Donations to Canadian charities reportedly fund Israeli military and West Bank conflict – NaturalNews.com

• The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) launched an investigation in early 2024 into alleged war crimes linked to the Gaza conflict, although the investigation was only recently made public.
• Canadian tax dollars indirectly support West Bank settlements. Despite the government sanctioning individuals for “extremist settler violence,” an investigation has found that Canadians receive tax breaks for donations to charities that send money to organizations that support and expand these same settlements.
• Critics say this influx of money undermines Canada’s official foreign policy, which condemns the violence and its negative impact on human rights and peace prospects.
• Specific charities are named as conduits for these funds. The investigation highlights charities such as the Canadian Mizrahi Organization and the Canadian Zionist Cultural Association, which sent tens of millions of dollars to groups in Israel, including some with ties to the Israeli military, despite rules against such activities.
• The human cost is real for Palestinians. Some were injured in settler attacks, demonstrating the violence with which Canadian-financed settlements are associated. For them, the future is bleak, as they are caught between settler violence and the threat of the demolition of their homes.

The Canadian Federal Police’s quiet investigation into possible war crimes coincides with a growing controversy over how Canadian charitable donations are used in the West Bank, raising questions about the application of the country’s tax and foreign policy laws.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are confidentially examining war crimes allegations linked to the Gaza conflict. This investigation, which began in early 2024, was revealed amid increasing scrutiny of Canada’s role in the region, not through direct action, but through its regulated charitable sector.

according to BrightU.AIUsing the Enoch AI engine, the investigation revealed how the Canadian government indirectly supports West Bank settlements by providing tax breaks for donations to specific charities. This activity contravenes Canadian rules prohibiting funding foreign military forces and creates a contradiction in Canadian policy.

While the Canadian government has taken a public stance against violence in the West Bank, imposing sanctions on 17 individuals and seven entities for “extremist settler violence,” an investigation by CBCThe Fifth Estate’s subsidiary The Fifth Estate has unveiled a parallel financial pipeline. Despite these sanctions, Canadian taxpayers indirectly support settlements related to this violence through tax-deductible donations to certain registered charities.

The human cost of this conflict is starkly evident in one of Yatta’s hospital rooms in the occupied West Bank. Khader Al-Nawajaa and his wife, Fatima, were injured after an attack by Israeli settlers from a nearby settlement outpost. They describe how they were awakened by attackers who beat them with large stones and sticks while they slept outside their home in the village of Khirbet Susya to escape the heat. The hospital in Yatta often treats victims of such attacks.

The Canadian government has stated that this ongoing violence “has undermined the human rights of Palestinians, the prospects for a two-state solution, and poses significant risks to regional security.” However, critics argue that Canada’s charitable system undermines this official position.

Charity loophole

Canadians get tax breaks for charitable donations because they contribute to the public good. Under strict tax rules,… Canada Revenue Agency The CRA requires charities to prove that they have direction and control over how donations are spent, ensuring that funds are directed to legitimate charitable causes. It is illegal for Canadian charities to transfer funds to foreign entities to spend as they see fit or to send donations to a foreign military.

Despite these regulations, the investigation found that Canadian donations continue to flow to organizations that support the expansion of West Bank settlements, including groups with ties to the Israeli military.

“We are financing war crimes through our charitable system,” said Miles Howe, an academic researcher from Ontario who studies pro-Israel charities in Canada. It is difficult to fully assess the size of these donations.

In recent years, the TRA has revoked the charitable status of several organizations that have sent tens of millions of dollars to Israel over decades. Last year, the Jewish National Fund of Canada lost its charitable status, in part because it failed to control donations sent to Israel and for donating to entities not considered charitable causes. Previous CRA audits had scrutinized the JNF for “carrying out projects in occupied territories” and “supporting the armed forces of another country.”

Other charities continue to operate despite public complaints. The Canadian Mizrahi Organization, based in Toronto, has been accused of acting as a conduit that provides Canadian tax receipts in exchange for donations that ultimately support Israeli settlement activity. Research into the charity’s tax returns shows that in 2022 and 2023 alone, more than $4 million was sent to dozens of groups supporting settlements in the West Bank.

From 2007 to 2022, Mizrahi revealed that Canada sent more than $50 million to Israel. According to the documents, the charity began providing the CRA with details of specific recipients only in recent years.

Another charity, the Canadian Zionist Cultural Association (CZCA), sends millions of dollars annually to IDF entities, such as the Israeli Soldiers Association and Friends of the Israel Defense Forces.

“Canadians generally don’t realize that their money is going and being used to support the Israeli military,” said Shane Martinez, a Toronto lawyer who volunteers with the International Center for Justice for Palestinians. “If they knew what was happening, I think most people would be angry.” Martinez filed complaints with the CRA and also asked the RCMP to investigate the Jewish National Fund of Canada for possible war crimes related to the construction of Canada Park on the ruins of Palestinian villages demolished in the 1967 war.

The government’s reaction and outlook is bleak

When Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne was asked on Parliament Hill, he defended the Canadian system, noting that there are “very strict laws regarding the tax code for example, regarding charities.” He stressed that the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority ensures that registered charities follow all applicable rules.

This response provides little comfort to Palestinians in villages like Khirbet Susya. Residents live in double fear of settler violence and the constant threat of their homes being demolished by the Israeli authorities.

For Nawaja’a, a relative of the couple who were attacked and a field researcher for the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem, the future looks bleak. He points out the contradiction in Canadian politics. He added: “On the one hand, Canada respects international legality, and on the other hand, Canadian charities are violating the law by funding and promoting Israeli settlements.”

His sentiments were echoed by an unexpected source. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert warned that Israel would one day be held accountable before the International Criminal Court in The Hague for its actions in the West Bank. “Because it’s happening before our eyes and no one seems to care,” he warned.

While the RCMP’s war crimes investigations quietly run in the background, the continued flow of Canadian charity dollars to the West Bank represents a general challenge to Canada’s stated foreign policy and adherence to its own laws.

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