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The State Department has cut ties with Islamic Relief Worldwide, an international charity that the United States accuses of spreading anti-Semitism. The public accusations represent a wholesale shift in how the United States approaches a global charity that was, until recently, an official partner of the American government and raked in hundreds of thousands in taxpayer dollars.
The State Department is conducting a full review of the organization and U.S. government funding due to the anti-Semitism exhibited repeatedly by IRW’s leadership, Ellie Cohanim, the deputy special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism, told the
In a response to the US government over its concerns on anti-Semitism in its ranks, IRW said it would implement the findings of an inquiry by a former UK attorney general, as well as the Charity Commission findings, which have been delayed for months.
Sigrid Kaag, the Netherlands Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Co-operation, said on Tuesday that she would block any further release of government funds to the
organisation, which
more than 37 million euros ($44.8m) in a January tender.
Ms Kaag said she had learnt
in December of the allegations linking IRW to the Muslim Brotherhood. Based on this information, I have decided not to subsidise Islamic Relief Worldwide, she said.
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