UK probes Hamas-linked and pro-Israel charities
The United Kingdom government body in charge of registered charities last week escalated its investigation of a group allegedly tied to Hamas, and began probing eight pro-Israel groups said to have collected money for Israelis in Judea and Samaria.The Muslim group being investigated by the Charity Commission is the Al-Khair Foundation, following a complaint filed last month by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI), that group said. The pro-Israel groups that have reportedly come under investigation were not named.The Al-Khair Foundation said in a statement that it was cooperating with the Charity Commission and adheres to “all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.” The Commission began looking into Al-Khair last month and announced a full investigation last week.Al-Khair also said that it had reported to the Charity Commission before the inquiry’s launch the arrest of a person tied to Al-Khair, Mohammad Yousef Hasna. He’d worked with an organization funded by Al-Khair and…
The UK Charity Commission has escalated its investigation into the Al-Khair Foundation, a Muslim charity, following a complaint from UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) alleging ties to Hamas. The investigation focuses on Mohammad Yousef Hasna, arrested in the UK and charged by US authorities with conspiring to support Hamas, and other individuals with alleged Hamas connections. Al-Khair Foundation stated it is cooperating and adheres to regulations, calling the allegations against Hasna “serious.”
- Simultaneously, the Commission is probing eight unnamed pro-Israel groups accused of funding projects in Judea and Samaria.
- Stephen Roake, the U.K. Charity Commission's assistant director of high-risk compliance, stated, “Serious allegations have been made about U.K. charities operating in illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine, so our first step is to establish the facts.”
- This follows reports of UK charities transferring funds to Israeli institutions in areas the UK considers illegally occupied.
- The Charity Commission may issue warnings, remove trustees, or freeze bank accounts for non-compliant entities.
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