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UK Charity Sends £200k to Illegal Hebron Yeshiva, Police Investigate

7/7/2026

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A UK charity funneled almost £200,000 to a Hebron yeshiva, enabling a dormitory approved in June 2024 and supporting settlement expansion deemed illegal under international law.
Because the gifts breach the charity’s deed restricting aid to Israel, the Charity Commission referred the case to Metropolitan Police war-crimes unit without opening a probe.
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper told parliament charity systems fund illegal settlements and ordered the Charity Commission to investigate.

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A UK charity funneled almost £200,000 to a Hebron yeshiva, enabling a dormitory approved in June 2024 and supporting settlement expansion deemed illegal under international law.
Because the gifts breach the charity’s deed restricting aid to Israel, the Charity Commission referred the case to Metropolitan Police war-crimes unit without opening a probe.
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper told parliament charity systems fund illegal settlements and ordered the Charity Commission to investigate.