The UK’s charity watchdog is investigating. This is because the UK’s charity watchdog is made up of fond fools who have deluded themselves and others into thinking that the vast majority of Islamic institutions in the country are “moderate,” and that only a few outliers have people screaming “Death to Israel” and all that. By the time they find out how wrong they were, it will likely be far too late.
“UK charity watchdog launches investigation into event at Iran-backed mosque,” by Nicky Harley, The National, February 14, 2024:
The UK charity watchdog has launched an official investigation into a British foundation formally linked to the Iranian state, which hosted an event at which anti-Semitic chants were heard.
The Charity Commission has opened a statutory investigation into the Al-Tawheed Charitable Trust (TUCF) in London.
It comes after footage taken of an event at the mosque celebrating the former Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps commander, Qassem Suleimani, who since 2011 had been subject to UK sanctions for terrorism and terrorist financing.
At the event, the anti-Semitic chant, “death to Israel”, was heard.
The UK’s terrorism laws make it an offence to encourage and glorify terrorism and carry a penalty of up to 15 years in jail.
The charity regulator said it was investigating “serious concerns over the misuse of charity premises”.
“The regulator is investigating an event that was held by an external organisation at TUCF’s premises in 2020,” it said….
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