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Calls mount for probe into British charities suspected of facilitating international crimes against Palestinians
An Israeli soldier stands by a bulldozer and vehicles during an army raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, October 14, 2024
CAMPAIGNERS called on the government yesterday to investigate British charities suspected of facilitating international crimes in occupied Palestinian territory.
The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) has made a submission to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) asking it to probe potential breaches made by registered charities.
The organisations highlighted include the British arm of the Jewish National Fund (JNF), which was originally set up in 1901 to buy land in Palestine.
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