UK charity commission gives Chabad official warning over IDF fundraiser
The fundraiser allegedly closed in January 2024, and was said to have raised £2,280 (approximately NIS 10,250).
The regulator accused the Chabad of “act[ing] outside the charity’s purposes” and claimed the trustees failed to “safeguard its best interests and its reputation.”
The warning was given after the Chabad launched a fundraiser in October 2023, days after Hamas invaded southern Israel and massacred some 1,200 people, the regulator said. The fundraiser allegedly closed in January 2024, and was said to have raised £2,280 (approximately NIS 10,250).
Helen Earner, Director for Regulatory Services at the Charity Commission said: “It is not lawful, or acceptable, for a charity to raise funds to support a soldier of a foreign military. Our official warning requires the charity to set things right and is a clear message to other charities to stay true to their established purposes.”
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