Google censors Israeli left-wing campaign against tax breaks for multinational firms

Online advertising giant refuses to run an ad campaign against Finance Ministry's decision to grant huge tax breaks to multinational firms operating in Israel.

By Zvi Zrahiya and Nati Toker | 19:30 08.08.12 |

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Online search giant Google refused to run an ad campaign against the Finance Ministry's decision to grant huge tax breaks to large multinational companies, due to the sensitivity of the matter.

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Google censors Israeli left-wing campaign against tax breaks for multinational firms

Online advertising giant refuses to run an ad campaign against Finance Ministry's decision to grant huge tax breaks to multinational firms operating in Israel.

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