LONDON: The UK’s charity authority is investigating organizations that donate funds to illegal Israeli settlements in Palestine, The Guardian reported on Wednesday. The Charity Commission is aiming to determine the amount of charitable funds going to illegal settlements, whether those funds furthered the efforts of settlement groups, and the necessity of any regulatory action.

Charity Commission probes eight charities to determine how funds sent to illegal Israeli settlements were used

The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into charities registered in England and Wales over concerns that charitable funds have been directed to illegal Israeli…