Revealed: UK charity links to Sheikh Jarrah settlement project
Revealed: UK charity links to Sheikh Jarrah settlement project A Middle East Eye investigation has revealed links between three UK-registered charities and an East Jerusalem yeshiva planning to expand into Sheikh Jarrah. Ohr Somayach is a network of ultra-Orthodox religious education institutions founded by Americans in 1972. It has a site in East Jerusalem and has had plans to expand into Sheikh…
A UK charity has been linked to a settlement project in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem. An investigation by Middle East Eye found that two British charities, British Friends of Yehuda Yaale and Achisomoch Aid Company, donated over $1.3m to Ohr Somayach, a network of ultra-Orthodox religious education institutions. A third charity, UK Toremet, facilitated donations to the yeshiva, which has plans to expand into Sheikh Jarrah.
Ohr Somayach was founded by Americans in 1972 and has a site in East Jerusalem. The yeshiva's expansion plans into Sheikh Jarrah have been approved.
The charities' donations to Ohr Somayach were reported by Middle East Eye.
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