The UK’s Charity Commission has found “mismanagement” in the administration of the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA) over a statement attacking the Labour government for a partial arms embargo on Israel.
The CAA is a UK-based charity that describes itself as combating antisemitism through advocacy, legal action and public awareness efforts.
It has faced controversy over allegations that it conflates criticism of Israel with antisemitism, raising concerns about its impact on political debate regarding Palestinian rights.
In November 2024, The Guardian reported that the regulator was assessing a statement made that September by the CAA in which it criticised the UK government's decision to suspend 30 arms export licences to Israel as "obscene".
The statement, apparently since withdrawn from the CAA's website, said the “British government is broadcasting that western allies should not be supplying Israel with the arms that it needs to fight to save the hostages and defeat Hamas. This is obscene.”
