West Bank & Jerusalem
UK regulator opens probe into charity donations to illegal settlements
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The Charity Commission has launched investigations into eight charities to establish how their funds were used in illegal Israeli settlements, the Middle East Eye reported. The regulator is examining whether donations intended for charitable purposes actually reached unlawful settlement projects in the occupied territories.
The inquiry marks a significant enforcement action to scrutinize charitable giving channels that may have supported settlement expansion. The commission will determine whether the organizations violated their charitable status or misused donor funds in directing money to settlements that international law considers illegal under occupation.
The probe comes as pressure mounts on charitable institutions to ensure their grants do not inadvertently finance activities in contested territories. Regulators are tasked with verifying that funds designated for humanitarian or development work reach their stated destinations rather than supporting settlement infrastructure.
