U.K. to probe JNF’s anti-discrimination law compliance after complaints by BDS activists
By Chaim Levinson
Haaretz Daily Newspaper
▻http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/u-k-to-probe-jnf-s-anti-discrimination-law-compliance-after-complaints-by-b
British authorities have announced that they intend to investigate whether Jewish National Fund activities infringe upon the principle of equality following Palestinian complaints regarding the organization’s activities.
The JNF in general and JNF U.K. in particular have found themselves at the center of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel. One of the campaign’s goals is to remove British authorities’ recognition of JNF U.K.’s status as a charity organization. In the past year, 88 British members of Parliament, out of a total of 650, signed a letter calling for the revocation of the organization’s charity status. According to the campaign’s organizers, the JNF is a racist organization that took Arab land and took part in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
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