The Charity Commission has ended an inquiry into the Campaign Against Antisemitism. The UK charity regulator rejected a complaint by Jewish Voice for Labour against a pro-Israel group. Hope Not Hate allegedly used charitable funds for political campaigning, prompting calls for its closure. Jewish Voice for Labour accused a pro-Israel charity of being politically partisan and undeserving of charitable status. Critics argue that the Charity Commission is legitimizing lobby groups engaged in covert political activities.
It is now indisputable that the Charity Commission is abusing the label “charity” to confer legitimacy on lobby groups engaged in covert political activity subverting what is left of Britain's threadbare democracy. The Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA), which has been…
Jewish Voice for Labour filed a complaint against the pro-Israel charity in 2020, accusing it of acting as a "highly politically partisan organisation which does not deserve charitable status" https://t.co/xdOa6yLK2W
Oh dear it seems @hopenothate have spent charitable funds on political campaigning, on behalf of their benefactors. Seems less a charity, more an intelligence sponsored lobbying outfit in need of shutting down. https://t.co/rfcDxku27S https://t.co/oIkLmhMEM8
UK charity regulator rejects Jewish Voice for Labour's complaint against pro-Israel group https://t.co/xdOa6yLK2W
Charity Commission drops inquiry into Campaign Against Antisemitism https://t.co/OLjSPdcOat