UK: Charity regulator opens case into community centre for promoting illegal Israeli settlements

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UK: Charity regulator opens case into community centre for promoting illegal Israeli settlements Submitted by Imran Mulla on Fri, 11/13/2026 - 12:18 Charity regulator confirms…

Britain's charity regulator has opened a compliance case into the Jewish Community Centre London (JW3) after it hosted an event which promoted medical clinics in illegal Israeli settlements, Middle East Eye can reveal.

The MedEx event, which was held at JW3 in Camden on 25 October, was primarily organised by the Israeli government.

It advertised itself as a "can't miss event for doctors and medical students from across the United Kingdom who are considering Aliyah", or Jewish migration to Israel.

Leaflets at the event promoted medical clinics in settlements in occupied Palestinian territory, which the British government considers illegal in line with international law, Sky News reported.

Distributed by the Israeli healthcare provider Terem, the leaflets advertised vacancies in clinics in the West Bank settlements of Ma'ale Adumim, Beitar Illit and Modiin Illit, as well as Katzrin in the Golan Heights, which Britain recognises as occupied Syrian territory.

The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP), a UK-based legal group, submitted a formal complaint against JW3 to the Charity Commission earlier this week.

The complaint, seen by MEE, notes: "The International Court of Justice (ICJ), in its July 2024 Advisory Opinion... reaffirmed the illegality of Israeli settlements."

It said: "By providing its premises for an event at which employment opportunities in illegal Israeli settlements are provided, JW3 may have facilitated activities contributing to the maintenance and continued operation of those settlements."

The complaint added that the "promotion of recruitment into facilities operating in illegal settlements raises concerns as to whether JW3’s involvement may have facilitated conduct connected to the unlawful transfer of civilian populations into occupied territory".

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