Charities funding Israel's illegal settlements untouchable, Labor says - Michael West

• Jewish National Fund Australia... remitted... $125m to Israel since 2009,

• ... United Israel Appeal Refugee Relief Fund... transferred approximately $376m since 2013 via Keren Hayesod, with a portion of these funds used for settlement expansion and IDF-linked programs.

• ... Chai Charitable Foundation, which earlier this year hosted fundraisers for organisations providing direct support to IDF soldiers and settlement communities, including in Tekoa and Hebron, before removing the campaigns following questioning by MWM.

“It is obviously of significant concern if there are charitable organisations in Australia that are funnelling funds to illegal occupiers and illegal settlements,” Allman-Payne told the Senate.

She noted that the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) had received 896 complaints relating to 88 charities in connection with the Israel-Gaza conflict between October 2023 and December 2025.

“Given that these donations are tax-deductible … that effectively means taxpayers are subsidising illegal occupation and militarisation,” she said.

This is why the Gaza genocide is different for Australians than other genocides. We are culpable by our active support of the aggressor State in the genocide.

• Does anyone think the RSF gets this level of charitable support from Australians?

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