The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP), a group of UK-based lawyers, academics and politicians has published a list of UK organisations that hold charitable status yet are funding and/or facilitating Israel’s slaughter, starvation, and genocide of Gaza. The group broadly work to pursue justice and human rights for Palestinians.
Now, in their latest document, the ICJP says that it:
has identified several UK-based charities that facilitate, or fund international crimes committed by Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt).
In particular they single out three pro-Israel ‘charities’ – Achisomoch Aid Company (AAC), UK Toremet and the Jewish National Fund UK (JNFUK), as well as accusing the Charity Commission of a lack of response.
Israel’s genocide in Gaza allegedly supported by charities
The first, Achisomoch Aid Company (AAC) is a UK-registered charity that has, according to the ICJP:
facilitated donations to Israeli charities from UK donors, with UK Gift Aid tax benefits, to support the Israeli military. The funds raised have been used to purchase military equipment, including drones, gun lights, and pocketknives for Israeli soldiers.
The ICJP submitted a formal complaint to the Charity Commission, alleging that AAC’s activities breach UK charity law and may be complicit in supporting military operations connected to ongoing conflicts in the region. The complaint highlights concerns over the legality and ethics of using charitable donations to fund military gear.
The response, or lack of, raises questions about the effectiveness of the regulatory oversight in preventing charities from engaging in activities that may contravene UK law and international humanitarian standards. ICJP continues to press for a thorough investigation and appropriate regulatory measures to ensure compliance with charity law.
The second charity, UK Toremet, according to the group has similar allegations levied against it:
UK Toremet is a UK-registered charity that facilitates payment processing and transfer services for Israeli organisations, issuing UK donors with Gift Aid receipts. ICJP submitted a Complaint to the Charity Commission on the 29th May 2024, concerning UK Toremet’s activities.
At the time ICJP submitted its complaint, UK Toremet was providing services to at least three Israeli groups, Im Tirtzu, Tzav 9, and Torat Lechima – all are organisations implicated in blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza. These groups have actively fundraised from UK donors, using UK Toremet’s platform to support these efforts.
In August 2024, ICJP discovered that UK Toremet was also providing services to Hashomer Yosh, an organisation sanctioned by both the US and UK for its involvement in extremist settler violence in the West Bank. Hashomer Yosh provides security for illegal settler outposts, enabling violence against Palestinian communities.
UK Toremet has continued to operate and provide services to organisations engaged in unlawful activities, despite these serious concerns and UK sanctions against some of its beneficiaries.
After reviewing the information, the Charity Commission informed ICJP that it had issued UK Toremet with an action plan in August 2024. However, the contents and subsequent action plan have not been disclosed. In July 2025, the Charity Commission sought advice from the Attorney General regarding the legality of UK Toremet’s activities, including its role in the transfer of £5.7 million to an Israeli high school in the illegal settlement of Susya in the West Bank between 2017 and 2021.
And, the next charity they spotlight is the Jewish National Fund:
The Jewish National Fund UK (JNF UK) is a British-based charity and partner of the Israel-based Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael Jewish National Fund (JNF-KKL), founded in 1901. JNF-KKL has a long history of involvement in property theft in the oPt, as well as ongoing displacement of Palestinian communities and environmental destruction.
Through its fundraising and activities, JNF UK supports projects that facilitate Israel’s illegal settlements and military infrastructure in the oPt – actions widely condemned as violations of international law, including transferring over £1 million to HaShomer HaChadash – an Israeli organisation which conducts “highly securitised activities such as land patrols”. The organisation provides ‘security’ for illegal settler outposts in the West Bank and covers for illegal settlers to commit extreme violence against Palestinians.
In March 2025, ICJP submitted a formal complaint regarding JNF UK to the Charity Commission due to its connections with armed groups with connections to the Israeli military perpetrating and supporting violence in the West Bank, which violates UK charity law and undermines the public interest.
Despite these activities, which are the same as those that led to ICJP Canada’s successful the revocation of charitable status for JNF Canada in July 2024, JNF UK remains a UK-registered charity.
Canadian authorities revoked JNF Canada’s charitable status a year ago for the same issues of assisting the apartheid and genocidal colony – JNF appealed twice and lost both appeals.
Revocation of charity status
In view of its findings, the ICJP has called for:
1. National legislation to prohibit charities and universities from funding or supporting activities that entrench Israel’s illegal occupation
2. Revocation of charity status for organisations funding the Israeli military or illegal settlements
3. Clear investment guidelines for universities and enhanced regulatory oversight
The three organisations identified in the ICJP announcement are the tip of a large iceberg of organisations claiming UK charitable status. A pro-Israel page helpfully lists fourteen charities it recommends Israel supporters to donate to if they want their cash to go to the colony – only one of those listed is mentioned above by the ICJP. The list also includes Zaka, the group that, from 7 October 2023, supported Israel’s false claims of babies burned or beheaded babies and mass rapes by Palestinian fighters that the occupation and their western supporters have used ever since to justify the mass slaughter and starvation of the Palestinian people of Gaza. According to Israeli media, Zaka is also run by alleged paedophiles who tried to silence victims alleging sexual abuse.
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