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DHS Investigates U.K. Nonprofit PFF Over Al-Haq Funds

8/17/2026

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DHS is investigating U.K.-based nonprofit PFF for allegedly funneling donor money to the U.S.-sanctioned Palestinian group Al-Haq.
PFF, which controls roughly $100 million for anti-Israel causes, lists Bassema Yousef—an ally of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani—as its fundraising lynchpin.
UK corporate filings confirm that Austin investing executive Basil Qunibi and Palestinian-Australian motorsports magnate Yasser Shahin backed PFF’s founding.
DHS declined to comment on the probe.

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DHS is investigating U.K.-based nonprofit PFF for allegedly funneling donor money to the U.S.-sanctioned Palestinian group Al-Haq.
PFF, which controls roughly $100 million for anti-Israel causes, lists Bassema Yousef—an ally of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani—as its fundraising lynchpin.
UK corporate filings confirm that Austin investing executive Basil Qunibi and Palestinian-Australian motorsports magnate Yasser Shahin backed PFF’s founding.
DHS declined to comment on the probe.