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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Charity Commission to investigate donations to illegal Israeli settlements

Israeli settlers look at nearby Palestinian towns from an outpost in Yitzhar, Occupied West Bank.
Israeli settlers look at nearby Palestinian towns from an outpost in Yitzhar, Occupied West Bank. Photograph: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images

An official investigation has been launched into charities in England and Wales donating funds to illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine.

The Charity Commission will aim to establish the amount of charitable funds going to illegal settlements, whether the spending was in furtherance of their purposes and any regulatory action that may be necessary.

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