1/4 Incredibly important by
@melanie_ward showing over recent years 32 UK registered charities have sent £28 million to illegal West Bank settlements.
Yesterday the UK gov said it would meet with the Charity Commission to discuss. But this should be just the beginning.
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Funding illegal Israeli settlements is not charitable activity. It is extremist activity.
Working with Israeli human researchers, I found at least 32 UK charities who have sent £28 million to settlements in recent years.
There’s a likely taxpayer subsidy of at least £5 million through Gift Aid.
