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| Britain halts funding to anti-Israel charity | |
| 2016-04-04 | |
| [Iran Press TV] A major charity organization has its funding cut off by the British government after its sponsored an anti-Israel program. Britannia’s Department for International Development (DFID) said the British government would no longer fund "War on Want" for inciting anti-Israeli sentiments. London took the step after the charity partially sponsored the Israeli Apartheid Week, which was marked across the UK in February. The annual event was aimed at raising awareness about Israel’s ongoing settler-colonial project and demanding its boycott. The charity, an advocate of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel, frequently criticizes the Tel Aviv regime for war crimes, ethnic cleansing and apartheid. Reacting to the developments, "War on Want" has blasted the British government’s move. The charity says supporting the rights of Paleostinians fits squarely with its work. It has also justified its anti-Israel campaign, saying that Tel Aviv has subjected Paleostinians to systematic discrimination and abuse.
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