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British taxpayers funded ‘therapeutic healing’ for Israeli soldiers who fought in Gaza, Declassified can reveal. This is despite the Charity Commission previously warning: ‘It is not lawful, or acceptable, for a charity to raise funds to support a soldier of a foreign military.’
An Israeli organisation received the undisclosed sum via a UK charity, with 25% Gift Aid added on by the British government. Emails obtained by Declassified show how the Yahalom Foundation – an Israeli veterans group – tells British supporters to channel their donations via its ‘registered partner platform in the UK’.
‘Processing your donation through them ensures you receive full tax recognition and enabled Gift Aid, maximising the impact of your contribution,’ it says. ‘100% of your gift is routed directly to Yahalom to support our core mission.’
The Yahalom Foundation directs British supporters to a list of fundraising projects for Israel Defence Forces (IDF) veterans, including funding a £5,000 ‘therapeutic healing journey’ for soldiers returning from Gaza, as well as ‘individual psychological treatments’.
Additional records from two years ago show that British donations were made to fund equipment for serving Israeli soldiers – although it is not clear whether Gift Aid was added to these.
A fundraising page said: ‘With your help we can buy more specialized equipment and supply it to our soldiers.’
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Fonte: Declassified UK
