiveness of the NGO Law achieving social goals.

KEYWORDS
NGOs, Legal Aspects, Transparency, Accountability, Third Sector Management

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[1] Javier Simonovich , Ofer Arian , Moshe Sharabi , "A Critical Approach to the NGOs Law in Israel: Social and Economical Perspectives," International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 50 - 56, 2016. DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2016.040203.

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Javier Simonovich , Ofer Arian , Moshe Sharabi (2016). A Critical Approach to the NGOs Law in Israel: Social and Economical Perspectives. International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice(CEASE PUBLICATION), 4(2), 50 - 56. DOI: 10.13189/ijrh.2016.040203.