Posted on 01/20/21
| News Source: i24
Netherlands, Germany sever ties with Islamic Relief Worldwide charity over Muslim Brotherhood links
The US State Department severed all links with Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) charity over anti-Semitism charges against the entity, Washington Free Beacon reported Monday.
The report cited a deputy anti-Semitism envoy as saying that the State Department is "conducting a full review of the organization and US government funding" due to suspected anti-Semitic views held by some of the IRW higher-ups.
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On Tuesday, the charity was also denied Dutch government funds as Sigrid Kaag, the country's Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Co-operation, vowed to block any further payments to the IRW.
The Dutch authorities cited reports on the entity's suspected links with the Muslim Brotherhood as the reason for the move. Read more at i24