Jerusalem Charity Linked to Hamas Loses Operating Permit After Probe
Translated & summarized from Now 14 by baba
Israel's Registrar of Non-Profits has revoked the 2026 operating permit for the Dar Al-Huda Al-Namudjiya association in East Jerusalem. The decision was made because the association failed to cooperate with a regulatory inspection and provide necessary documents. The association was previously featured in investigative reports alleging ties to Hamas and receiving funding from prohibited entities. Following the reports, MK Zvi Sukkot acted against one of its schools, leading the Ministry of Education to halt its funding.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Israel's Registrar of Non-Profits revoked the 2026 operating permit for Dar Al-Huda Al-Namudjiya in East Jerusalem.
- The association failed to cooperate with a regulatory inspection and provide required documents.
- Investigative reports by Channel 14 alleged ties to Hamas and funding from prohibited entities.
- MK Zvi Sukkot took action against one of the association's schools, leading to a funding freeze.
- The official reason for the permit revocation is non-cooperation, not alleged Hamas ties.
Israel's Registrar of Non-Profits has revoked the 2026 operating permit for the Dar Al-Huda Al-Namudjiya association, which runs educational institutions in East Jerusalem. The decision follows a failure by the association to cooperate with a regulatory inspection and provide required documents.
The association was recently featured in investigative reports by Channel 14 and "The Jewish Voice," which alleged connections to Hamas elements in Jerusalem and claimed it functions as a subsidiary of "Lajnat Zakat Al-Quds." The reports also suggested that some of the educational institutions it operates were established with funding from entities designated as prohibited associations in Israel.
One of the individuals examined in the Channel 14 investigation, Ramzi Barhoum, was reportedly a member of the association's founding committee. Following these publications, MK Zvi Sukkot, Chairman of the Knesset's Education Committee, took action against the Al-Nur Al-Huda school in Shuafat, leading the Ministry of Education to freeze its budget transfers.
The Registrar of Corporations emphasized that the official reason for revoking the permit is the association's lack of cooperation with the oversight process, not the alleged ties to Hamas. This permit revocation is the latest in a series of measures taken against the association's activities.
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