Report Says Israel Tax Official Seizes Catholic Church Funds For Taxes

Asia News this morning reports that in Israel, The Finance Ministry's Chief Tax Collector, Yehezkel Abrahamoff, has notified institutions of the Catholic Church in the country that he has seized their funds to force them to pay taxes he believes are due. This action short-circuits negotiations that have been going on for ten-years by the Israel-Holy See Permanent Bilateral Commission to work out the Catholic Church's tax status. (See prior posting.)