Nakba Law

2011 Israeli law " Fundamentals of Finance – Amendment No. 40 ", sometimes referred to as the Nakba Law, is a 2011 Israeli law that authorizes the Minister of Finance to withhold a limited amount of state funds from any government-funded institution or body that commemorates "Israel's Independence Day or the day on which the state was established as a day of mourning", or that denies the existence of Israel as a "Jewish and democratic state." The law affects organizations which are funded, in whole or in part, by the government. The amount of state funds withheld is related to the amount of money spent on the event, capped at three times the amount of money spent. The law has received criticism for limiting freedom of speech pertaining to the founding of Israel and the Nakba . This article incorporates a translation of text from this source, which is in the public domain .