Watchdog urged to investigate Jewish charity over 'political' activities

[المستشار الصحفى]

Pro-Palestine campaigners have called on the charities regulator, the Charity Commission, to launch an urgent investigation into the activities of a pro-Zionist lobby group after it falsely accused anti-Israel demonstrators of extremism, racism, and intimidation at a recent protest rally. The Community Security Trust attempted to turn what was a peaceful anti-Israel protest against the presence of Israeli ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely, at a university event last month into a panic about anti-Semitism. The CST is a registered charity that ostensibly exists to "provide safety, security, and advice to the Jewish community in the UK". However, rather than serving this purpose it routinely engages in political activities designed to protect the state of Israel from criticism and censure. […]

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