Humanitarian aid or a pipeline of funds to Hamas? The British charity that got entangled with the FBI
The British charity 'Al-Khair' is in trouble after a man associated with it was charged in the US with transferring funds to Hamas. The UK Department for Education is reviewing four schools run by the charity, while federal prosecutors claim the suspect coordinated with Hamas leaders to raise funds and purchase equipment for Gaza. The charity denies any connection between the suspect and the schools.
The British charity 'Al-Khair' is at the center of an investigation by the UK Department for Education, after a man identified with the charity, Hasna, was charged in the US with transferring funds to Hamas. The indictment, pending extradition from the UK, does not directly accuse the charity, but federal prosecutors claim that Hasna coordinated with Hamas leaders to raise funds and purchase equipment for Gaza, while falsifying images and documents to conceal the true beneficiary. Following the arrest, the Department for Education is demanding information about four Islamic schools run by the charity, three in London and one in Birmingham. The British Charity Commission is also examining the charity's ties to the suspect. The charity claims full cooperation with authorities and emphasizes that Hasna had no connection to the schools. Last month, the organization 'UK Lawyers for Israel' called for an investigation into the charity's activities on suspicion of terrorist links. The charity denies this and argues that its educational approach is an antidote to extremism.